Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: RESSU FERREIRA PIRES

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STUDENT : RESSU FERREIRA PIRES
DATE: 26/06/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Ambiente virtual
TITLE:

Labour Concilidation: A Case Study of the Regional Labour Court, 21st Region

KEY WORDS:

Administration of justice; Judicial public policy; Conciliation; Access to justice; Labour justice.

PAGES: 168
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Direito
SUMMARY:

The National Council of Justice (CNJ) enacted Resolution Nº 125/2010 to expand self-composition initiatives for disputes submitted to the Judiciary. This established dedicated structures known as Judicial Centres for Consensual Dispute Resolution (CEJUSCs). In the labour justice segment, similar structures were only regulated in 2016 through Resolution No. 174/2016 of the Superior Council of Labor Justice (CSJT), despite this branch historically presenting the highest conciliation rates, as highlighted in the CNJ's 2024 "Justice in Numbers" report. In light of this, the present research looks at how well CEJUSCs are working in Labor Justice. It looks at the CEJUSC of the Regional Labor Court of the 21st Region (TRT21) and aims to add to the body of evidence-based judicial public policy that is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 – "Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions" of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda. This empirical, mixed-methods, descriptive study adopts a case study approach to analyse the judicial policy of the TRT21 from 2013 to 2022, with theoretical grounding in legal sociology, legal realism and legal anthropology. Preliminary results based on quantitative data analysis reveal three distinct phases. The first phase is an initial growth period (2013–2014). This is marked by fluctuations in the number of agreements. This is because the institution aligned with the national policy for appropriate conflict resolution. It also implemented the National Conciliation Week. The second phase is a historical peak period (2015–2017). This is associated with economic crisis and the national legal labour reform. The third phase is a decline period, repercussion of post-reform and pandemic time (2018–2022). Thematic analysis of CEJUSC cases from 2018 to 2022 reveals that post-contractual disputes predominate (76% of cases), particularly those concerning severance pay (21.3%), notice pay (19.5%), and employment relationship recognition (8.3%). This reflects a local economy characterised by informality and high turnover. At this stage, the study concludes that, despite normative and institutional advances, the judicial policy for appropriate conflict resolution at TRT21 still faces structural barriers in information management, which is essential for improving conflict process management.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - ***.069.614-** - LEONARDO OLIVEIRA FREIRE - SESEG
Presidente - 1051231 - LUCIANO ATHAYDE CHAVES
Interna - 1657901 - YARA MARIA PEREIRA GURGEL