Centro de Documentação da PJ
Monografia
 33105 | 21.F.67 |
Justice across the Atlantic : the theory and the reality of the criminal process in Portugal and in the United States of America / org. Luso-American Development Foundation ; colab. Procuradoria-Geral da República.- Lisboa : Luso-American Development Foundation, 1998.- 255 p. ; 24 cm
Presentations from a seminar at the Luso-American Development Foundation in cooperation with the Procuradoria-Geral da República. Versão em língua portuguesa, ver: 33106/21.F.68.
ISBN 972-972-46-8-7
SEMINÁRIO, DIREITO PROCESSUAL PENAL, JUSTIÇA PENAL, REINSERÇÃO SOCIAL, LIBERDADE CONDICIONAL, PORTUGAL, ESTADOS UNIDOS
Introduction- The framework of the criminal justice system in the United States and Portugal. An overview of the American criminal process (Peter J. Messitte).The Portuguese judicial system and criminal justice (Antonio Henriques Gaspar). Session I- The rights of the defendants from arrest to trial. The ideal and lodestar of the American judicial system: how a truly independent judiciary impacts on the rights of defendants from arrest to trial (Francis J. Larkin). The defendant's rights in Portuguese criminal procedure (José Gonçalves da Costa). Session II- Sentencing the criminal defendant. The theory, law and practice of criminal sentencing in the United States (Philip Rivard-Rapoza). The retributional consequences of criminal acts under the Portuguese justice system and their application (Carlos Rodrigues de Almeida). Session III- Probation: rehabilitating the criminal defendant and ensuring public safety without incarceration. Probation and community supervision: a defendant's alternative to incarceration (Elizabeth V. Tavares). Substitute measures for punishment and alternative punishments (Manuel Simas Santos). Session IV- The deportation of criminal defendants to Portugal by the United States. An overview of the immigration and nationality act with regard to deportation: recent legislative developments (Paul G. Afonso). The deportation of offenders (Manuel Roberto Mota Botelho). Session V- Constitutional principles relating to the criminal law system. A comparison between the constitution and the code of criminal procedure (José Faria e Costa). The constitution and penal law (Manuel da Costa Andrade). Reflections on the American criminal process (Anthony J. Santoro). Closing remarks. Attachments: American and Portuguese criminal law systems: some tentative comparisons (Peter J. Messitte). The jury trial: up close and personal (Antone S. Aguiar,Jr). The repatriation of Portuguese emigrants by the USA and Canada (Maria de Lurdes Machado Faria). The expulsion of foreign nationals under the American and Portuguese legal systems thoughts on the case involving Azorean deportees (António Pedro Caçarino Guerreiro Ataz).