Danos punitivos: eficácia isonômica do direito fundamental de reparação integral dos danos

• Ano de defesa: 2012
• Autor(a) principal: Bernardi, Raquel Grellet Pereira
• Orientador(a): Diniz, Maria Helena
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Direito
• Departamento: Faculdade de Direito
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Direitos fundamentais; Ativismo judicial; Danos punitivos
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Fundamental rights; Judicial activism; Punitive damages
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::DIREITO
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/6040

The following study was based on an introductory analysis of the history of fundamental human rights and freedoms, commonly referred to as generation rights, and analyzed both the characteristics and recipients of such rights, as well as the principle of isonomy or equal treatment and the application of constitutional principles as an appraisal criteria in conflict resolution, besides judicial activism. This study then examined, the evolution of civil responsibility and tort law in Brazil, focusing on the field of civil liability and redress, placing special emphasis on the different roles and problematic assessment of compensations awarded for moral damages. The American doctrine of punitive damages, largely of Anglo-Saxon origin, was then examined from early history up to current questioning in order to determine its practical feasibility, as well as its application or not in countries such as Argentina, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Considerations then moved on to full compensation of damages as a fundamental right to human dignity, as provided for in the Federal Constitution of 1988. The principle of isonomy, the unequal treatment as a way to ensure equality, and the logical correlation between discriminatory criterion and different legal treatment were also analyzed. Lastly, this paper examined the prospects of implementing the established American doctrine of punitive damages in Brazil and what that would entail, notably by taking into account constitutional foundations and by setting up a fund with resources allocated from the payment of punitive damages, as happens with the Federal Fund for the Defense of Collective and Diffused Rights (Fundo de Defesa dos Direitos Difusos). The use of such resources would be justified as this practice would ensure the compensation due and payable by the underprivileged offender