PARTIAL EARLY JUDGMENT OF THE MERIT: CONSIDERATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE FUNCTIONAL POWER OF PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT

Authors

  • Davi Mendes Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/redp.2022.62817

Keywords:

Partial early judgment on the merits, Procedural management, Functional power, Faculty, discretion

Abstract

The nature of partial early judgment on the merits, whether the magistrate's duty or his faculty, has been debated by the doctrine, as was, at the time of CPC/1973, the nature of the early judgment of the dispute. In this article, it is argued that this discussion is put in the wrong terms, since the judge does not have pure faculties, but functional powers, and it must be analyzed which margin of discretion linked to the legal order is attributed to the exercise of such power. . It is indicated that the functional power of procedural management is relevant to answer this question, and serves to delimit the hypotheses in which there should or should not be a partial advance judgment of the merits due to considerations related to its functional aspects. Such understanding is demonstrated through the proposition of six criteria arising from the procedural management, which are relevant to assess the fulfillment of the functional presupposition of the institute of partial advance judgment of the merits.

Author Biography

Davi Mendes, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

Doutorando e Mestre em Direito Civil pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (FD-USP). Bolsista da PROEX/CAPES.

Published

2022-06-04

How to Cite

MENDES, Davi. PARTIAL EARLY JUDGMENT OF THE MERIT: CONSIDERATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE FUNCTIONAL POWER OF PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT. Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, Rio de Janeiro, v. 23, n. 2, 2022. DOI: 10.12957/redp.2022.62817. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/redp/article/view/62817. Acesso em: 11 may. 2025.