A pesquisa jurídica: para além da revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

Since their establishment, law courses retain, as a colonial residue, the lack of research and restriction to bibliographical reviews. Such historical traces, established within tradition juridical learning, should be overcome due to the complexity of social reality which requires the employment of several types of research for a deeper understanding. Through interviews, life history and participating observation, such as alternative techniques in bibliographical research, the importance of investigation in law courses is discussed, based on teaching, research and extension, and the verification of modes by which juridical research may come close to social reality under analysis. Interview modalities, the main research clues, involving participating observation and the use of life history in juridical research, are presented. They are based on requirements established by Resolution 466/12 which mandatorially instituted the approval of research involving human beings by Ethics committees. Works by Verena Alberti (2004), Antônio Carlos Gil (2002), Marcos Masetto (2003) and Michel Thiollent (1998) are the main theoretical references. Results show the necessity of diversification to consolidate and broaden the extension of juridical research.