A relevância da defensoria pública do estado do Rio Grande do Norte na efetivação do acesso à justiça

Abstract

The Public Defender's Office is the democratic institution closest to society created by the State and recognized as essential to its jurisdictional function, entrusting it with legal guidance and the defense, in all levels and administrative and judicial channels, of the needy. The study now carried out deals with the Public Defender's Office of the State of Rio Grande do Norte and the effective access to justice for all citizens, highlighting the difficulties that this body has in providing the services of free legal assistance in compliance with the Federal Constitution. Bibliographic research was used as methodology based on the studies of authors such as Cappelletti (1988), Silveira (2011), Greco (1998) and others. The investigation is also based on the constitutional principle of access to justice evidenced by the Public Defender's Office, in particular that of Rio Grande do Norte, the work carried out by that body and the difficulties encountered in carrying out its activity. This study is justified in the importance of the constitutional principle of access to justice, showing its effectiveness to the population through the services of the Public Defender's Office, discussing the basic principles related to the theme, as well as the harmful consequences of its not effective. In the end, emphasize the evolution of the Public Defender's Office of Brazil and Rio Grande do Norte, disproportionate to its importance in the face of the inertia of the Public Power, making access to justice more difficult for those who depend on the Public Defender, a Fundamental Institution for the democratic Right.