The full protection doctrine and the system for guaranteeing rights of children and adolescents

Abstract

This study aims at analyzing the action of law professionals responsible for enforcing the System for Guaranteeing Rights of children and adolescents in situations of sexual violence in relation to the Doctrine of Full Protection, as it appears in lawsuits. An instrumental case study and a document analysis were performed, for the technical procedures of the lawsuit as well as the perception of law enforcement professionals in relation to the family and the perpetrator of violence assisted by the courts to be known. It was found that the judiciary performance is based on the strict guarantee of the pillar of defense of children’s rights within the Rights Guarantee System, but is not very open to dialogue with society as regards the convergence of its actions with the actual and concrete needs of individuals, thus requiring greater understanding of and convergence with the pillars of promotion/prevention and social control, so that the Doctrine of Full Protection can be complied with and the Absolute Priority of childhood can be effectively established in judicial proceedings.