A AUSÊNCIA DA DEFENSORIA PÚBLICA NO ESTADO DE GOIÁS COMO OFENSA À DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA

Abstract

This study hás the aim to research which reasons the State of Goiás effectively did not installed its Public Defender although the Federal Constitution was proclaimed in 1988, even more 22 years ago. This has required the stablishment of this institution to provide legal assistance to full and free to the needy, and the investigation of cases of omission of the state violating the principle of human dignity. Problem: Why Public Defender was not set in Goiás` State? Which interests are involved with it that isn`t legally setting? Which social agents? Which are the consequences brought in the area of criminal law to people of low income? Is the legal aid model provided by the Attorney General`s Office is consistent with constitutional determinations? Is this federal default the struck the principle of human dignity in the criminal law area? Hypothesis: The non-implementation of the Public Defender in the State of Goiás gave up for lack of political will of public authorities who were in charge of government actions that State. Methodology: The method chosen to search the literature and also included newspaper as sources. Resulting statements were also used semi-structured interviews and questionnaires answered by operators of right and people who received the services of Legal Aid Attorney of the State of Goiás, as well as analysis of official dada released by the Attorney General State and the Order of Lawyers of Brazil Sectional of Goiás. Conclusion: The non-implementation of the Public Defender in the State of Goiás gave up for lack of political interest, omission of organized civil society movements lay claimed, resulting as a consequence, the difficulty of access to justice and affront to human dignity in disadvantage.