O poder punitivo como deslegitimador do direito penal e a necessidade de uma releitura minimalista

Abstract

This work belongs to the Criminal Law field, and aims to analyze aspects related to the historical, theoretical and practical characters of its legitimacy and connection to punitive power as political power. In view of the current delegitimization stage in which this branch of law is situated, the arguments that demonstrate this lack of legitimacy are addressed. Furthermore, it demonstrates the current practical problems related to the symbolic and functional Criminal Law, addressing the theory of the "Criminal Law of the Enemy", criticizing it, and finally, completing with the essencial need of binding Criminal Law to guaranteeism with the objective of protecting Fundamental Rights.