DRUG POLICY IN BRAZIL: REPRESSION, MORALISM AND INTERVENTION IN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

  • Joao Paulo Martinelli National Secretariat of Public Security of the Ministry of Justice. Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24861/2675-1038.v6i2.137

Abstract

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the theory of legal interest does not adequately justify the criminalization of drug use. According to the principles of criminal law, drug use is a self-harming behavior, and the alleged protection of public health is an argument that cannot be sustained. Therefore, the selective criminalization of the use of some drugs is a manifestation of legal moralism.

Published
2024-10-07
How to Cite
Martinelli, J. (2024). DRUG POLICY IN BRAZIL: REPRESSION, MORALISM AND INTERVENTION IN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM. HUMANITIES AND RIGHTS GLOBAL NETWORK JOURNAL, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.24861/2675-1038.v6i2.137
Issue
Vol 6 No 2 (2024): Humanities and Rights Global Network Journal
Section
Dossier Criminal Justice Ethics and Knowledge. Special Editor Leonardo SIQUEIRA

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