This article examines working conditions among court clerks, public prosecutors, and judges in Portugal, based on the results of an online questionnaire and interviews, developed at the research project QUALIS. It focuses on two dimensions of working conditions: working time and work intensity. The results show that Portuguese judicial professionals work at a high pace and outside regular hours to achieve a hea...
The article presents a reflection on the challenges of studying judicial working conditions and its impact on the judicial professionals’ health and well-being, with a mixed-methods design and technique. It discusses the work developed on the project “QUALIS” focused on the working conditions of Portuguese judges, public prosecutors and court clerks. This contribution will contextualize the research problem and...
Accepted version of the article published in: Dias JP, Casaleiro P, Gomes C, Jesus F, Lima TM, Queirós F, Relvas AP, Sotero L, Henriques M, and Verzelloni L (2024). Looking at the other side: working conditions in Portuguese courts. International Journal of Law in Context 20, 246–266. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552324000028; QUALIS is a research project that studies ‘the other side of courts’ by looking at th...
Neste artigo abordamos a interceção entre o trabalho e a família nos tribunais de 1ª instância portugueses, a partir da problemática do conflito trabalho-família entre magistrados/as judiciais, magistrados/as do Ministério Público e oficiais de justiça. Para tal, recorre-se aos dados recolhidos através do inquérito por questionário online aplicado aos/às profissionais judiciais portugueses/as e, em particular, ...
Dans cet article, nous abordons l’intersection entre le travail et la famille dans les tribunaux portugais de première instance, en nous basant sur le problème du conflit travail-famille parmi les juges, les procureurs et les fonctionnaires de la justice. À cette fin, nous avons utilisé les données recueillies par l’enquête par questionnaire en ligne appliquée aux professionnels de la justice portugais, en part...
Neste artigo abordamos a interceção entre o trabalho e a família nos tribunais de 1ª instância portugueses, a partir da problemática do conflito trabalho-família entre magistrados/as judiciais, magistrados/as do Ministério Público e oficiais de justiça. Para tal, recorre-se aos dados recolhidos através do inquérito por questionário online aplicado aos/às profissionais judiciais portugueses/as e, em particular, ...
The coronavirus outbreak showed the critical importance and usefulness of a robust technical infrastructure and end-to-end digital processes in the judicial system. Although some application difficulties and limitations were observed during this crisis, the modernization of the Portuguese judicial system was a key element to safeguard the continuity of the functioning of courts. This short article aims to analy...
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Estudo realizado no âmbito do Observatório Permanente da Justiça do Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra, por solicitação da Direção-Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais.
Purpose - Wicked problems require collaborative innovation approaches. Understanding the problem from the users' perspective is essential. Based on a complex and ill-defined case, the purpose of the current paper is to identify some critical success factors in defining the “right problem” to be addressed. Design/methodology/approach - An empirical research study was carried out in a low-density municipality (ca...