Among Commendations, Crosses and Collars

the Order of Judicial Merit for Labor in Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Fernando Fontainha Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Autor/a
  • Luiza Meira Bastos Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Autor/a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2022(488):181-196

Keywords:

labor justice, honors, sociology of the judiciary

Abstract

The aim of the article is to question the possibility of describing a judicial institution based on the way it organizes and awards medals, orders and honors created by the institution itself. The focus of our interest is to find out how the awarding process worked. We will discuss the rules behind the “Order of Judicial Merit” for Labor in Rio de Janeiro, the way the nominations were made, and, especially, who was honored. We examine the distribution of honors according to both their own hierarchy (there are four of them), and the relationship between them and other social markers such as gender, region, profession and belonging to the legal world.

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Author Biographies

  • Fernando Fontainha, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Professor do IESP-UERJ, bolsista PQ2 do CNPq, bolsista JCNE da FAPERJ, bolsista PROCIÊNCIA da UERJ.

  • Luiza Meira Bastos, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Doutora em Sociologia pelo IESP-UERJ, bolsista CAPES.

Published

2022-04-30

Issue

Section

Articles and Essays

How to Cite

FONTAINHA, Fernando; BASTOS, Luiza Meira. Among Commendations, Crosses and Collars: the Order of Judicial Merit for Labor in Rio de Janeiro. Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, v. 183, n. 488, p. 181–196, 2022. DOI: 10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2022(488):181-196. Disponível em: https://rihgb.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/41.. Acesso em: 12 oct. 2025.

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