This project is ongoing. Descriptions, methods and results may be updated after further validation.
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Research question
Does case duration depend on where the case is processed, and which territorial and institutional characteristics explain that inequality?
Motivation
Judicial delay is measured by national averages, but litigants live in a specific judicial district. Differences between neighbouring districts with similar structures point to institutional causes that management policies can address.
Data
- Public case-movement records from DataJud (CNJ), with a pilot in 12 state courts
- Territorial and institutional characteristics of judicial districts
Methodology
- Reconstruction of procedural trajectories
- Survival analysis and spatial models
Limitations
- Large-scale collection has not started; the sample of courts is being defined.
- The quality of movement records varies across courts.
Implications
- Delay maps by judicial district for court management and access-to-justice policies.
Planned applied products (possible outreach, subject to registration)
- Maps and dashboards of case duration by territory