Incidente de resolução de demandas repetitivas: instrumento de racionalização do acesso à justiça

Abstract

This research points out the main characteristics of the concentrated procedure for repetitive claims, an instrument enacted by the law in order to deal with mass litigation. The legal incident provides a binding precedent, to be initially followed under the jurisdiction of a state or a circuit court of appeals, though there are possibilities of broadcasting the stare decisis to the whole country. The work reveals that this procedure streamlines the access to justice, by making judicial review faster, more effective and egalitarian.