O 2º CEJUSC DE IMPERATRIZ/MA E O DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL

Abstract

The study aims to understand how the 2nd Judicial Center for Conflict Resolution and Citizenship (CEJUSC) contributes to the development of the municipality of Imperatriz, State of Maranhão, from the perspective of the objective of sustainable development (SDG) 16. This is a study descriptive, which has a qualitative approach. The research sources are documentary, consisting of public data on official websites and unit productivity reports, as well as field studies, carried out through interviews. The content analysis technique proposed by Bardin was used to analyze documentary and interview data. The results indicate that in the municipality the general sustainable development index is low and Sustainable Development Goal 16 is one of the indicators with the lowest score. It was identified that the Center contributes to access to justice, as it allows conflicts to be resolved quickly, amicably and free of charge in the pre-procedural sector, and to social pacification, because self-composing methods allow dialogue, calm tempers and value human beings. However, the small number of conciliators/mediators and the lack of remuneration for carrying out the role, which is carried out on a voluntary basis, were identified as negative points. It is concluded that the Imperatriz Conciliation Center has the potential to contribute to sustainable development in the municipality. However, more investment in conciliators/mediators and more publicity about the importance of conciliation and mediation are needed.