To recognize and value the stories that trace the history of the Judiciary and reveal paths to understanding the present and building the future, the CNJ Judiciary Memory Award is accepting applications. Until December 11, interested parties can register atonline form available on the website of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).
The initiative is coordinated by the National Council of Justice (CNJ), through the National Program for the Management of Documents and Memory of the Judiciary (Proname). Projects, programs, actions, experiences, and academic works that contribute to the preservation, valorisation, and dissemination of the Judiciary's cultural heritage, as well as promoting human rights, can be submitted.
Five categories, many stories
The award recognizes the categories of Architectural, Archival, Bibliographic, and Museum Heritage, as well as Academic Work. In this edition, the Museum Heritage category will also include the subcategory "Slavery and Freedom: past and present", dedicated to recognizing initiatives by the Judiciary that contribute to addressing inequalities and strengthening the memory of historical and contemporary violations.
The categories for Cultural Heritage are intended for judicial bodies, individually or in conjunction. The "Academic Work" category is open to the public and accepts monographies, graduation theses, master's dissertations, and doctoral and free-doctorate theses that meet the criteria established in the regulations.
The evaluation will follow the stages and criteria provided inCNJ Order No. 358/2024, which regulates the awardestablished byCNJ Resolution No. 429/2021.
The awarded initiatives will be announced in May 2027, during the VII National Meeting of Judicial Memory (VII Enam), in Curitiba (PR).
For questions or more information, please contact at proname@cnj.jus.br.
Text: Ivana Sant'Anna
Editing: Sarah Barros
Review: Geovana Lima
CNJ News Agency
