Images of justice, curriculum and legal education: a view on gender and sexuality issues

This paper discusses research data on images of justice elicited from students of a law program, focusing on gender and sexuality issues in order to contribute with elements for the analysis of the law school curriculum and its pedagogy. The law program curriculum was analyzed and an image produced by one of the first-year students was selected. The methodology used to carry out this study was the documentary method, based mainly on Ralf Bohnsack's work. Some topics have been included for the purpose of elucidating how the law school curriculum model has been shaped up to the present day. Issues referring to the analysis of images of justice, which are thought of as relevant for curriculum and legal pedagogy understanding, as well as gender and sexuality issues, have been addressed. Finally, a reflection on the selected image of justice, seeking to contribute to the reading of speeches generated in everyday academic and media contexts, was developed.