The legal nature of agricultural law and its evolution towards a different status of the discipline

Abstract

The importance of agriculture to society is evident, especially in our country, where agriculture represents a significant portion of the gross domestic product (GDP). Agrarian Law as an autonomous matter aims to regulate activities related to land in general, being little known in the legal world. This article aims to promote an analysis of the legal nature of Agrarian Law, classically stated in the field of Private Law, but with the advent of the Brazilian Constitution it must be analyzed in conjunction. Also, this work provides a brief history and its definition, and this work paper show the importance of Fundamental Rights to this area. The research is a review based on relevant doctrine and legislation, and the method used was the hypothetical-deductive. It can be concluded from the research carried out that the legal nature of Agrarian Law, as it is a discipline of great interest to the State and to society, as well as to the individual, it can be stated between Private law and Public law, that is, in a mixed area.