Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023)

In this last issue of the year 2023, ||civilistica.com invites its readers to reflect on the uses of the notion of vulnerability in current Brazilian law, presenting studies based on the protection of vulnerable individuals in contractual relationships, within the family (especially in the regarding the guardianship of children and adolescents) and also in the virtual environment (with emphasis on the protection of personal data). The contemporary debate on the so-called functions of civil liability is addressed in a preface to a recently released work on the subject, as well as in a study focused on the treatment of civil liability by the recent Competition Defense Law. In the field of contract law, we present interesting studies on premonitory notification and cross-default clauses. We would also like to highlight the relevant critical jurisprudence comments in this edition, with themes that range from the nature of the in solidum obligation and its effects on recent STJ judgments to the pressing problem of involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations and responsibility for their unreasonable duration. We wish you all an excellent read and a year of 2024 full of renewal and achievements!