2018-03-222018-03-222008-12BARBIERI, José Eduardo; BARBIERI, Renata Vanzella. O direito positivo e as dificuldades do aspecto morte. Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFG, Goiânia, v. 32, n. 2, p. 65-73, jun./dez. 2008. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/revfd/article/view/12139/8051>.e- 0101-7187http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/14131The present work analyzes the existing conflict betweent the current concept of death created by a positivist juridical system,in front of the many economical social and cultural aspects that involves the process of death, through a retrospective study of the historical context of the positive schools, analyzed in critical way with the evolution of theconcept of dea-th. Considering in such confrontation, in one side the rigidity of the law, of the objective norm imposed by the State, and in the other one, the ephemeral , sub-jective “moment” of the death, even though the preca-riousness of the brazilian public and private hospitals, either for the lack of qualified professionals or equip-ments of advanced technology that are necessary to identify this “moment”.porAcesso AbertoDireito positivoPrincípios geraisConflitoMortePositive lawGeneral principlesConflictDeathArtigo10.5216/rfd.v32i2.12139