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The Cost Of Access To Justice Revisited— The ‘Age Of Austerity’ In Brazilian Civil Procedure Five Years Later. Winds Of Change?, Antonio Gidi, Hermes Zaneti Jr. May 2021

The Cost Of Access To Justice Revisited— The ‘Age Of Austerity’ In Brazilian Civil Procedure Five Years Later. Winds Of Change?, Antonio Gidi, Hermes Zaneti Jr.

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Power Struggle: Shareholder Rights In Brazilian Corporate Bankruptcy, Jessica Nowak Jun 2018

The Power Struggle: Shareholder Rights In Brazilian Corporate Bankruptcy, Jessica Nowak

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brazil’S Zika Epidemic And Its Effects On The Criminalization Of Abortion, Laura M. Monteiro May 2018

Brazil’S Zika Epidemic And Its Effects On The Criminalization Of Abortion, Laura M. Monteiro

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Impeachment Process Of Brazil: A Comparative Look At Impeachment In Brazil And The United States, Alexandra Rattinger Jan 2018

The Impeachment Process Of Brazil: A Comparative Look At Impeachment In Brazil And The United States, Alexandra Rattinger

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Will The Zika Virus Enable A Transplant Of Roe V. Wade To Brazil?, Amanda Greenberg Jan 2018

Will The Zika Virus Enable A Transplant Of Roe V. Wade To Brazil?, Amanda Greenberg

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Brazilian Appellate Procedure Through Common Law Lenses: How American Standards Of Review May Help Improve Brazilian Civil Procedure, Cesar Zucatti Pritsch May 2017

The Brazilian Appellate Procedure Through Common Law Lenses: How American Standards Of Review May Help Improve Brazilian Civil Procedure, Cesar Zucatti Pritsch

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

In this article, I discuss a flaw in Brazilian civil procedure observed in my practice as a Federal Labor Judge in Brazil, an issue that may be addressed by limiting appellate review in a similar fashion as the American courts do, using standards of appellate review. In Brazil, appellate courts tend to ignore the lower court’s decisions, replacing them for the ruling they would have made had they been the original decision makers. A simple disagreement with the lower court’s findings of fact or discretionary rulings, no matter how reasonable, is sufficient grounds for reversal. The lack of standards of …


Brazil’S New Path To Meaningful Intellectual Property Protection, Luiz Miranda Feb 2017

Brazil’S New Path To Meaningful Intellectual Property Protection, Luiz Miranda

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

Today in Brazil, it takes over eleven years to receive legal rights to an invention by means of a patent. This state of affairs provides inadequate intellectual property protection for inventors and businesses, hampering Brazil’s desire to accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth through a national patent system. But a new Joint Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil could mean rescue is on the way. Both governments agreed to engage in patent work sharing programs between the two patent offices, in hopes of increased efficiency. Yet, some scholars have …


The New Brazilian Arbitration Law, Arnoldo Wald, Ana Gerdau De Borja Feb 2016

The New Brazilian Arbitration Law, Arnoldo Wald, Ana Gerdau De Borja

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

This article selects four landmark events: the enactment of Law No. 9.307 on Sept. 23, 1996 (the “1996 Arbitration Law”); (ii) the recognition of the constitutionality of such law by the Supreme Court in 2001; (iii) the ratification of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in 2002; and (iv) the enactment of Law No. 13.129 on May 26, 2015 (the “Amendment”). The first three events are analyzed jointly with the fourth event, in order to identify novel important legal issues involving arbitration in Brazil: (a) subject arbitrability concerning state and state entities; (b) …


Affirmative Action In Brazil: Its Recent Developments And The Argument For A Narrow Federalism Doctrine, Thomas W. Davis Jul 2014

Affirmative Action In Brazil: Its Recent Developments And The Argument For A Narrow Federalism Doctrine, Thomas W. Davis

University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Important Decisions By Thebrazilian Supreme Court, Keith S. Rosenn May 2014

Recent Important Decisions By Thebrazilian Supreme Court, Keith S. Rosenn

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino Apr 2010

Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha Jan 2009

Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intellectual Property Rights And The Digital Era: Argentina And Brazil, Marcos J. Basso, Adriana C.K. Vianna Apr 2003

Intellectual Property Rights And The Digital Era: Argentina And Brazil, Marcos J. Basso, Adriana C.K. Vianna

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Corporate Caveat Emptor: Minority Shareholder Rights In Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela And Argentina, Jose W. Fernandez, Antonio Delpino, Jose Lau Dan, Rafael Diaz-Granados Jul 2001

Corporate Caveat Emptor: Minority Shareholder Rights In Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela And Argentina, Jose W. Fernandez, Antonio Delpino, Jose Lau Dan, Rafael Diaz-Granados

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Some Controversial Aspects Of The New Brazilian Arbitration Law, Arnoldo Wald, Patrick Schellenberg, Keith S. Rosenn Jul 2000

Some Controversial Aspects Of The New Brazilian Arbitration Law, Arnoldo Wald, Patrick Schellenberg, Keith S. Rosenn

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Debtor State Law And Default: Enforcement Of Foreign Loan Agreements In Brazilian Courts, Brian L. Zimbler Apr 1986

Debtor State Law And Default: Enforcement Of Foreign Loan Agreements In Brazilian Courts, Brian L. Zimbler

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Habeas Corpus And The Protection Of Civil And Political Rights In Brazil: 1964-1978, Norman J. Nadorff Oct 1982

Habeas Corpus And The Protection Of Civil And Political Rights In Brazil: 1964-1978, Norman J. Nadorff

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.