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Governance And Public Transparency: The Brazilian Case, Humberto E.C. Mota Filho, Cláudio Nascimento Alradique
Governance And Public Transparency: The Brazilian Case, Humberto E.C. Mota Filho, Cláudio Nascimento Alradique
Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)
Aiming to provide an overall assessment of the impact of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (“CFRB” - which is in effect since 1988), in the construction of a Democratic State of Law, over the past 30 years, this article investigates how the institutional improvements achieved took form, the transformation of the State's role in the enforcement of human rights and individual guarantees, and the changes that took place towards a democratic political culture, both from the perspective of the citizen relating to the State and the citizen relating to the State's external oversight body (“TCU” - Federal …
European Union Law And International Arbitration At A Crossroads, George A. Bermann
European Union Law And International Arbitration At A Crossroads, George A. Bermann
Faculty Scholarship
It is no exaggeration to describe the relationship between the European Union and international arbitration as the most dramatic confrontation between two international legal regimes seen in a great many years. International law scholars commonly lament the "fragmentation" of international law, i.e., the co-existence of multiple international legal regimes whose competences overlap and whose policies may differ, resulting in a degree of regulatory disorder. However, seldom do these regimes actually "collide." By contrast, the two international regimes in which we are interested this evening international arbitration and the European Union may be described, without hyperbole, as on a collision course. …