Monday, June 15, 2020
HSSA Panel Discussion
EXAMINING JUSTICE: EXISTING AND EMERGING ISSUES IN THE BRAZILIAN CONTEXT
Online, Monday, June 15, 2020
Panel A: The Brazilian System of Justice and American Influence
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (PST) / 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Brazil)
A panel discussion addressing key features of the contemporary legal system in Brazil, including differences between Common and Civil Law Traditions, the influence of American legal culture, Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR"), and cooperative litigation. A question and answer period will follow.
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Aluisio Mendes - Federal Appellate Judge (TRF2). Professor, State University of Rio de Janeiro Law School (UERJ Law School) and Estacio University (UNESA), Director of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP).
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Rodrigo Fux - Lawyer, Partner at Fux Advogados; Ph.D. candidate (UERJ), Vice-Director of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP), Board member of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA), Member of the Commission preparing the Model Code of Arbitration for Iberoamérica
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Flavia da Costa Viana - State Judge of Parana Court, Brazil (TJPR). Honorary President of the International Union of Portuguese Speaking Judges.
Panel B: Justice contemporaneous challenges
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (PST) / 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Brazil)
A panel discussion addressing contemporaneous challenges to the justice system, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and technological developments such as virtual trials and the use of artificial intelligence. A question and answer period will follow.
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Renata Gil - President of the Brazilian Association of Judges (AMB), State Judge of Rio de Janeiro Court, Brazil (TJRJ)
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Humberto Dalla - State Prosecutor (MPRJ), Professor, State University of Rio de Janeiro Law School (UERJ Law School) and Estacio University (UNESA), Coordinator, Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP)
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Isabela Ferrari - Brazilian Federal Judge, TRF2, Ph.D. candidate, UERJ, Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law, Advisor, The Future Society Advisor.
Moderator: Anderson de Paiva Gabriel, Visiting Scholar, Berkeley Law School, HSSA Board Member, Ph.D. candidate (UERJ), State Judge, Rio de Janeiro Court, Brazil (TJRJ).
For questions about this event, please contact Anderson de Paiva Gabriel at andersonpaivag@berkeley.edu.
For more information about HSSA, its programs, or board membership, please contact Daniel Kim at ddk@berkeley.edu.