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The Paradox of Paralysis: How the WTO’s Appellate Body Crisis Enables China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Eduarda Kilian is a Social Sciences student at UFF; Gabriel Berg and Julia Lopes are International Relations students at UFRJ. Introduction In the new geoeconomic order, the perception of foreign investment as an inherent right has devolved into a contested privilege dictated by national security, and China is leading this movement, based on its 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (People’s Republic of China, 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, 2026). In a
Eduarda Kilian, Gabriel Berg and Julia Lopes
Jul 79 min read
Da Arbitragem Trail Smelter à Opinião Consultiva AO-32/25: fundamentos jurídicos para a responsabilização estatal por poluição atmosférica transfronteiriça por PM2.5
Fabio Michel de Oliveira é doutorando em Economia do Desenvolvimento na PUCRS, com pesquisas em crescimento econômico, governança ambiental, mudanças climáticas e poluição atmosférica. Introdução A poluição atmosférica constitui um dos maiores desafios ambientais, sanitários e econômicos do século XXI. Destaca-se o material particulado fino (PM2.5), composto por partículas com diâmetro inferior a 2,5 micrômetros, capazes de penetrar profundamente no sistema respiratório e a
Fabio Michel de Oliveira
Jul 612 min read
From Soft Commitments to Hard Liability: Can Arbitration Enforce ESG Obligations?
Vienna Blair is a third-year law student at the University of Warwick, currently undertaking an exchange year at FGV Rio Direito. Introduction Over time, the European Union (EU) has wrestled with the challenge of balancing sustainability commitments with commercial interests and investor protections. Historically, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments were considered to be forms of “soft law”–merely voluntary governance frameworks–whose integration into c
Vienna Blair
Jul 611 min read
India's Maritime Strategy in the INdo-Pacific: UNCLOS as a Source of Legitimacy for Maritime Expansion
Juliana Rodrigues Dias International Relations undergraduate student at Unilasalle-RJ, dedicated to studying India and its role in Indo-Pacific geopolitics, international disputes and international law. This paper analyzes India’s maritime projection strategy in the Indo-Pacific region and its implications for the International Law of the Sea. The study is based on qualitative research of articles and documents with emphasis on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Juliana Rodrigues Dias
Jul 68 min read
Protecting or Producing the International Community? International Courts and the Constitutive Turn in Community-Interest Adjudication
Glòria García Hernando Double Degree in Law and Global Governance, Economics and legal order from ESADE. Exchange student at FGV. Incoming LLM in International Business Law. I. Introduction International law increasingly speaks in the name of the international community. Yet the community in whose name it speaks is rarely examined. Courts invoke humanity, collective interests, and universal values as though these concepts referred to a self-evident political reality. A commun
Glòria García Hernando
Jul 611 min read
Crítica ao caráter sustentável do Acordo entre União Europeia e MERCOSUL: Como o novo maior acordo entre blocos do mundo reforça problemas antigos
Gabriel Felipe Bueno Fayad Gomes Economista e internacionalista, consultor em finanças sustentáveis e inovação social, com experiência em bancos de desenvolvimento, políticas públicas e projetos alinhados aos ODS. Introdução: O Acordo de Associação União Europeia-Mercosul (EMTA), negociado por mais de duas décadas, desde 1999, ganhou um senso de urgência renovado a partir de 2016, devido a uma mudança na dinâmica geopolítica global. Nesse contexto, sobre busca por mercado
Gabriel Felipe Bueno Fayad Gomes
Feb 612 min read
Economic Ambition vs. Environmental Commitment: How the EU-Mercosur Deal Undermines the Green Deal
Clara Fette and Ben Littwin are law students at the University of Münster and former exchange students at FGV Direito Rio. Introduction After more than twenty years of negotiations, the EU–Mercosur trade agreement was celebrated as a milestone, a long-awaited bridge between Europe and South America. It promises jobs, cheaper goods and stronger political ties. Yet behind the diplomatic smiles lies a deeper contradiction: while the EU presents itself as a global leader in cl
Clara Fette and Ben Littwin
Jan 2110 min read
A INFLUÊNCIA DOS DESEQUILÍBRIOS DE PODER NAS ARBITRAGENS E MEDIAÇÕES INTERNACIONAIS: o Caso do Laudo Arbitral de Paris (1899)
O século XIX experienciou uma corrida armamentista europeia; um entrave para a paz e estabilidade internacionais. Nesse contexto, o Czar...
Enzo Feital Ribeiro e Lara Mallet Bellotti Fins
Aug 26, 20257 min read
GEOPOLÍTICA DA ENERGIA: OS MINERAIS CRÍTICOS COMO FONTE DE CONFLITO INTERNACIONAL
Mario A. Santos Doutorando em Relações Internacionais (IRI PUC-Rio) e em Ciências Militares (PPGCM-ECEME), tendo atuado como pesquisador no IPEA/DF nas áreas de inovação e relações bilaterais China-Brasil. I – APRESENTAÇÃO A energia vem, desde longo tempo, moldando o cenário geopolítico global, sendo determinante na atuação de grandes potências, formação de alianças entre Estados e responsável pelo surgimento de inúmeros conflitos internacionais, de forma que toda ordem inter
Mario A. Santos
Aug 26, 20256 min read
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