On April 30, the FGV Centre for Global Law (CPDG) and the FGV Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on EU-LA Global Challenges (CEJM), co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme and both directed by Professor Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida, held an In-House Research Seminar dedicated to the development of the LATIN TALES research project.

The seminar featured presentations by CPDG researchers Paula Sant’Ana Strogoff and Vitor Furtado De Melo, who presented the working paper Tales from Latin American States in Advisory Proceedings before the International Court of Justice (LATIN TALES): A Categorical Content Analysis of State Submissions, developed under the supervision of Professor Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida. The session focused on the first phase of the LATIN TALES project, which investigates how Latin American States construct and deploy strategic narratives in proceedings before the International Court of Justice.

The presenters discussed the project's methodological framework and preliminary findings, highlighting how corpus analysis and categorical content analysis were employed to identify recurring legal arguments, narrative patterns, and thematic trends in written and oral submissions by Latin American States. The research demonstrates how international courts serve not only as forums for dispute settlement but also as spaces where States strategically mobilize legal narratives to shape the interpretation of international law and contribute to debates on issues of global concern, including climate change, self-determination, and human rights.

The seminar also presented the current structure of the working paper, outlined the roadmap for incorporating comments received during previous research meetings, and introduced new findings emerging from the categorical content analysis. These discussions contributed to refining both the conceptual framework and the empirical methodology underpinning the LATIN TALES project.

Following the presentation, researchers from the Centre for Global Law (CPDG) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (CEJM) engaged in a collaborative discussion, offering comments and suggestions to further strengthen the research. The seminar concluded with an interactive Q&A session, reinforcing the collaborative development of the project.

The CPDG and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence thank all participants for their valuable feedback and look forward to the next stages of the LATIN TALES research project.