Lectures of the Rio CRIDS

3 June 2026

Equality’s Guardians: How Courts Conceptualize Equality and Non-Discrimination Norms

Niels Petersen

University of Münster

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27 May 2026

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Rafael Zelesco

EGN

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20 May 2026

Practical Aspects of Litigation Before the ICJ

Lesther Ortega

LexOceana

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13 May 2026

How Do Arbitrators Decide?

Diego Fernández Arroyo

Sciences Po Paris

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6 May 2026

Arbitrator Independence and Impartiality in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration

Laurence Marquis

University of Sherbrooke

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29 April 2026

A Hot Topic in International Commercial Arbitration: Sustainability-Related Disputes in the Energy and Construction Industries

Lauro Gama

PUC-Rio

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8 April 2026

’Tous pour un, et un pour tous’? Third State Dispute Settlement in the Age of Erga Omnes Obligations and its Limits

Frédéric Mégret

McGill University

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1 April 2026

The Advisory Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice

Arman Sarvarian

University of Surrey

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25 March 2026

International Law, History and Culture

Paulo Casella

USP

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18 March 2026

WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Ideals and Geopolitics

Victor do Prado

Sciences Po Paris

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11 March 2026

Climate Emergency and Human Rights: Implications from the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion

Salvador Herencia-Carrasco

University of Ottawa

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4 March 2026

The Rise, Crisis and Resilience of International Courts

Mikael Rask Madsen

University of Copenhagen

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25 February 2026

The Role of the ECJ and National Courts

Jan Freigang

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rio de Janeiro

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14 May 2025

Investment protection in Brazil (outside the Investor–state dispute settlement system)

Renato Beneduzi

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

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7 May 2025

The Permanent Court of Arbitration: Importance and the Role of International Offices

Dr. Túlio Di Giacomo Toledo

Senior Legal Counsel and current Representative of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

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2 April 2025

Brussels Effect: A Discussion on the EUDR and Alternatives to Dispute Settlement

Lucas Vollers and Gabriel Ralile

Centre for Global Law

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12 March 2025

Public Interest Litigation and Third Party Intervention

Brian McGarry

Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University

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19 March 2025

International Energy Law: Challenges, trends and Comparative Experiences

Marilda Rosado

State University of Rio de Janeiro-UERJ

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26 March 2025

The Strength of ICJ Advisory Opinion: The example of the Western Sahara Case Before the European Justice

Jean-Marc Sorel

Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

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16 April 2025

The Role of the Court of Justice of the Andean Community in the Construction of a Regional Community of Law

Gustavo García Brito

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

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26 February 2025

Conflict Negotiation and Mediation in International Disputes

Juliana Loss

FGV Rio Law

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20 February 2025

Third Party Funding in International Arbitration

Fabiane Verçosa

FGV Rio Law

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29 May 2024

Linguistic and Cultural Variables in International Dispute Settlement

Jean-François Gaudreault-Desbiens

Université de Montréal

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15 May 2024

Understanding International Judicial Behaviour

Mikael Rask Madsen

iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts and Legal Governance

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22 May 2024

International Dispute Settlement and the protection of the environment

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

University of Geneva

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27 March 2024

An Overview of the Most Relevant Disputes at the WTO between Brazil and the European Union

Ana T. Caetano

Veirano Advogados

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8 May 2024

Impacts of the EU Investment Court System and Intra-European BITs on the Global Investment Policymaking

Ely Caetano Xavier Junior

Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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24 April 2024

Court of Justice of the European Union and the Role of the Advocate General

Miguel Poiares Maduro

European University Institute

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10 April 2024

Conflict Negotiation and Mediation in International Disputes

Juliana Loss de Andrade

FGV Mediation and Arbitration Chamber

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3 April 2024

The role of Experts in International Litigation

Lucas Carlos Lima

Federal University of Minas Gerais

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28 February 2024

Transnational Litigation

Fabiano Robalinho

FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School

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20 March 2024

The Politics of International Arbitration and Adjudication

Achilles Skordas

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law / University of Bristol

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13 March 2024

Law of the Sea Litigation (ITLOS)

Miriam Cohen

University of Montreal

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6 March 2024

The History, Theory & Practice of Transnational Arbitration

Bruno Rodrigues

Sciences Po Law School

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21 February 2024

Opening Lecture

Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida

FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School

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