Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant
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Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant | |
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Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
Assumed office 4 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade |
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Born | LLD) | 15 July 1966
Website | Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant Website |
Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant[1][2] (born 15 July 1966) is a Brazilian jurist and International law scholar. He serves as judge of the International Court of Justice since 4 November 2022. He is also a professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)[3] and the founder of the International Law Center[4] (CEDIN), in Belo Horizonte.
He was elected to the ICJ in the
Education
Brant graduated from the School of Law, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 1991. In the same year, he obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Human Rights at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights. In 1993, he obtained a Master's Dregree in International Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, with the thesis "The Right to Development as a Human Right".
From 1996 to 2000, Brant studied at
Career
Brant started as a Professor of
From 2003 to 2004 he worked as a Legal Advisor at the Juridical Department of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).[1]
In 2005, Brant founded the Brazilian International Law Center[4] (CEDIN), a research center specialized in International law, Humanitarian law, International criminal law and International Security. CEDIN and its associates have held important international events such as Congresses and Seminars. Furthermore, the Center has coordinated several profound studies on specific areas of International Law.
Brant also founded the Brazilian Yearbook of International Law, in 2006. He is the Chief editor of the periodical, which is published in several foreign languages and distributed to the largest and most relevant Universities and international academic centers. Its main goal is to establish in the country an annual publication engaged in the promotion and consolidation of the Latin-American view of International Law.[8]
In 2007 Brant worked at Université Caen Basse-Normandie,
In June 2014, Brant was officially indicated by the Brazilian Government to the application to the charge of judge at the
Professional experiences
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2018: Member of the list of judges for the composition of the
2016 - 2017: Visiting Professor at the L’Institut d’Études Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence - SciencesPo Aix, France.
2013: Member of the Advisory Committee, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
2013 - 2014: Former Member of the Advisory Committee for Nominations of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague.
2013: Visiting Professor at the Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense, France.
2011: Speaker at Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture.
2010: Instructor at the XXXVII Training Course for Jurists of the Organization of American States (OAS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2009: Visiting Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales – Université Panthéon Assas Paris II, France.
2009: Visiting Researcher at the
2007: Visiting Professor at Université Caen Basse-Normandie, France.
2007: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Conference, Cologne, Germany.
2007: President of International Relations Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association of Minas Gerais (OAB-MG), Brazil.
2006 - current: President and Founder of the Brazilian Yearbook of International Law.
2005 – 2006: Director of the Brazilian branch of the International Law Association (ILA), Brazil.
2005 - current: President and Founder of the International Law Winter Program, Brazil.
2004 – 2008: Director of the International Law branch at the Minas Gerais Bar Association (IA-MG), Brazil.
2003: Lecturer at L’Université de Dijon, Dijon, France.
2003 - 2004: Legal Officer on the Registry of the Legal Department of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), The Hague.
2000 - current: President and Founder of the International Law Center (CEDIN), Brazil.
2000 - 2022: Lawyer and Partner at Nemer and Guimarães Chamber, Brazil.
2000 - 2021: Tenured Professor of International Public Law of the
1994-1995 and 2005-2009: Legal Advisor of International Affairs of the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
1994 - current: Tenured Professor of International Public Law of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Selected publications
- BRANT, L. N. C. (Org.). Comentário à Carta das Nações Unidas: artigo por artigo. Belo Horizonte: CEDIN, 2008. 1340p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. A Corte Internacional de Justiça e a construção do Direito Internacional. Belo Horizonte: CEDIN, 2005. 1291p.
- BRANT, L. N. C.; LAGE, D. A.; CREMASCO, S. S. (Org.). Direito Internacional contemporâneo. Curitiba: Juruá, 2011. 872p.
- BRANT, L. N. C.; DINIZ, P. I. R. (Org.). Agenda 2030 e o desenvolvimento sustentável no contexto latino-americano. Belo Horizonte: CEDIN, 2020. 160p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. L’autorité de la chose jugée en Droit International Public. Paris: LGDJ, 2004. 396p
- BRANT, L. N. C.; STEINER, S. H. (Org.). O Tribunal Penal Internacional: comentários ao Estatuto de Roma. Belo Horizonte: Del Rey, 2015. 1688p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. (Org.). O Brasil e os novos desafios do Direito Internacional. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 2004. 712p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. (Org.). Direito e terrorismo: os impactos do terrorismo na Comunidade internacional e no Brasil: perspectivas jurídico-políticas. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 2002. 570p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. Teoria geral do direito internacional público. Belo Horizonte: O Lutador, 2020. 607p.
- BRANT, L. N. C; SILVA, T. M. (Org.). Mineração em terras indígenas na América Latina: desenvolvimento e meio ambiente. Belo Horizonte: CEDIN; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; EKLA-Programa Regional de Segurança Energética e Mudanças Climáticas, 2021. 183p.
- BRANT, L. N. C. Para entender o funcionamento da Corte Internacional de Justiça: processo contencioso e sentença. 7. ed. Curitiba: Juruá, 2012. 157p.
2014 International Criminal Court judges election
During the 13th session of the Assembly of
During the 19th Session in 2020, the Assembly of
2022 International Court of Justice judges election
Brant was one of the two Brazilian candidates running for the 2022 International Court of Justice judges election. In October, he was elected judge in replacement of Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade. According to Opinio Juris (blog), he will "continue Latin America’s legal legacy at the Court, after the passing of Judge Trindade".[15]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Currículo do Sistema de Currículos Lattes (Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant)". Buscatextual.cnpq.br. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Faculdade de Direito da UFMG - Corpo Docente". Direito.ufmg.br. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ a b "O Centro". CEDIN. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Corte Internacional de Justicia: Candidatura do Dr. Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant". www.gov.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elect Mr. Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant as Member of the Court" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b "Print ICC". Icc-cpi.int. 2014-06-17. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Brazilian Yearbook of International Law | :: CEDIN – International Law Center". Cedin.com.br. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Election 2014 Archived 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Assembly of States Parties. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Nominations for judges of the International Criminal Court" (PDF). ICC - ASP. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "2020 Nominations - Election of six judges". ICC - ASP. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ CHADE, Jamil. "Haia elege dois latino-americanos e brasileira disputa última vaga". UOL. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ CHADE, Jamil. "Brasil ignora juristas e atropela normas para apresentar candidata ao TPI". UOL. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Remembering Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade and his Legacy: A Joint Symposium". Opinio Juris. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-29.