JAN
11
2019
NOV
23
2018

Is Unilateral Revocation of the Indus Water Treaty Permissible Under International Law?

Muhammad Sufyan Zia

The present piece is an attempt to explore whether unilateral withdrawal by India from IWT violates the international law in general and amounts to “act of aggression” in particular as argued by Pakistan.

NOV
22
2018

Exxon Embraces Activism, at Least in the Courts

Steven H. Shiffrin and Shanna Cleveland

On October 24, 2018, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood sued Exxon for defrauding investors about the business risks of climate change. Of course, Exxon will probably deny that it committed fraud. But, in anticipation of this day, the oil giant has spent the last two years preparing a far more insidious legal defense: that its fraud is actually protected by the Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of speech.

OCT
9
2018

The Internet of Things: the Public Consultation of Anatel on the Regulation of IoT Applications and Machine to Machine Communication

Ericson M. Scorsim

The Internet of Things, known as IoT, is a market trend in internet applications.

OCT
4
2018

Compulsory dismissal for an employee based only in his/her age

Maria Lucia Ciampa Benhame Puglisi

Even in other countries this kind of program can be usual, in Brazil, the situation is very delicate and will be examined under different rules considering Brazilian laws that regulate the employment contract, compulsory retirement, and protection to the elderly.

SEP
3
2018

Brazilian Personal Data Protection Act: examining its impact on the subjects of personal data, companies in charge of personal data processing, and the public sector.

The law on the protection of personal data is adapted to the context of the evolution of the technologies based on digital platforms, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning.

JUL
31
2018

Construction law in Brazil

Antonio Fernando Guimarães Pinheiro

Brazilian law requires that the legal entities formed with the purpose of carrying out construction works or are linked to engineering, agronomy, geology, geography and other similar activities.

JUL
27
2018

Acquisition of mining rights in Brazil

Antonio Fernando Guimaraes Pinheiro

t is also necessary for the buyer of the rnining right to survey the area to verify if there has been in previous exploration and/or exploitation -whether authorized or not -to safeguard its liability for damages to the property or the environment.

JUL
27
2018

The Brazilian labour legislation and its recent reform

Victoria Catalano Corrêa Guidette

It is important to emphasize that, in spite of the legal changes, some of them are apparently contradition to the Constitution, and the Superior Labour Court has not pacified its application yet.

JUL
18
2018

The United States Supreme Court: The Right to Privacy Related to Information on Personal Cellphone Location Records

Ericson M. Scorsim

The discussion revolved around the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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