The Italian and the Brazilian legal systems: convergences and divergences
Venue: Faculty of Law, Conference room, via Verdi, 53 - Trento
The Italian and the Brazilian legal systems are linked by strong cultural influences. The conference aims at exploring the dynamics both systems have been experiencing in the last years. While the Italian legal system has been affected by the Europeanization process, the Brazilian legal system has been affected by deeper integration in world trade and, to a lesser extent, by processes of regional integration. The two countries are also following different trajectories of economic development, with individual specificity and characterisation. Nevertheless, both of them are involved in the globalization process, which means a great twisting for legal and economic categories. Did such processes drive both systems in the same direction? Or are there reasons to suggest that differences between the two systems are becoming wider? The conference will look for answers to these and other questions by discussing convergences and divergences in different branches of the law.
The theme of the conference is also relevant from the point of view of the commercial relationships between the two countries. The degree of convergence shall be assessed to measure the risks, as well as the opportunities, faced by firms entering each country’s markets. At this end, within the program of the Conference, a workshop with representatives of the Italian and the Brazilian business associations will discuss opportunities for future collaborations.
Programme
November 6th
| 15.00-15.15 Video 01:06:45 |
Welcome address by the dean of the Faculty of Law, prof. Giuseppe Nesi |
| 15.15-16.15 | The impact of constitutional innovations and reforms |
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Chair: prof. Giuseppe Bellantuono, University of Trento |
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| 16.15-16.45 | Coffee Break |
| 16.45-17.45 | Legal reasoning in a comparative perspective |
| Video 01:39:15 |
Chair: prof. Maurizio Manzin, University of Trento |
| 17.45-18.15 | Debate and questions |
November 7th
| 9.00-10.00 | Criminal law: national and international dynamics |
| Video 01:29:13 |
Chair: prof. Federico Puppo, University of Trento |
| 10.00-11.00 | The meaning and effectiveness of consumer protection in Italy and Brazil |
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prof. Marcelo de Oliveira Milagres, UFMG |
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| 11.00-11.15 | Coffee Break |
| 11.15-12.15 | Trends of labour law in Brazil and Italy |
| Video 01:42:33 |
Chair: prof. Umberto Izzo, University of Trento |
| 12:15-13:15 | Using competition and intellectual property law to foster innovation |
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prof. Fabiano Teodoro de Rezende Lara, UFMG |
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| 13.15-13.45 | Debate and questions |
| 13.45-14.45 | Lunch |
| 15.00-17.00 | Workshop |
Participation is free of charge, but advance registration – through the registration form (see download box) - is appreciated.
Scientific committee:
- Giuseppe Bellantuono
- Federico Puppo
Faculty of Law, University of Trento
