2014

Citizenship and human rights
The notion of citizenship presupposes the active political participation of each individual and is linked to fundamental rights such as freedom and equality. However, we can not think of citizenship only in an abstract way, ...
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2014

Tax collection in Brazil
The different levels of government in Brazil are responsible for the taxation of different fields of economic activities of individuals and businesses. Starting with the Federal Constitution, a significant volume of standards ...
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2014

The impact of bilateral investment treaties in international law
The search for foreign investment around the world led many States to conclude thousands of Bilateral Investment Treaties, as well as multilateral treaties, setting out arbitrations schemes to settle disputes. These ...
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2014

Shale gas regulation in Brazil
Shale gas has emerged in recent years as an extremely promising source of energy, despite the controversy about the environmental and social impacts its exploitation entails. In 2013 Brazil put itself in the vanguard of ...
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2014

Investment in Rio de Janeiro
The concept of foreign investment is one of the most discussed topics in the International Law of Investment, especially in international arbitrations. While the bilateral investment treaties usually brings their own ...
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