Pesquisadores
Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Brasília (Brasília-DF, Brazil), Productivity Fellow of CNPq, and Coordinator of the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies at the University of Brasília. He is the author and editor of the books The Rule of Law in Brazil: The Legal Construction of Inequality (Hart, 2022), Constitutional Change and Transformation in Latin America (Hart, 2019, ed. with Richard Albert and Carlos Bernal), On The Limits of Constitutional Adjudication: Deconstructing Balancing and Judicial Activism (Springer, 2010), among others. He regularly writes for I-CONnect, having been its columnist in 2021. He is the Co-Chair of ICON-S Brazil.
Juliano Zaiden Benvindo
Director
Conheça os pesquisadores que constroem a coordenação do CECC:
Ana Cristina Botelho
Coordinator
She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Brasília/UnB (2018), with a concentration in "Law, State, and Constitution," having conducted her thesis in the Research Line: Constitution and Democracy. She holds a Master's degree in Constitutional Law from the Brasiliense Institute of Public Law/IDP (2009) and a Bachelor's degree in Law from the Federal University of Pernambuco/UFPE (2005), as well as a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on electrical engineering, from the University of Pernambuco/UPE (1993). She was a visiting professor at the Boston College Law School from September 2017 to June 2018 in the Sandwich Doctorate Program (UnB/Capes). She is a Professor at the Brasiliense Institute of Public Law/IDP, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has worked as a Federal Auditor of External Control at the Court of Audit of the Union since 1996, where she served for over 12 (twelve) years as an Advisor to the Minister.
Between 2021 and 2022, she served as the Director-General of the Serzedello Corrêa Institute (ISC), which is the Corporate University of the Court of Audit of the Union (TCU). In 2022, she was a Professor in the Postgraduate Course on Legislative Power and Parliamentary Law at the Brazilian Legislative Institute (ILB/Senate). She is a volunteer Professor at the Law School at the University of Brasília (UnB), where she is also a Researcher at the Comparative Constitutional Law Study Group (CECC). She has experience in the areas of Constitutional and Administrative Law, focusing primarily on public power oversight and control, comparative constitutional law, judicial review, constitutional control, judicial activism, and political corruption. She serves as a voluntary reviewer for some journals in the fields of Constitutional and Administrative Law, such as the TCU Journal and the Fundamental Rights and Democracy Journal (RDFD/Unibrasil).
Manuellita Hermes
Coordinator
Federal Prosecutor. Ph.D. summa cum laude from the Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata in cotutela with UnB, with research periods at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL) and at the Institut de recherche en droit international et européen de la Sorbonne (IREDIES). Professor at IDP and ESAGU. Volunteer lecturer in the undergraduate Law program at UnB. Coordinator-General of Judicial and Administrative Affairs at the Legal Consultancy of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship. Former Secretary of High Studies at the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF). Former Ministerial Advisor at the STF. Member of the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL/AIDC), the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), and the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S).
André Demetrio
Coordinator
Ph.D. candidate in Law at the University of Brasília (UnB). Researcher at CECC and CCONS. Substitute Professor at IFSP. Person with a disability.
Lattes:
Roberto Dalledone
Coordinator
Ph.D. in Law from the University of Brasília. Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg). Master's degree in Human Rights and Democracy from the Federal University of Paraná with a CAPES scholarship. Professor of Public International Law and Human Rights at the Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development, and Research (IDP). Has experience in Public Policy and International Politics, having participated in the United Nations internship program in New York. Ministerial Advisor at the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court.
Miguel Gualano de Godoy
Coordinator
Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) - Undergraduate, Master's, and Ph.D. Currently working at the Law School of the University of Brasília (FD-UnB). Holds a Master's and Ph.D. in Constitutional Law from UFPR, with study and research periods at Harvard Law School and the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Post-doctorate from the Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP). Researcher at the Center for Constitutional Studies (CCONS/UFPR) and the Constitutionalism and Democracy Research Center (UFPR). Has academic and professional experience in Constitutional Law, focusing mainly on the following topics: Brazilian Supreme Federal Court; constitutional control; constitutional process; legislative process; institutional dialogues; amicus curiae; public hearings; fundamental rights; and deliberative democracy.
Former Ministerial Advisor at the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF), Lawyer. Author of the books: "STF e Processo Constitucional: caminhos possíveis entre a ministrocracia e o Plenário mudo" (Ed. Arraes, 2021); "Fundamentos de Direito Constitucional" (Ed. Juspodivm, 2nd ed., 2022); "Devolver a Constituição ao Povo: crítica à supremacia judicial e diálogos institucionais" (Ed. Fórum, 2017); "Caso Marbury v. Madison: uma leitura crítica" (Ed. Juruá, 2017); "Constitucionalismo e Democracia: uma leitura a partir de Carlos Santiago Nino e Roberto Gargarella" (Ed. Saraiva, 2012).
Elisa Amorim Boaventura
Coordinator
Graduated in Law from UnB, currently pursuing a specialization in International Law at USP Ribeirão Preto. Lawyer at Horta e Bachur Advogados. Manager at WIA Juniors. Member of WIT Starters. Coordinator of the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC - UnB). Associate Editor of the International Review of Constitutional Reform (IRCR).
Geovana Guimarães
Coordinator
Master's student in Law at the University Center of Brasília. Chief Editor of the READ CEUB newspaper. Researcher at BI Norwegian Business School. Former member of the team that developed VitorIA, one of the Artificial Intelligences of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court. Former member of the Working Group at the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories, supporting Study Group No. 2 of the Laboratory of Innovation, Intelligence, and SDGs, of the National Council of Justice, where he worked on the implementation of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (UNODC/UN) in Brazil.
Lattes:
Ian Ferrare Meier
Coordinator
Master's student in Law at the University Center of Brasília. Editor-in-Chief of the READ CEUB journal. Researcher at BI Norwegian Business School. Former Member of the Team that developed VitorIA, one of the Artificial Intelligences of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court. Former Member of the Working Group at the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories, supporting Study Group No. 2 of the Laboratory for Innovation, Intelligence, and Sustainable Development Goals (ODS), of the National Council of Justice, where he worked on the implementation of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (UNODC/UN) in Brazil.
Júlia Quintão Frade
Coordinator
Master's student in Law at the University Center of Brasília. Chief Editor of the READ CEUB newspaper. Researcher at BI Norwegian Business School. Former member of the team that developed VitorIA, one of the Artificial Intelligences of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court. Former member of the Working Group at the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories, supporting Study Group No. 2 of the Laboratory of Innovation, Intelligence, and SDGs of the National Council of Justice, where he worked on the implementation of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (UNODC/UN) in Brazil.
Maria Letícia Borges
Coordinator
Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Associate Editor of the International Review of Constitutional Reform (IRCR). Author and editor of the book Comparative Dialogues: Studies in Comparative Constitutional Law (Pontes Publisher, 2023).
Matheus Depieri
Director
Master of Laws (LL.M.) candidate at the University of Cambridge (King's College) and Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Fellow at the Portulans Institute. General Editor of the Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ). Associate Editor of the Cambridge Law Review and the International Review of Constitutional Reform. Researcher at the Cambridge Pro Bono Project. Director of the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC/UnB) and researcher at the Study and Research Group on Civil Procedure, Access to Justice, and Protection of Rights (GEPC/UnB).
Sandryelle Alves
Coordinator
Lawyer. Graduated in Law from the University of Brasilia. Postgraduate student in Business Law and Contracts at the University Center of Brasilia. Researcher at the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies of the University of Brasilia - CECC/UnB.
Tayná Frota Araújo
Coordinator
Lawyer. Postgraduate student in Digital Law, Data, and Artificial Intelligence at the Brasiliense Institute of Public Law (IDP). Bachelor of Law from the University of Brasília (UnB). Researcher at the Center for Law, Internet, and Society (CEDIS) at IDP and coordinator of Privacy Lab-CEDIS/IDP. Coordinator of Studies at the LGPD Observatory/UnB. Researcher at the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC)/UnB.
Anna Irene de Paula
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília. Former president and member of the Council of Representatives. Student collaborator of the HABEAS LIBER extension project, based at the Law School of the University of Brasília. Former monitor for General Theory of Procedure 2, taught by Professor Vallisney de Souza Oliveira, and Legal Sociology, by Alexandre Veronese, at the Law School of the University of Brasília. Member of the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CEEC/UnB) and the Research Group 'Law, Gender, and Families'. Researcher in the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC) in 2023/2024.
Caio Ruggiero
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at UnB, researcher at GPRAJ, coordinator and researcher at CECC, member of PET Law UnB.
Lattes:
Carolina Oleskovicz
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at UnB, researcher at GPRAJ, coordinator and researcher at CECC, member of PET Law UnB.
Lattes:
Gabriel Pedroza
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília (UnB), with a mobility period at the University of Lisbon (FDUL). Intern at Silva Prado Roscoe Bessa Advogados. Coordinator of the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC).
Lattes:
Gabriella Késio
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília, took the course on Models and Paradigms with Professor Dr. Juliano Zaiden Benvindo, and served as a monitor in the following semester (2023.2) - assisting in the dynamics of the Mock Trial and in the assigned activities. Participates in Veredicto - an extension project also under the guidance of Professor Dr. Juliano Zaiden - and has an interest and curiosity about how "law" is perceived and applied worldwide.
Lattes:
Giulia Mariah
Coordinator
Legislative/legal advisor to a parliamentary senator in the Federal Senate. Undergraduate student in Law at UnB. Scholar in Scientific Initiation with a project on Comparative Constitutional Law (2023). Assistant Editor of the Law Students' Magazine at UnB (RED | UnB). Monitor for Constitutional Law with Professor Dr. Miguel Gualano Godoy.
Lattes:
Hanna
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília, completed the course on Models and Paradigms with Professor Dr. Juliano Zaiden Benvindo, and served as a monitor in the following semester (2023.2) - assisting in the dynamics of the Mock Trial and in the assigned activities. Participates in Veredicto - an extension project also under the guidance of Professor Dr. Juliano Zaiden - and has an interest and curiosity about how "law" is perceived and applied worldwide.
Lattes:
Igor Caldas
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at UnB, editor of articles for the Law Students' Magazine at UnB, founder and manager of SINC, researcher funded by FAP-DF and CNPq, author of articles in Constitutional and Regulatory Law.
Lattes:
João Guilherme Oliveira
Coordinator
Undergraduate student of Law at the University of Brasília (UnB). Researcher in the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC) in the May 2022/April 2023 call. Researcher at the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC).
Lattes:
Luna
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília (UnB), editor of articles for the Law Students' Journal at UnB, founder and manager of SINC, researcher funded by FAP-DF and CNPq, author of articles in Constitutional and Regulatory Law.
Lattes:
Maria Antônia Beraldo
Coordinator
Undergraduate student in Law at the University of Brasília (UnB), with a period of international academic mobility at the Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata. Researcher and graphic design editor at the Center for Comparative Constitutional Studies (CECC/UnB). Works as an extensionist at the Legal Office for Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (JUSDIV/UnB).
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