PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN BRAZIL: A BRIEF OVERVIEW

Authors

  • Carmen Tiburcio Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The paper is intended to provide an overview of Private International Law in Brazil. With this purpose, it presents in broad lines the subject matters of the discipline, undertaking, whenever possible, comparisons with the contours given to it in the United States. In sum, the text deals with the acquisition of Brazilian nationality, the status of aliens, the determination of the applicable legislation to legal relationships with international connections – which includes the exam of Brazilian connecting rules and principles of Private International Law – and the exercise of Brazilian jurisdiction.

Author Biography

Carmen Tiburcio, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Professor of Private International Law and International Litigation at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Graduate Program of University Gama Filho; LLM and SJD University of Virginia School of Law. Legal consultant at Luís Roberto Barroso & Associados.

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Published

2013-05-30

How to Cite

Tiburcio, C. (2013). PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN BRAZIL: A BRIEF OVERVIEW. PANORAMA OF BRAZILIAN LAW, 1(1), 11–37. Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/pbl/article/view/34357