Presentation / Editorial - V.16, N.4, 2025

Abstract

Presentation

December 2025

And so another fruitful annual cycle of Direito e Práxis comes to an end! With the 16th volume, we deliver to our reading community a rich collection: dozens of articles on a variety of topics, reviews, translations, and, with special emphasis, dossiers carefully curated by guest editors and publishers.

The year 2026 unfolded with profound debates: in March, the Dossier “Revisiting the debate on the theory of the derivation of the state,” organized by Flávio Roberto Batista, Áquilas Mendes, and Leonardo Carnut; in June, the pages were filled with the Dossier “Law and Political Economy in Latin America,” curated by Mario G. Schapiro, Raquel de Mattos Pimenta, Beatriz Kira, and Diogo Rosenthal Coutinho; and September brought to light “The relevance of Antonio Negri today: constituent power, autonomy, and the crisis of democracy,” organized by Vanessa Santos do Canto, Francisco de Guimaraens, and Alexandre Mendes.

To crown this editorial year, in December we published the comprehensive dossier “Decolonial Comparative Property Law,” the result of more than two years of international collaboration between researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg (as part of its Decolonial Comparative Law Program) and Brazilian academics. The curatorship, signed by André Nunes Chaib, Deo Campos Dutra, Flávia Carlet, Karina Gomes, Kwamou Eva Feukeu, Luiz de Abreu, Ralf Michaels, and Tatiana Emília Dias Gomes, brought together perspectives from authors based in Germany, Colombia, Congo, Indonesia, Italy, Ecuador, Brazil, and Turkey, offering diverse perspectives for rethinking comparative law.

This latest edition of the year is further enriched by translations of articles by Daniel J. García López and Pedro Bertolucci Keese, and a review of the book “The Eye Of The Master: A Social History Of Artificial Intelligence,” by Matteo Pasquinelli (Verso, 2023).

Thus, we conclude another journey of Direito e Práxis, encouraged and inspired by the rigor and diversity of the research entrusted to us. These works, based on different theoretical frameworks and methodologies, courageously address the complexity, challenges, and openings of the socio-legal phenomenon. We believe that this is the fundamental contribution of the Journal: an academic, theoretical, and practical seedbed for the construction of more plural, egalitarian, and just societies.

This collective work is only possible thanks to the efforts of many people. We extend our sincere thanks to all the reviewers, whose role is fundamental to the quality and credibility not only of our journal but of the entire scientific endeavor. Our gratitude also extends to the interns who make up the executive committee, whose meticulous work is vital to maintaining the excellence of our editorial processes. Direito e Práxis is proud to be, in addition to a vehicle for scientific publishing and dissemination, a training ground for young and future legal thinkers and practitioners.

Finally, we remind you that our editorial policies for all sections are available on our website, and that submissions are ongoing and always welcome. See you in the next volume!

Enjoy your reading!    

Direito e Práxis Team