The Latin American Institute for Collective Justice – ILAJUC is a non-profit organization that investigates how collective law, whether in its material or procedural sphere, supports democracy, socioeconomic development, social solidarity and access to justice throughout Latin America. As a think tank, our focus is the development of ideas, research and studies in collective law, especially through comparative law, with the aim of generating practical results and contributing to the society in which we live.
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The Social Democratic State of Law is not yet a consolidated reality in Latin America. ILAJUC believes that the path to this goal necessarily involves a notion of collectivity and solidarity that is often left aside due to physical, ideological and cultural barriers.
However, there are many more factors that bring us closer than those that separate us. We share the same roots, consequences and challenges arising from our history and that, to a large extent, have guided the development of the States that make up Latin America. Therefore, believing in and respecting the diversity of the Latin American peoples, we see them as complementary blocks that, together, are capable of creating a positive identity that will be of great value to the economic and social development of Latin countries.
Our mission is to be a platform for the development of knowledge about the legal means available to us to achieve this goal and to foster discussions on the subject in the legislative, executive and judicial spheres. Our focus is on collective rights, both in their material and procedural spheres. To achieve our mission, our core values are ethics in interpersonal and inter-institutional relationships; creativity and innovation in the way we develop ILAJUC’s activities; socio-environmental responsibility and transparency. We also seek to foster international cooperation in legal investigations with the aim of strengthening sustainable development and access to justice.
The Latin American identity is fundamental to ILAJUC’s mission. We believe that true social democracy and solidarity will be consolidated when our people achieve social justice. This will only be possible with broad and total access by the community to available legal means, as well as the struggle to continuously improve and achieve progress. ILAJUC is part of this transformation, come with us!
This booklet is a tool for Human Rights defenders to have a better chance of success in their collective disputes in the judiciary.
The year 2021 marked the beginning of our work as an Institute. See our 2021 projects, such as the First Kwá Yepe Turusu yapisáwa Indigenous Cup.
Lawyer and mediator graduated from FGV-SP, with a postgraduate degree in Business Law from Insper – SP and an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from King’s College London. Pedro works in transnational collective litigation in the areas of human and corporate rights, environmental law, antitrust law and consumer law. Pedro is President of ILAJUC.
Lawyer graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), with a postgraduate degree in Administrative Law from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation of São Paulo (FGV)/SP, and in Law & Economics from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Administrative Law at the University of São Paulo (USP). Researcher on the Infrastructure Administrative Law project of the Administrative Law and Society Research Group at USP, member of the infrastructure committee of the OAB/SP and member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Paulo is Vice-President of ILAJUC.
Lawyer, master and doctor in State Law from PUC/SP. He was a member of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of São Paulo, having been twice Attorney General of Justice and, later, Secretary of State for Justice and Defense of Citizenship, when he also presided over the Fundação Casa. Author of legal books and professor of administrative law and collective protection. Márcio is Vice-President of ILAJUC.
A lawyer graduated from PUC-MG, he holds a Master’s degree in Tax Law from the University of Coimbra and is a future EMBA student at the University of Oxford, Said Business School. Tomás is our Partnerships Director.
Graduated and Master in Forestry Engineering, with emphasis in Forest Ecology, from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA/Brazil). Has experience in geoprocessing, dendrochronology and socio-environmental research.
Communications Officer – Advertising graduate from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). With experience in agencies and NGOs in the areas of Writing and Social Media, Leonardo is the Institute’s Communications Officer.
A woman, lawyer and historian, she is a defender of human rights and has always worked in the third sector and specialized in the management of social projects. She has worked to promote the rights of prisoners and former prisoners, women, the homeless population and migrants. She has worked on development and poverty eradication projects and is currently dedicated to promoting access to justice and collective rights, as institutional director of ILAJUC.
A researcher and lawyer, qualified in Israel and the UK (as a solicitor). She holds a PhD in Law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an LLM from University College London and an LLB from the College of Management Tel Aviv. She also holds a BA in History and History of Art from Tel Aviv University. Her areas of practice and research are public international law, human rights, humanitarian law, international criminal law and environmental law. She has practiced law in Israel, the UK and Brazil.
Clarissa Yoshino is a lawyer graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo, with an extension at the University of Leeds, England. She has extensive experience in complex matters, working with privacy and data protection and serving as DPO in a multinational company and as Head of Legal in a technology company.
Substitute Professor of Private International Law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. PhD in International Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Master of Laws (LL.M.) with specialization in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from the New York University School of Law. Master in International Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Visiting Scholar at Duke University School of Law. Partner at Nadia de Araujo Advogados.
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