PCA1983!

Institution: Columbia Law School/University of São Paulo

Period of stay: tbc

Contact: pc3122@columbia.edu

https://chinese-legal-studies.law.columbia.edu/content/visiting-scholars...

Profile: 

PhD/JSD Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School | Regional Leader at Woman Inside Trade Organization (Boston - NYC - D.C.) | 2022 Global Scholars at Harvard Law School | PhD Candidate in Law at the University of São Paulo (USP) | Attorney | Former Assistant Professor at the University of São Paulo, teaching "Law and Gender Equity: Leadership and Challenges in the COVID-19 Pandemic" | Former Judicial Clerk and Chief's Officer at the Brazilian Court of Justice | Former Researcher at the Center for Global Law and Development, Getúlio Vargas Foundation Law School (FGV) | Former FAPESP Researcher on the project "Law and Economic Relations between Brazil and China" | MS.C. in Law from the Federal University of Ceará | JD/Bachelor of Law from the Federal University of Ceará, with international academic mobility at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) with a scholarship from Santander Bank, and at the University of Valladolid (Spain), and at the Hague Academy of International Law, focusing on Private International Law.

Research Area:

International Investment Law

Research Title:

Belt and Road Initiative: analysis and implications

Research Outline:

The project delves into the political dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beyond its narrative of fostering win-win cooperation, the economic and financial resources mobilized by the Initiative wield significant geopolitical influence. Unlike traditional trade agreements governed by strict institutional frameworks, such as multilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) that often incorporate provisions on human rights and environmental standards, the BRI relies on alternative regulatory instruments like cooperation agreements, memoranda of understanding, strategic partnerships, and long-term plans. This pragmatic approach, unencumbered by such constraints, underscores the unique nature of the BRI.

The format of these regulatory instruments, coupled with the expansive scope of the initiative involving numerous countries and impacting a substantial global population, directly or indirectly influences the geopolitical and geo-economic landscape. The economic and political dependencies created through indebtedness, combined with China's soft power strategy centered on infrastructure development, have enabled China to augment its influence on a global scale. However, questions arise regarding the absence of a comprehensive global strategy to regulate the bilateral relationships formed through BRI regulatory instruments. Are these instruments contributing to a fragmentation of the global regulatory system and fostering a polarization of Chinese political hegemony?

The overarching objective of the project is to scrutinize the BRI program from a legal and regulatory perspective. This will entail qualitative research methods, including a thorough review of national and international literature, to shed light on the legal implications and regulatory dynamics surrounding the BRI.

Publications:

A qualitative-empirical analysis of health cooperation in the Sino-Brazilian legal relationship: the case of the importation of Chinese pharmaceutical inputs. Macau Journal of Brazilian Studies, 2022. http://aebm.mo/en/uploads/ueditor/file/20210720/1626749132997942.pdf
Direito das Relações Econômicas Brazil - China. Book published., 2022.
https://lumenjuris.com.br/direito-internacional-comunitario-e-relacoes-i...
 

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