CEDIN is a non-profit civil association which aims at International Law’s development. Its main activity comprises the production of legal works and the coordination of events that favor the discussion of up-to-date issues in the international scenario. Thus, it seeks to set up a dialogue between academics and civil society, contributing to a greater perspective in order to promote ethics, peace, citizenship, human rights and universal values consecrated by International Law, essential to the establishment of a more righteous and balanced international community.

CEDIN and its associates held important international events such as Congresses and Seminars. Likewise, the Center has coordinated several profound studies on theme areas, such as international jurisdictions and international terrorism. Finally, CEDIN, along with its associates, is the organizer of the International Law Winter Course, a pioneer event in Brazil. This event sets up Brazil as one of the worldwide centers of International Law.

Another subject worth pointing out is the CEDIN Advisory Council, a board of renowned Brazilian and foreign professors and professionals of International Law that attest the distinction of the Center.

Facilities

CEDIN is located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in the Savassi precinct, an easy access area with exceptional infrastructure.

The office has modern equipment with excellent facilities which favor the work and quality rendered to the community. And besides, CEDIN also has a library with more than 1,000 volumes in Portuguese, English and French. Most of the works are about International Law, nevertheless the Center reckons on several publications of other sciences and fields of interest related to the main theme of our work and that are vital for the study and research in the area. It is important to quote that the library is open to the community.

Executive Board

CEO
Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant

Consultative Council

Adhemar G. Bahadian
A mbassador from Brazil in Italy
Alain Pellet
Professor at Paris X-Nanterre University
Member and former president of The UN International Law Commission
Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Professor at UnB and Rio Branco Institute
Former President at The Inter-American Court of Human Rights San José - Costa Rica
Antônio Celso Alves Pereira
President of the Brazilian Society of International Law
Former Dean of the UERJ
Antônio Paulo Cachapuz de Medeiros
Juridical Consultant of the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil
Bruno Simma
Judge at the International Court of Justice - Hague
President Founder of the European Society of International Law
Celso Lafer
Professor at USP
Former Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil
Gilbert Guillaume
Judge-President of the International Court of Justice - Hague
Professor of the Institut d'études Politiques - Paris
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Judge and Former Presidente of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal
Francisco Rezek
Former Judge at the International Court of Justice - Hague
Professor at UnB
Gabriel Valladares
Juridical Consultant of the International Committee of the Red Cross
João Clemente Baena Soares
Member of the UN International Law Commission
Luigi Condorelli
Professor at the Florence University - Italy
Marcos Azambuja
Member of the the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission
Former A mbassador from Brazil in France
Sylvia Steiner
Judge at the International Criminal Court
Vicente Marotta Rangel
Professor at USP
Member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Members
Ana Muñiz Álvarez
Daniela Rodrigues Vieira
Délber Andrade Lage
Karina Marzano Franco
Larissa Campos de Oliveira Soares
Luciana Diniz Durães Pereira
Marinana Andrade e Barros
Pedro Ivo Ribeiro Diniz
Thiago de Andrade Neves

Former Members
Ana Carolina de Brito Machado
Bruno Caldas Machado
David França Ribeiro de Carvalho
Demian da Cunha Pereira França Magalhães
Fabiana de Oliveira Godinho
Fernanda Mara Leite
Gilda Lara Resende da Gama
Giuliana Magalhães Rigoni
Jorge Mascarenhas Lasmar
Leandro de Alencar Rangel
Leonardo Andrade Macedo
Leonardo Estrela Borges
Marcela de Castro Reis
Marie Rota
Renata Mantovani de Lima
Rogério Faria Tavares
Vincent Souty

Portal Staff

General Coordination
Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant

Executive Coordination
Pedro Ivo Ribeiro Diniz

Coordination Assistants
Thiago de Andrade Neves