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The cultural formation <strong>of</strong> Brazil and<br />

the present structure <strong>of</strong> its judiciary *<br />

by Durval de Noronha Goyos Jr.<br />

Durval de Noronha Goyos Jr.<br />

Dr Durval de Noronha Goyos Jr. is the founder<br />

and senior partner <strong>of</strong> Noronha Advogados, the<br />

second largest law firm in <strong>South</strong> America, with<br />

<strong>of</strong>fices in various cities in Brazil, as well as in<br />

Miami, London, ZuÈ rich and Lisbon. He is a<br />

member <strong>of</strong> the Brazilian and the Portuguese<br />

Bars, was chairman <strong>of</strong> the Brazilian Bar's<br />

Committee on GATT and is currently a WTO<br />

arbitrator.<br />

He is regarded as an authority on international<br />

law and economics, and on economic<br />

groups such as MERCOSUL, NAFTA and the<br />

FTAA. He has also represented the Brazilian<br />

government in international negotiations involving<br />

MERCOSUL and GATT. Dr Noronha<br />

Goyos Jr. is the author <strong>of</strong> GATT, MERCOSUL &<br />

NAFTA and The WTO and the Treaties <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Uruguay Round, among many other books.<br />

Dr Noronha is the author <strong>of</strong> the authoritative<br />

Legal Dictionary (English/Portuguese; Portuguese/English)<br />

already in its fourth edition.<br />

ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ<br />

* Edited text <strong>of</strong> a presentation made in SaÄ o Paulo, Brazil, at the Getu lio Vargas Foundation, on 25 January 2000, for the Vivendi delegation <strong>of</strong><br />

Duke <strong>University</strong>.<br />

ISSN 0256±6060±Unisa Lat. Am. Rep. 16(2) 2000 35

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