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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 />
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* 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