Law

Law

Scale out of balance

The presence of women in different legal professions decreases the higher you look on the career ladder

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Oversight

Universities under investigation

São Paulo Legislative Assembly Inquiry makes recommendations on how to improve the management of USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP

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Interview

Gláucio Ary Dillon Soares: The sociologist of love

One of the founders of sociology in Brazil, IESP professor Gláucio Soares talks about his six decades of experience teaching and reveals that he is researching love

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Cover

Public faith

Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country

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Law

Justice is delayed but (apparently) is not failing

A study of the fight against corruption from the perspective of police investigations and criminal prosecutions

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Law

A culture of settlement

Research reveals a lack of knowledge among the public about mediation and conciliation mechanisms that can expedite dispute resolution and help to free up the judicial system

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Law

Bill against sexual harassment at universities

The Senate of Chile approved a new bill obligating state-funded universities to create a detailed protocol on how to deal with complaints of sexual harassment

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Public Health

Disarming Violence

Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests

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Interview

Silvia Pimentel: Women’s rights

The lawyer who chaired the most important international committee for the defense of women’s rights speaks about the more than four decades she spent in teaching, research, and activism

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LAW

Justice is delayed, but (apparently) isn’t failing

Combating corruption is studied from the vantage of police investigations and criminal prosecutions

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Law

Judiciary undergoing transformation

Opposing the trend of the 1990s, study identifies fewer women and working class among Brazilian judges

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COVER

Architecture of the Constitution

Three decades after its ratification, a scientific study reveals the uniqueness of the federal Constitution's construction and evidence of pioneering spirit in its codification of citizens' rights

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Good practices

The weight of Justice

Researchers debate whether scientific misconduct should be treated as a crime

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Patent War

Patent War

Researchers locked in legal battle for property rights linked to the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool

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Vídeo

Illegal Amazonia

Landowners in the state of Pará may be resorting to fraud to extract more timber than is allowed

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JUSTICE

A labyrinth of inconclusive decisions

86% of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court decisions are responses to internal appeals

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COOPERATION

A catalyst for debate

For ten years, the Mobilization for Business Innovation has been guiding corporate strategies and coordinating the dialogue between government, the private sector, and universities

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LEGISLATION

Legal certainty

A new decree outlines measures to lift bureaucratic barriers and boost innovation in companies and universities

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LEGISLATION

A rainbow of demands

LGBT rights begin to gain respect through legal actions filed with the judicial branch

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Education

Fewer foreign students in the United States

A study highlighted a 7% drop in the number of foreign students starting at US universities in the 2016–2017 school year

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Retrospect

Providing a legal education

Law schools contributed to the development of a national identity

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retrospect

Innovation during the Empire

First patents law helped encourage innovation in Brazil in the 19th century

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Ethics

U.S. court levies a $15 million fine on websites that pirate journal articles

U.S. court levies a $15 million fine on websites that pirate journal articles

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JUSTICE

A labyrinth of inconclusive decisions

Most Federal Supreme Court decisions are responses to internal appeals

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Law

Congressmen versus anthropologists

The SBPC defends the Brazilian Association of Anthropology

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Careers

Law provides incentives for innovation

Law provides incentives for innovation

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COVER

Growing demands

Partnerships seek to understand judicialization of health

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PROFILE

From the fields to the courts

A self-taught botanist has already classified more than 350 species

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JUSTICE

Deficit of deliberation

Internal rules and practices can affect the debate of Supreme Court Justices

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law

No more primates

Import lab monkeys for clinical trials may be prohibited in Australia

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