Caio Cézar Ovelheiro Menna Barreto

Background

Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – 2016

Specialist in International Law from Faculdade CEDIN – 2021

Master degree in International Law from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) – 2023

Associate Member of the Brazilian Branch of the International Law Association (ILA-Brazil)

Researcher at the Center for Studies in International Courts of the University of São Paulo (NETI-USP) – 2023

Experience

Caio is specialized in the areas of Tax Law and International Law, having worked in the tax areas of the law firms Villemor Amaral Advogados (2017) and Demarest Advogados (2018-2020). He works in court and administrative litigation and provides tax consulting services to individuals and companies, with emphasis on international tax law, customs law, and international trade.

In the academic sphere, Caio has been Substitute Professor of Public International Law for the Law, International Relations and Defense, and International Strategic Management courses at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) since 2021. He has been a speaker and lecturer in national and international Congresses and Symposia.

Publications

Caio is the author and coauthor of book chapters and articles published in periodicals, such as:

(i) “O papel do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia na formação do direito comunitário europeu: possíveis lições para a integração na América do Sul” (In: Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida (Org.) (The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the formation of European Community law: possible lessons for integration in South America” (In: Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida) Journal of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at FGV Direito Rio – EU-South American School on Global Governance. 1^st ed. Rio de Janeiro: FGV Direito Rio, 2021, v. 1, p. 71-86);

(ii) “Tribunal Permanente de Revisão do Mercado Comum do Sul – Mercosul” (Permanent Court of Review of Mercosur Common Market) (In: Brenda Maria Ramos Araújo; Maria Carolina de Souza Ribeiro Sá; Vinícius Reis de Souza Paiva (Org.). “Cortes, Tribunais e outros Sistemas de Solução de Controvérsias Internacionais: Um catálogo institucional e normativo.” (Courts, Tribunals and other Systems for International Dispute Resolution: An institutional and normative catalogue.) 1^st ed. Belo Horizonte: Arraes Editores, 2022, v., p. 99-128);

(iii) “The standing before the International Court of Justice in cases of breaches of obligations erga omnes” (In: Aldo Nunes Filho; Luisa Giannini; Mônica Nogueira Rodrigues (Org.). “TRIBUNAIS INTERNACIONAIS E DECOLONIZAÇÃO” 1^st ed. Curitiba: Brazilian Academy of International Law, 2022, v. 1, p. 117-126);

(iv) “A responsabilidade internacional dos Estados por atos praticados por empresas militares e de segurança privadas” (The international responsibility of the States for acts committed by private military and security companies) (In: Tarin Cristino Frota Mont’Alverne; Melina Coelho Garcia; Nikaelly Lopes de Freitas. (Org.). “DIREITO INTERNACIONAL CONTEMPORÂNEO: INTEGRAÇÃO, SOLIDARIEDADE E EMERGÊNCIA CLIMÁTICA.” 1^st ed. Fortaleza: Mucuripe, 2022, v. 1, p. 98-115);

(v) “As situações no Afeganistão e na Palestina: expansão indevida da jurisdição do Tribunal Penal Internacional?” (The situation in Afghanistan and Palestine: undue expansion of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court?) (Electronic Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Policy, v. 9, p. 1-46, 2021).