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Podda, Emanuele (2023) Transatlantic Legal Networks : Boris Mirkine-Guetzévitch and Brazil, 1927–1934. Historical Reflections (Réflexions Historiques), 49 (2). pp. 50-72. doi:10.3167/hrrh.2023.490204 ISSN 0315-7997.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/hrrh.2023.490204
Abstract
This article investigates the construction of the authority of jurist Boris Mirkine- Guetzévitch in the Brazilian political and legal fields between 1927 and 1934. Through the reading of the archives of the Rockefeller Foundation, it shows how Mirkine-Guetzévitch, inspired by the desire to preserve democracy and human rights, established key transnational centers for the diffusion of legal knowledge—the International Institute of Public Law (1927) and the Parisian Institute of Comparative Law (1931)—where his ideas were well received. It then argues, through the reading of the contemporary Brazilian press, that these organizations were instrumental in sustaining—or were actively employed to sustain—his contacts with Brazilian personalities starting from 1932. By analyzing the 1933–1934 Annals of the Brazilian National Constituent Assembly, this article concludes that this effort was successful, and that Mirkine-Guetzévitch became a key reference for Brazilian liberal politicians during the debates leading to the promulgation of the 1934 Constitution.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations K Law [Moys] > KS Latin America |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mirkin-Get︠s︡evich, Boris Sergi︠e︡evich, 1892-, Constitutional law -- Brazil, Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1922-1930, Brazil -- Politics and government -- 1930-1945, Constitutions -- Brazil, International relations and culture -- Brazil -- History, International relations and culture -- France -- History, Vargas, Getúlio, 1883-1954 | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Historical Reflections (Réflexions Historiques) | ||||||
Publisher: | Berghahn Books Inc. | ||||||
ISSN: | 0315-7997 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2023 | ||||||
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Volume: | 49 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 50-72 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3167/hrrh.2023.490204 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 October 2023 |
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