Fernando Augusto Fernandes
A professor in Economic Criminal Law, he has a Master’s in Criminal Law from Cândido Mendes University and his thesis was on the defense of political prisoners via the Republic. He took a specialization course in Criminal Law at the same institution.
Fernando Augusto Fernandes holds an MBA in Economic and Corporate Law from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro. He is a member of the Criminal Lawyers’ Society in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the Criminology Institute of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences. He has also published various articles in specialized criminal law magazines. He was Director of the Brazilian arm of the International Criminal Law Association from 2005 through 2009.
He was also a councilor of the Rio de Janeiro chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association from 2006 through 2009 and was the President of its Defense, Assistance and Prerogatives Commission.
He is currently working on his Ph.D. in Political Science at Fluminense Federal University, in which he is assessing the training of Brazilian lawyers, under the tutelage of Gisálio Cerqueira Filho. He started by examining the early law schools (São Paulo and Recife), in addition to studying the 1930 University reform and its influences on sentences on political prisoners and the power relationships within the judiciary today.
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- ‘Constitutional guarantees and judgment by the media’ – lecture by Fernando Fernandes at the Mato Grosso do Sul Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association.
- The incompetence of the labor courts in criminal judgments’ – lecture by Fernando Fernandes at the First Congress of the Fluminense Association of Labor Lawyers.
- ‘A lawyer in defense of freedom’ – article by Fernando Fernandes published in the book entitled ‘Notable Lawyers in Criminal Law’ – in homage to emeritus professor René Ariel Dotti.
- ‘Project for the Commission of Defense, Assistance and Prerogatives’, presented by Fernando Fernandes at the Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RJ).
- Interview given to Menorah magazine.
- Professional opinion requested by OAB-RJ from Fernando Fernandes on “steps for verification” in law firms.
- Deposition on Criminal Law.
- Read an excerpt from the book entitled ‘The human voice – defense before tribunals of the Republic’ by Fernando Fernandes.
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