Cleber Francisco Alves
Avenida Roberto Silveira, 75/501 - Petrópolis – RJ - Brazil
Postal Code 25.685-040 – Tel/Fax.: 55-24-2242-6952
e-mail: calves@compuland.com.br
Date of birth: January, 07,1969
Education:
(1) Ph.D. in Law (Doutor em Direito), 2005
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Dissertation: Comparative Study of Public Defenders and Legal Aid Services: Brazil, the U.S., and France .
This dissertation was warded, by US embassy in Brazil, “Franklin Delano Roosevelt Prize” for interdisciplinary work on social sciences engaged in north-american subjects. Also named by the Brazilian Ministry of Education as best dissertation in Law in Brazil, 2005.
(2) LL.M. (Mestre em Ciências Jurídicas), 1999
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
(3) Specialization in Civil Procedure, 1994
Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
(4) LL.B. (Bacharel em Direito), 1990
Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
Work Experience:
(1) Public Defender, Rio de Janeiro State, Petrópolis Office (1994- Present)
- this is my main current job. In Brazil, Public Defenders represent not only indigent defendants in criminal cases, but also both parties (plaintiff and defendants) in civil and even administrative litigation, including counselling clients prior to initiating legal proceedings. At my office, in Petropolis, I mainly handle public benefit and cases involving administrative law (about 1000 cases currently, per year).
(2) Chief Attorney for the Municipality, City of Petropolis (2001-2002)
(3) Director, Office of Human Resources Regional Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro (1995-1996)
Publications:
Books
(1) “Justiça para todos! – Assistência Jurídica Gratuita nos Estados Unidos, na França e no Brasil”
(Justice for All! Legal Services in the US, France and Brazil)
book published by Editora Lumen Juris, Rio de Janeiro, 2006.
(2) “Acesso à Justiça em Preto e Branco: retratos institucionais da Defensoria Pública”
(Access to Justice in Black and White: institutional portraits of the Public Defender Service),
book published by Editora Lumen Juris, Rio de Janeiro, 2004, co-authored with Marilia Gonçalves Pimenta.
(3) “O Princípio Constitucional da Dignidade da Pessoa Humana: o enfoque da Doutrina Social da Igreja”
(Constitutional Principle of the Human Being Dignity at the perspective of Social Doctrine of Catholic Church),
book published by Editora Renovar, Rio de Janeiro, 2001.
Book Chapter
(1) “Justiça e Racionalidade Prática – Reflexões a partir da obra de Alasdair MacIntyre”. In: “Perspectivas Atuais da Filosofia do Direito” (Thamy Pogrebinschi; Gisele Cittadino Antonio Cavalcanti Maia e Carolina Campos Melo, eds.). Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2005.
Journal Articles (the three most recents)
(1) “Acesso a la justicia, Estado de derecho y consolidación democrática en América Latina. El papel de la Defensoria Pública”
(Access to Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy in Latin America: the role of Publid Defense),
article published (spanish language) in REVISTA DEL MINISTERIO PÚBLICO DE LA DEFENSA, da Defensoria Pública General de La Nacion – República Argentina, Ano I, Número 01, Novembro de 2006.
(2) “Estudo de Caso: a decisão ´Airey v. Ireland´ e sua importância na afirmação do direito de acesso à justiça no continente europeu”
(A Case Study of Airey v. Ireland: an important case in affirming legal access in Europe),
Article published in REVISTA DE DIREITO DA DEFENSORIA PÚBLICA, Rio de Janeiro, nº 20, 2006.
(3) “Igualdade no Acesso à Justiça: A assistência judiciária numa perspectiva comparada - Brasil, França e Suécia”
(Equal access to Justice, comparative perspective of legal aid in Brazil, France, and Sweden)
Article published in REVISTA DA FACULDADE DE DIREITO DA UCP. Rio de Janeiro, Editora Lumen Juris, nº 5, 2003.
Other Publication (1) “Legal Aid in Brazil” Paper presented at the ILAG/International Legal Aid Group Conference – 2005. Killarney, Ireland. (available at: www.ilag.org)
Awards (1) Best doctoral dissertation in Law for 2005 by CAPES, the Brazilian Government Agency responsible for the accreditation of Post Graduate Programs, Ministry of Education.
(2) Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize for best doctoral dissertation of 2005, awarded by the U.S. Embassy in Brazil
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