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Brasil, China y el Derecho Internacional

Authors

  • Rodrigo Machado Franco Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Lucas Carlos Lima Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Vol. 14 No. 26 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-482X.2025.75873
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Abstract

This study compares the perspectives of Brazil and China on international law, exploring how their historical trajectories, legal foreign policies, and regional contexts have shaped their approaches. The first section identifies the intellectual influences underpinning their internationalist visions, highlighting how historical traditions have shaped their attitudes toward international law. China adopts a dual approach: it seeks to influence the development of international law while maintaining a distrust of its instrumentalization by major powers. In contrast, Brazil emphasizes multilateralism and the defense of national sovereignty, influenced by its Roman-Germanic legal tradition and its role in Latin America. The second section examines the convergences in the foreign policies of both states, suggesting the possibility of a common Sino-Brazilian view of international law. Finally, the joint proposal of Brazil and China regarding the war in Ukraine is analyzed, illustrating how both countries apply their principles of international law in a complex context. The conclusion is that Brazil and China have similar positions in international law, though nuanced by quite distinct theoretical frameworks and historical experiences.

Keywords:

Brazil , China , International Law , Legal Foreign Policy

Author Biographies

Rodrigo Machado Franco, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Miembro-investigador del Grupo de Investigación sobre Cortes y Tribunales Internacionales Stylus Curiarum (UFMG/CNPq). Estudiante de Máster en Derecho Internacional en la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Correo electrónico: romachadofranco@hotmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-6869-6663.

Lucas Carlos Lima, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Profesor de Derecho Internacional en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais. Doctor en Derecho Internacional por la Università degli Studi di Macerata, con un período de investigación en la Universidad de Cambridge. Estudios posdoctorales en la Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. Coordinador del Grupo de Investigación sobre Cortes y Tribunales Internacionales. Director del Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental de la UFMG. Correo electrónico: lclima@ufmg.br. ORCID: 0000-0002-8643-6547.

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Machado Franco, R., & Carlos Lima, L. (2025). Brasil, China y el Derecho Internacional. Revista Tribuna Internacional, 14(26). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-482X.2025.75873 (Original work published August 19, 2025)
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