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| Born | August 8, 1882 Niterói (Brazil) |
| Died | September 5, 1971 (89 years old) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) |
Levi Fernandes Carneiro (Niterói, August 8, 1882 – Rio de Janeiro, September 5, 1971) was a Brazilian lawyer, jurist, and writer. He was a judge of theInternational Court of Justice.
He was trained in law at the Free Law School of Rio de Janeiro, currently the National Law School of theFederal University of Rio de Janeiro. Carneiro became one of the most prominent lawyers in Brazil, being one of the founders and the first president of the Brazilian Order of Lawyers, while still presiding over the Brazilian Institute of Lawyers.[1]
He represented Brazil in various legal positions. He was General Counsel of the Republic in the government ofGetúlio Vargas, from November 21, 1930, to February 17, 1932. In politics, he was Constituent Deputy in 1934, losing the mandate with the coup that instituted theEstado Novo (Brazil).
He was appointed as judge of theInternational Court of Justice in The Hague in 1951, serving until 1954.[2]
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