Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant

Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant (born 15 July 1966) is a Brazilian jurist and International law scholar.

He serves as judge of the International Court of Justice since 4 November 2022.

He is also a professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the founder of the International Law Center (CEDIN), in Belo Horizonte.

He was elected to the ICJ in the 2022 election following the death of Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade.

Brant graduated from the School of Law, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 1991.

In the same year, he obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Human Rights at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights.

In 1993, he obtained a Master's Dregree in International Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, with the thesis "The Right to Development as a Human Right".

From 1996 to 2000, Brant studied at Université Paris X - Nanterre, France, where he obtained his PhD.

He was awarded Doctor of International Law with the thesis "L’autorité de la chose jugée en Droit International Public".

He also obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies at the Institut International des Droits de L'Homme, Strasbourg, France (1996) and a Diploma in Advanced Studies at the United Nations Study Programme, Geneva, Switzerland (1997).

Brant started as a Professor of Public International Law and International Criminal Law at Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

His thesis was awarded with the "Prix du Ministère de la Recherche - Département Sciences de la Société de la République Française-Paris" in 2000.

From 2000 to 2021, he was also a Tenured Professor of Public International Law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte.

From 2003 to 2004 he worked as a Legal Advisor at the Juridical Department of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

In 2005, Brant founded the Brazilian International Law Center (CEDIN), a research center specialized in International law, Humanitarian law, International criminal law and International Security.

CEDIN and its associates have held important international events such as Congresses and Seminars.

Furthermore, the Center has coordinated several profound studies on specific areas of International Law.

Brant also founded the Brazilian Yearbook of International Law, in 2006.

He is the Chief editor of the periodical, which is published in several foreign languages and distributed to the largest and most relevant Universities and international academic centers.

Its main goal is to establish in the country an annual publication engaged in the promotion and consolidation of the Latin-American view of International Law.

In 2007 Brant worked at Université Caen Basse-Normandie, France, as a visiting professor.

2007: Visiting Professor at Université Caen Basse-Normandie, France.

2007: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Conference, Cologne, Germany.

In 2009, also as a visiting professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales, he taught at the Université Panthéon Assas Paris II, France.

In the same year, we was a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.

The following year, at the XXXVII Course on International Law of the Organization of American States (OAS).

2009: Visiting Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales – Université Panthéon Assas Paris II, France.

2009: Visiting Researcher at the Lauterpacht Centre, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.

2010: Instructor at the XXXVII Training Course for Jurists of the Organization of American States (OAS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2011: Speaker at Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture.

Brant was also a visiting professor at Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense, in 2013.

2013: Member of the Advisory Committee, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

2013 - 2014: Former Member of the Advisory Committee for Nominations of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague.

2013: Visiting Professor at the Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense, France.

Brant had previously ran unsuccessfully for the International Criminal Court judges election, 2014.

In June 2014, Brant was officially indicated by the Brazilian Government to the application to the charge of judge at the International Criminal Court.

The judges elected during the 13th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court scheduled for 8 to 17 December 2014 in New York, will serve for nine years until 2024.

From 2016 to 2017, he worked as visiting professor at L’Institut d’Études Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence - SciencesPo Aix,France.

2016 - 2017: Visiting Professor at the L’Institut d’Études Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence - SciencesPo Aix, France.

2018: Member of the list of judges for the composition of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, The Netherlands.