Subjects Taught

Contract Theory in Comparative Perspective (Fall)

Research Interests

Contract Theory, Legal Theory, Consumer Law

Brief Bio

RONALDO PORTO MACEDO JÚNIOR is a professor at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory), at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas de São Paulo. After graduating in Law and Social Sciences at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) he obtained his master in Philosophy at the same university. In 1998 concluded his PhD in Philosophy and Legal Theory at USP. In 1993 awarded the MA title in Philosophy.His book “Contratos Relacionais e Defesa do Consumidor” (Relational Contracts and Consumer Protection), Editora Max Limonad, São Paulo, 1998 awarded the prize Ada Pellegrini Grinover as the best book on consumer protection published in Brazil during 1998-2000. This book was also published in Argentina as Contratos Relacionales y Defensa del Consumidor, 2006 – Editorial La Ley. From 1994 to 1996 was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School. In 1995 Awarded a Fulbright Grant. Iin 2002 he was a visiting researcher at Yale Law School. Since 1989 is Assistant to Attorney General Office (State of São Paulo – now working at the Environmental Protection Division). He is a former Comissioner at the Administrative Counsel of Economic Defense of Brazil (CADE) (Brazilian Antitrust Tribunal). In 2002 the published the book Carl Schmitt e a fundamentacao do Direito  (Carl Schmitt and the foundation of Law ) (Max Limonad, 2002).

Selected Publications

2008 - Published the book  MACEDO JUNIOR, Ronaldo Porto (Org.) . Curso de Filosofia Política (Course on Political Philosophy). São Paulo: Atlas, 2007.

2007 -  Published the essay O método de leitura estrutural (The structuralist method of reading philosophy). Cadernos Direito GV, v. 4, p. 3-41, 2007. Also published in Homepage: http://www.direitogv.com.br/interna.aspx?pagid=htkcnkwi&idcategory=4&idsubcategory=84; Série: 2; ISSN/ISBN: 18086780. 

2007 - Published the essay  Função Social dos Contratos (The social function of contracts) . Cadernos Direito GV, v. 6, p. 15-21, 2005.; Meio de divulgação: Impresso; ISSN/ISBN: 18086780.  

2004 - Published the essay  “Ação Civil Publica, O Direito social e os princípios” (Public Civil Suit, the Social Law and the principles), in Estudos em Homenagem à Professora Ada Pellegrini Grinover, Ed. DPJ (org) Flávio Luiz Yarshell e Mauricio Zanoide de Moraes.

2004 - Published the essay  “O Caso White Martins e a questão da Imposição de Multas no Direito Antitruste Brasileiro” (The White Martins Case and the question of sanctions in Brazilian Antitrust Law), in Revista de Direito Público da Economia. N° 05 – Janeiro a Março de 2004

2003 - Published the essay  “Relational Consumer Contracts: New Challenges for Brazilian Consumer Law” in Social & Legal Studies - An International Journal, London, 2003 Vol. 12, no. 1. March 2003, SAGE, London, pags. 27-54.

2002 - Published the essay “Globalization Regulation and consumer law”, published in http://islandia.law.yale.edu/sela/macedoe.pdf, also publiched as La globalización, la regulación y el derecho del consumidor, Buenos Aires : Editores del Puerto, 2003.In: Bullard, Alfredo (*), [et al.]. El derecho como objeto e instrumento de transformación Buenos Aires :Editores de Puerto, 2003

2002 - Relational Consumer Contracts, in New Zealand Business Law Quaterly, vo. 8, September , no, 4.

2002 -  Published the book “Carl Schmitt e a Fundamentação do Direito” (Carl Schmitt and the foundation of law), Max Limonad,

1999 - Published the essay “Privacidade, Mercado e Informação” (privacy, market and information), in Revista de Direito do Consumidor, n. 31, julho/setembro, RT, 1999.

1999 -  Published the essay “Globalização e Direito do Consumidor” (globalization and consumer law) in Direito Global (Carlos Ari Sunfeld e Oscar Vilhena Vieira (org), Editora Max Limonad, São Paulo, 1999.

1998 - Published the book “Contratos Relacionais e Defesa do Consumidor” (Relational Contracts and Consumer Protection), Editora Max Limonad, São Paulo. In 1993 awarded the MA title in Philosophy. This book awarded the prize Ada Pellegrini Grinover as the best book on consumer protection published in Brazil during 1998-2000. An updated version of the book was also published in Argentina as Contratos Relacionales y Defensa del Consumidor, 2006 – Editorial La Ley. Updated version Reprint in Portuguese, Revista dos Tribunais, 2007.