Ângelo Patrício RAFAEL

Education

• Ph.D Candidate in International Business Law (University of Macau)
• LL.M in International Business Law (University of Macau)
• LL.B (University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique)

Research Area/Interests

International Investment Law, specifically:

• The interplay between International investment Law and Transnational Investment Contracts
• Different interpretations of International Investment Law
• New trends and the future of International Investment Law
• Oil and Gas Transnational Investment Contracts
• How Host States can improve their deals in transnational investment project ecosystems

Also involved in research projects on Macau Consumer Law and Labor Law, and on Environmental Governance in China and Brazil

Publications

1. Book: Wei, D.; Rafael, A. P.; Machava, A. Z.; Cipriano, A. C. M.; Almeida, D. F. (2019), Food Exports from Brazil to China: a Legal and Economic Analysis (Geneva: Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19645-5.
2. Book Chapter: Wei, D.; Rafael, A. P. (2019), ‘The Role of Collective Bargaining in Macau Labour Law’, in: Liukkunen U. (ed) Collective Bargaining in Labour Law Regimes. Ius Comparatum – Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 32 (Geneva: Springer), pp. 399-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16977-0_15.
3. Journal Article: Wei, D.; Rafael, A. P., (2019) ‘The legal regimes of public environmental disclosure in China and Brazil and their implications for inclusive development’ 1 (2) Revista Direitos Humanos & Sociedade – PPGD UNESC, pp. 168-182. http://periodicos.unesc.net/dirhumanos/issue/view/233/showToc.
4. Journal Article: Wei, D.; Rafael, A. P. (2017) ‘Abordagem da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da Defesa do Consumidor: uma visão panorâmica’ [The Macao SAR Approach to Consumer Protection: a Panoramic View], 110 (26) Revista do Direito do Consumidor. https://bdjur.tjdft.jus.br/xmlui/handle/tjdft/43300?show=full.
5. Journal Article: Rafael, A. P. (2014) ‘Contratos de Investimento Internacional sobre Recursos Minerais – O Papel das Renegociações na Prevenção e Resolução de Litígios’ [International Investment Contracts on Natural Resources – The Role of Renegotiations in Dispute Prevention and Resolution], 35 (15) Boletim da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Macau, pp. 295-316.

Awards/Other Information

1. Assistant Editor of the Macau Journal of Brazilian Studies
2. Trainee Lecturer of Civil Procedural Law and Criminal Procedural Law at the University Eduardo Mondlane (2011-2012)
3. Languages: English, Portuguese, Guitonga, Xitswa