Human Rights, Rule of Law and the Contemporary Social Challenges in Complex Societies Proceedings of the 26th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy in Belo Horizonte, 2013

Marcelo Campos Galuppo is a Bachelor of Laws (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1990) and Doctor of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1998). He is also professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais Law School (since 1994) and at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School (since 2009), President of the XXVI World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy and President of the Brazilian IVR Section (Associação Brasileira de Filosofia do Direito e Sociologia do Direito).Monica Sette Lopes is a Bachelor of Laws (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) and Doctor of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais). She is also a professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School and a director of the Brazilian IVR Section (Associação Brasileira de Filosofia do Direito e Sociologia do Direito).Karine Salgado is a Bachelor of Laws (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Master of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) and Doctor of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais). She is also a professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School..Thomas da Rosa Bustamante is a Bachelor of Laws (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora), Master of Philosophy of Law (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) and Doctor of Philosophy of Law (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro). He is also a professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Law School..Lucas Alvarenga Gontijo is a Bachelor of Laws (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais), Master of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) and Doctor of Philosophy of Law (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais). He is also a Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais Law School and at the Faculdades Milton Campos School of Law and a director of the Brazilian IVR Section (Associação Brasileira de Filosofia do Direito e Sociologia do Direito).