Overview
Background
Dr Renato Costa joined the T. C. Beirne School of Law as an LLM student in 2018. Before undertaking his studies at the University of Queensland, he practised as a lawyer in one of Brazil's most prominent law firms. Renato specialises in constitutional and comparative law.
Renato graduated with an LLB from the Faculty of Law at the Catholic University of Pernambuco, in Brazil. He holds a PhD and an LLM from T.C. Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. Renato is the Associate Editor of the University of Queensland Law Journal - UQLJ. He teaches Public and Constitutional Law and has been a guest lecturer in courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Renato's main research area is public law, including constitutional, administrative, and comparative law. His research focus is constitutional theory and specific aspects of the Australian constitutional system, including but not limited to the rule of law, federalism, constitutional history, religious freedom and human rights, responsible government, political and legal theology, and jurisprudence.
Availability
- Dr Renato Costa is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Law, Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UniCaP)
- Masters (Coursework) of Law, The College of Law
- Doctor of Philosophy of Constitutional Law, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Constitutional Law and Theory
Principles of constitutional law; History of constitutions; Comparative constitutional law; Federalism; Theoretical perspectives on constitutional change.
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Australian Public Law
Australian Constitution; Australian federalism; Australian perspective in comparative constitutional law.
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Political Theology
Relationship between Church and State; Theological origins of political and legal institutions; Reformed theology and law.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Free to Teach: State Limits and the Protection of Private Schools Religious Liberties
Costa, Renato Saeger M. (2022). Free to Teach: State Limits and the Protection of Private Schools Religious Liberties. Dignitas: International Journal of the Brazilian Institute of Law and Religion, 2 (2), 33-80. doi: 10.37951/dignitas.2021.v2i2.62
2022
Conference Publication
Beyond Zoom Meetings: The Experience of Teaching Law on YouTube
Renato Saeger M Costa (2022). Beyond Zoom Meetings: The Experience of Teaching Law on YouTube. 2022 Australasian Legal Academics Association Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 7-9 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
The nature of constitutions and the doctrine of the basic structure of constitutions
Costa, Renato S. M. (2022). The nature of constitutions and the doctrine of the basic structure of constitutions. ICON-S Annual Conference, Wroclaw, Poland, 4-6 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Federalism in Australia
Costa, Renato S.M. (2022). Federalism in Australia. Brazil-Australia: Webinars on Gender and Family Violence Against Women, Online, 26 April 2022. MPDFT.
2021
Conference Publication
Federalism as a Stone Clause
Costa, Renato Saeger M. (2021). Federalism as a Stone Clause. Federalism in Contemporary Public Law: Comparative Federalism, Moscow, Russia, 11 November 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Response to Jonathan Chaplin's Idea of “Jurisdictional Secularism”
Chaplin, Jonathan and Costa, Renato S. M. (2021). Response to Jonathan Chaplin's Idea of “Jurisdictional Secularism”. Faith in Democracy - A Series of Webinars with Jonathan Chaplin, London, United Kingdom, 30 September, 14, 28 October 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Book review: Constitutional idolatry and democracy: challenging the infatuation with writtenness
Costa, Renato Saeger M. (2021). Book review: Constitutional idolatry and democracy: challenging the infatuation with writtenness. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 40 (2), 301-305. doi: 10.38127/uqlj.v40i2.5689
2020
Book Chapter
The federative pact and prevention policies to face violence against women: a compared approach between Brazil and Australia
Martins, Ana Paula Antunes, Faria, Cristina Elsner de, Ribeiro, Henrique Marques and Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhaes (2020). The federative pact and prevention policies to face violence against women: a compared approach between Brazil and Australia. Reflections on prevention policies for gender based violence against women and girls: debates in Brazil and Australia. (pp. 21-32) edited by Tiago Pierobom de Ávila, Aline Yamamoto, Cristina Elsner de Faria, Jude McCulloch and Kerry Carrington. Brasilia, DF: UN Women: MPDFT.
2020
Conference Publication
The Meaning of Legitimacy and Constitutional Change in Karl Loewenstein's Ontological Classification of Constitutions
Costa, Renato Saeger M. (2020). The Meaning of Legitimacy and Constitutional Change in Karl Loewenstein's Ontological Classification of Constitutions. Constitution-Making and Constitutional Change, Austin, TX United States, 17-18 January 2020.
2019
Journal Article
A sphere sovereignty theory of the state: looking back and looking forward
Saeger Magalhaes Costa, Renato (2019). A sphere sovereignty theory of the state: looking back and looking forward. International and Public Affairs, 3 (1), 13-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ipa.20190301.13
2017
Book
Direito Público: Grandes Temas
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhaes and Freitas, Juarez eds. (2017). Direito Público: Grandes Temas. Curitiba, Brazil: Juruá Editora.
2017
Journal Article
Autonomia técnica do agu à luz do dever de defesa da lei ou ato normativo impugnado em controle de constitucionalidade perante o STF
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2017). Autonomia técnica do agu à luz do dever de defesa da lei ou ato normativo impugnado em controle de constitucionalidade perante o STF. Revista da Agu, 16 (3), 267-286. doi: 10.25109/2525-328x.v.16.n.03.2017.946
2017
Journal Article
O atraso doloso na prestação de contas como ato de improbidade administrativa
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães and Afonso, Marcelo Santiago de Morais (2017). O atraso doloso na prestação de contas como ato de improbidade administrativa. Boletim de Direito Administrativo, 33 (8), 737-740.
2017
Journal Article
Tribunais de Contas municipais e dos municípios: repercussões jurídicas oriundas do artigo 31, §4, da Constituição Federal
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2017). Tribunais de Contas municipais e dos municípios: repercussões jurídicas oriundas do artigo 31, §4, da Constituição Federal. Revista Digital de Direito Administrativo, 4 (2), 200-215. doi: 10.11606/issn.2319-0558.v4n2p200-215
2017
Other Outputs
Novo ato de improbidade administrativa previsto no art. 10-A da Lei Federal 8.429/92: críticas e análises iniciais
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2017, 01 30). Novo ato de improbidade administrativa previsto no art. 10-A da Lei Federal 8.429/92: críticas e análises iniciais Migalhas (online)
2016
Journal Article
A legalidade do transporte privado individual de passageiros e seus contornos jurídicos
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães and Régis de Carvalho, Bruno L. P. (2016). A legalidade do transporte privado individual de passageiros e seus contornos jurídicos. Boletim de Direito Municipal, 697-701.
2016
Other Outputs
Afinal, o Uber é legal?
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães and Régis de Carvalho, Bruno L. P. (2016, 08 05). Afinal, o Uber é legal? Jornal do Commercio
2016
Journal Article
Da possibilidade de o Município, por meio de lei própria, vedar a participação de licitante penalizado em esfera federativa distinta com base no art. 87, inc. III, da Lei Federal de Licitações
Cunha, Bruno Santos, Deák, Renato de Albuquerque and Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2016). Da possibilidade de o Município, por meio de lei própria, vedar a participação de licitante penalizado em esfera federativa distinta com base no art. 87, inc. III, da Lei Federal de Licitações. Boletim de Licitações e Contratos, 29 (7), 652-656.
2015
Journal Article
A culpa como elemento subjetivo do ato de improbidade administrativa
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2015). A culpa como elemento subjetivo do ato de improbidade administrativa. Boletim de Direito Municipal, 854-864.
2015
Other Outputs
O que é o fenômeno da abstrativização do controle concreto de constitucionalidade?
Costa, Renato Saeger Magalhães (2015, 08 03). O que é o fenômeno da abstrativização do controle concreto de constitucionalidade? Conteúdo Jurídico
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