Author(s)

Cássius Guimarães Chai¹, Alexandre de Castro Coura², Francisco Campos da Costa^2,3, Mônica Fontenelle Carneiro^2,4, Carlos Magno Alhakim Figueiredo Júnior⁵

¹Law Department (PPGDIR and PPGAERO), Social Sciences Center, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil.
²Law Department, Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, Brazil.
³Law Department, Faculdade Santa Terezinha Cest (CEST), São Luís, Brazil.
⁴Federal University of Maranhão(UFMA), São Luís, Brazil.
⁵Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, Brazil.

As a global social system, law can be considered a tool for constructing a common multilateral interest identity. It plays a crucial role in creating a common multilateral interest identity amongst free and equal individuals, and it should be established and shared under mutual recognition to promote interaction between legal and geopolitical/social realities. However, a shared understanding of the Rule of Law’s justifications and normative-making approach is necessary to protect fundamental rights. The principles of self-determination and mutual legal correspondence should function as a bridge between individuals, encouraging cooperation and solidarity among different countries. Nonetheless, that founding idea requires an updated individual-state self-determination principle, promoting an open inter-nations procedural democracy. However, protecting fundamental rights requires objective coherence and substantial agreement on normative-making approaches. This essay focuses on the interconnections between the Doha Declaration, mutual legal correspondence, and sustainable development goals, addressing global governance, democracy, and human rights protection. It also discusses criminal legal cooperation and policies under the Rule of Law, focusing on the state’s duty to protect against human rights abuses, corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and verifying victims’ access to adequate resources.

Global Governance, Democracy, Human Rights Protection, Rule of Law, Mutual Legal Correspondence

Chai, C. , de Castro Coura, A. , da Costa, F. , Fontenelle Carneiro, M. and Figueiredo Júnior, C. (2023) Global Governance and Democracy: Discussing Mutual Legal Correspondence, Human Rights, and Legal Cooperation on Criminal Justice. Beijing Law Review, 14, 1504-1522. doi: 10.4236/blr.2023.143081.