WALD, ARNOLD

WALD, ARNOLD (1932– ), Brazilian lawyer. Born in Guanabara, Wald lectured at the universities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi and in 1966 became professor of civil law at the University of Guanabara, where he lectured for more than 30 years. From 1966 to 1967 he was attorney general of the state of Guanabara, secretary general and vice president of the Institute of Brazilian Lawyers and the Brazilian Committee of Comparative Law. Wald was Brazilian delegate to several international congresses on comparative law and published a number of books and papers on his specialty including Influência do direito   francês sôbre o direito brasileiro no domînio da responsabilidade civil (1953), O Mandado de Segurança (1968), Direito de familia (1998,) and O novo direito de familia (2000). (Israel Drapkin-Senderey)