This volume is part of a series called Contemporary Thought (Pensamento Contemporâneo) and is dedicated to the thought of the legal scholar Rebecca Cook. The professor and researcher from Toronto, Canada, presents her expressive and innovative academic work in the Law field and her activism in academic and political forums in favor of human rights, with an emphasis on women’s rights. In addition to comments from specialists, the book presents a summary of Cook’s professional trajectory and a list of her main works.