The International Congress – The Integration of European Policies in the Iberian Area: Luso-Hispanic and International Perspectives in a Procedural Context – aims to promote reflection in three fundamental areas of research:

1. Collective actions, aiming to address how the European Directive on this matter was transposed into Portuguese and Spanish law, comparing it with the system in place at the international level;
2. Online dispute resolution, aiming to examine the developments in digital platforms for Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), considering the recent approval of the European AI Regulation;
3. the provision of mechanisms applicable to vulnerable people in judicial and extrajudicial dispute resolution.

Given the intricate system of distribution of competences between the European Union (EU) and the Member States, there is an increasing number of areas areas where the Union influences national policies, particularly in the justice sector. In this context, it is crucial to examine how European policies impact national legislation in an area where the Union and the Member States can legislate and adopt legally binding acts.
Therefore, the mission of this Congress is to bring together researchers and professionals from the Iberian and international domain who, through their scientific studies and practical experiences, can contribute to the analysis of the impact of European procedural policies in the Iberian context within the three areas of study of the IBEROPROCELAW project.