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Researchers from the Politics and International Governance group at IJP – Portucalense Legal Institute participated in the Portuguese Political Science Association (APCP) Congress, held at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa from March 6 to 8, 2025. In the panel “The Role of International Organizations in the Normative Consolidation of Human Rights”, Suhayla Viana de Castro presented the paper “O direito à privacidade como direito humano e o sistema de proteção das Nações Unidas: uma análise do papel do Comitê de Direitos Humanos da ONU”. Pascoal Santos Pereira addressed “Direitos das minorias nacionais: o papel normativo do Alto-Comissário da OSCE para as Minorias Nacionais e a sua evolução”, while Rui Garrido analyzed “Diplomacia para os Direitos Humanos da União Africana: uma análise a partir dos Golpes de Estado na região do Sahel”.

On Monday, March 10, 2025, the Instituto Jurídico Portucalense (IJP), in collaboration with the UPT Law and International Relations Student Group, celebrated International Women’s Day with a conference aimed at the entire academic community and open to the public. The event, held at UPT, highlighted the role of women in the construction of justice, public administration, development and political action. The session concluded with a performance by the Women’s Tuna of Universidade Portucalense.

On March 12, the Leiria branch of IJP will host the 14th edition of the Consumer Law Conference, dedicated to the theme “Consumer vulnerability in times of crisis”. Organized in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Consumer Law, the event marks World Consumer Rights Day, highlighting the importance of consumer protection and information in the face of current economic challenges. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and online participation. Interested participants can register via the following link: Registration. Check the full programme  (Portuguese only).

On March 14, 2025, at 2:30 PM, the Portucalense Legal Institute will host the webinar Investigação à Conversa… sobre Impasses e Contrariedades no Processo Penal do Século XXI. This initiative aims to present and discuss topics related to the ongoing research findings of PhD students participating in the project Impasses and Setbacks in 21st Century Criminal Procedure. The event is open to the entire academic community, particularly undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students in Law, as well as professionals in the field. PROGRAMME 14h30 – Opening session Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva (Head of Portucalense Legal Institute) 14h45 – Tendências político-criminais do processo penal no Brasil: entre conquistas e desafios Alan Marcus Gomes (Associate Professor at the Law Faculty of the Federal University of Pará, Brazil; Law Judge and collaborating researcher at the IJP) Moderators: Ana Paula Guimarães (Associate Professor at UPT and Responsible Researcher of the project “Impasses and Setbacks in 21st Century Criminal Procedure”) Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita (Assistant Professor at UPT and Coordinator of the Procedure Law research group) 15h45 – Investigadores à Conversa… (“Researchers on table…”) Prova penal científica para lá da perícia Carlos Medeiros (PhD candidate IJP-UPT) Da prova a valoração da confissão no âmbito da tramitação processual Marco Rodrigues (PhD candidate IJP-UPT) Seletividade Penal, Justiça Punitiva; Fruto da Árvore Envenenada e a Erosão das Garantias no Processo Penal Márcia Aparecida Clemente (PhD candidate IJP-UPT) 16h45 – Closing Scientific and Executive Committee: Ana Paula Guimarães e Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita REGISTRATION POSTER

The collective work O Consumidor no Século XXI: Algumas Abordagens na Economia Digital* (The Consumer in the 21st Century: Some Approaches in the Digital Economy in a free translation) has been recently released. It is the result of the webinar The Consumer of the 21st Century: New Approaches (held on November 29, 2023, as part of the project Consumer Law: New Approaches in the Digital Economy). Coordinated by Prof. Dr. Fernanda Rebelo (Coordinator of the “People” group) and published by Almedina Group, the work brings together contributions from researchers at the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) and its Lisbon and Leiria branches, as well as collaborators from the Directorate-General for Consumers (DGC), Portuguese Association for Consumer Law (apDC), Arbrital Consumer Court (CICAP), and the Bank of Portugal (BP) – all partner organizations of the event. The work is available in open access at: https://www.almedina.net/oa-o-consumidor-no-seculo-xxi *This work was supported by the UIDB/04112/2020 Program Contract, funded by national funds through the FCT I.P.

On January 20, 2025, the Portucalense Legal Institute had the honor of welcoming the evaluation panel from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). This visit marked an important milestone in the evaluation process of R&D Units and served as an excellent opportunity to reinforce our team’s commitment to excellence in legal research.

Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita, a researcher at the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) and coordinator of the Research Group on Procedural Law, was recently invited to join the Editorial Board of Access to Justice in Eastern Europe (AJEE), a leading international journal in the field of law, dedicated to promoting justice, human rights, and access to justice. Currently under the coordination of Iryna Izarova (Editor-in-Chief, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)—who has also been a collaborating member of the IJP since 2024—AJEE is indexed in renowned databases such as the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus (Q2 in Law) and is an open-access publication. This collaboration with AJEE represents a significant step toward the internationalization of the IJP and reinforces its commitment to global legal discourse.

Oleksii Makarenkov, a researcher at the Instituto Jurídico Portucalense (IJP), has been awarded the Verkhovna Rada Prize of Ukraine, which has been granted since 2008 to young scientists in recognition of their outstanding scientific contributions. The award was given for his work “Legal Foundations for the Institutionalization of Public Power Integrity in an Open Society,” acknowledging the impact of his research on promoting legal values and advancing Ukrainian society. This prize, which underscores the significance of Makarenkov’s work, also brings recognition to the Instituto Jurídico Portucalense, highlighting the importance of international collaboration in legal research. Makarenkov dedicated this achievement to his mentors and the institutions that shaped his academic journey, emphasizing that the award represents both an honor and a challenge to continue advancing legal knowledge for the benefit of society.