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Colloquium – Proceedings within the Competence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Civil Registry Offices On 13 January 2026, at 5:30 p.m., the Colloquium “Proceedings under the Jurisdiction of the Public Prosecution Service and Civil Registry Offices” will take place at Auditorium 201 of the Universidade Portucalense. This event marks the first scientific dissemination initiative of the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) in 2026, and is integrated into the activities of the Research Group on Procedural Law and the thematic line “Justice, Procedure and Development.” The initiative is grounded in the book Proceedings under the Jurisdiction of the Public Prosecution Service and Civil Registry Offices, coordinated by Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita (Coordinator of the IJP Research Group on Procedural Law) and Rossana Martingo Cruz (researcher at JusGov). The colloquium aims to provide a critical analysis of the process of dejudicialisation introduced by Decree-Law No. 272/2001 of 13 October, which assigned new competences to the Public Prosecution Service and Civil Registry Offices, reflecting on the main challenges and difficulties arising from its practical application. As a forum for dialogue between academic research and professional practice, the event seeks to contribute to strengthening access to justice, improving procedural efficiency, and advancing institutional responses, highlighting the importance of cooperation between theory and practice in the development of more effective legal solutions. Programme 5:30 p.m. Opening Session Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva, Director of the Portucalense Legal Institute 5:45 p.m. Opening Lecture Proceedings within the Competence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Civil Registry Offices – From the Perspective of the Public Prosecutor Nuno Farias, Public Prosecutor 6:15 p.m. Panel Moderation: Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita, Adjunct Professor at P.PORTO and Professor at UPT; Researcher at IJP/UPT Procedural acts and the powers of the Civil Registry Officer under Article 5 of Decree-Law 272/2001 J. P. Remédio Marques, Full Professor at FDUC and Professor at UPT Lack of opposition and the limits of confession: not all silence is golden Vitória Andrade e Silva, Civil Registry Officer Article 8 of Decree-Law 272/2001, of 23 October, in perspective: when the process still travels on paper Benedita Loureiro, Civil Registry Officer 7:00 p.m. Closing Session Rossana Martingo Cruz, Assistant Professor at EDUM, Researcher at JusGov 7:15p.m.Closure Coffee

Seminar “Sustainability and Fundamental Rights” The Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) marks Human Rights Day, celebrated on 10 December, by inviting the academic community and the public to the Seminar “Sustainability and Fundamental Rights”, which will take place on 17 December, at the Portucalense University, starting at 11:00 AM (Auditorium 103). This initiative is promoted by Cultura@Portucalense − a UPT project aimed at fostering diverse cultural activities aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals − in collaboration with the Department of Law and in partnership with the United Nations Association Portugal (UNAPT) and IJP. PROGRAMME  11:00 – Opening Session Fernando Ramos – Rector, Portucalense University Fernanda Rebelo – Director, Department of Law & IJP researcher, Portucalense University Fátima Matos Silva – Coordinator, Cultura@Portucalense Moderation: Fernando Horta Tavares, Lecturer at Universidade Portucalense & IJP researcher 11:15 – The relevance of economic issues for fundamental rights José Marques da Silva – CIB & Investment Banking Senior Advisor 11:45 – Fundamental rights and sustainability José Augusto Silva Lopes – Lecturer at Universidade Portucalense, IJP researcher and UN Representative in Portugal for Ethics and New Technologies 12:15 – Debate 12:45 – Closing Session Manuela Magalhães – Director, Portucalense Legal Institute Flyer

Lisbon Branch Coordinator represents IJP during week of activities in Brazil Francisco Nicolau Domingos, the coordinator of the Lisbon branch of the IJP, attended various events in São Paulo, Brazil, during the week of 24-28 November 2025. He was a speaker at the round tables ‘New trends in tax enforcement and tax arbitration regulation’ and ‘Hypotheses for submitting tax and customs disputes to arbitration: criteria and possibilities’, which were held at the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law (IBDT) headquarters as part of a series of debates entitled ‘Tax Arbitration: the Portuguese experience and lessons for the construction of the Brazilian model’, promoted by the Centre for Consensus on Tax and Customs Matters (CCMT) in partnership with the IBDT. He also participated in Law Week at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, delivering a presentation on the topic of ‘Financial autonomy of municipalities’. He also spoke at the 32nd edition of the National Congress of Postgraduate Studies in Law (Conpedi), on the panel ‘Municipal Autonomy and Tax Competence: Constitutional Foundations and Current Challenges”, presenting the lecture “Tax Reform on Consumption in Brazil and Portuguese VAT”. The researcher’s activities in Brazil strengthen the IJP’s international presence, as well as the scientific cooperation between Portugal and Brazil, which is reinforced by the Unit.

Legal Flash Talks | Science and Technology Week As part of the Science and Technology Week, the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) will host the Legal Flash Talks: a moment of sharing and dialogue in which several scientific projects and works developed within the IJP, its Poles (Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon and Polytechnic Institute of Leiria), and Research Groups will be presented in a brief and accessible format. The initiative aims to foster an integrated vision of Legal Sciences, open both to the academic community and to the general public. The event will take place on November 26, at 3:00 p.m., via Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 361 263 702 067 5 | Access code: m5dN2xs2). Please note that most sessions will be held in Portuguese, with presentations in English reserved for international researchers. We warmly invite everyone to attend and take part in the debate.

‘Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development’ Throughout October, a series of seminars entitled ‘Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development’ was held, promoted by the UniProcessus University Centre (Brasília, Brazil) and attended by several researchers from the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP). The webinars are available in full on the UniProcessus YouTube channel.

Thematic dossier ‘Twenty Years of the African Union: Past, Present and Future’ organised by IJP researcher The thematic dossier ‘Twenty Years of the African Union: Past, Present and Future’ was recently published in JANUS.NET – e-journal of International Relations. The dossier was coordinated by Rui Garrido (researcher at IJP), Mojana Vargas (NEABI-UFPB) and Yasmine Loza (postdoctoral fellow at IJP until January 2025), bringing together five articles that ‘critically reflect on the African Union’s actions in various areas of international politics’ (OBSERVARE – UAL). Among the contributions, an article co-authored by Rui Garrido and Mojana Vargas also stands out. The editorial and all articles are available at: https://janusonline.autonoma.pt/volume/vol-16-n-o-1-td2-2025-dossie-tematico-os-vinte-anos-da-uniao-africana-passado-presente-e-futuro/ Cartaz

Last Panel of the Seminar Series “Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development” The seminar series “Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development” will conclude next Friday, 24 October 2025. This final session, entitled “Global Governance and Sustainability”, will feature Maria João Mimoso and Maria do Rosário Anjos (in a joint presentation), Oleksii Makarenkov (junior researcher at the IJP), and Francielle Oliveira (professor at UniProcessus and the University of Brasília). Registration available on the Sympla platform. Broadcast on the UniProcessus YouTube channel (6:00 p.m. – Lisbon time). * The seminar series is part of the 7th International Congress on Public Policy and Social Development, organized by the UniProcessus University Centre (Brasília, Brazil), in partnership with the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP). Poster

Following on from the series of seminars entitled ‘Vulnerable People and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development’*, held in partnership with the Portucalense Legal Institute, the second panel, entitled ‘Legal Protection of Vulnerable Persons: Family, Heritage and Access to Justice,’ will take place next Friday, 10 October. The panel will feature the participation of IJP researchers Patrícia Rocha (IJP – Leiria Centre) and Diana Leiras (IJP – UPT), as well as Alberto Carvalho Amaral (Professor at UniProcessus). The seminar cycle runs from 3 to 24 October, at 6 p.m., broadcast on the UniProcessus YouTube channel. Registration and the full programme are available on the Sympla platform. *Integrated with the 7th International Congress on Public Policy and Social Development, promoted by UniProcessus University Centre. Poster

The Instituto Jurídico Portucalense (IJP) took part in the XXVIII Congreso Internacional y Semipresencial de Historia de los Derechos Humanos, held at the University of Salamanca from 24 to 26 September 2025 Since 1997, this congress — led by María Esther Martínez Quinteiro (Professor at the University of Salamanca and integrated researcher at the IJP) — has been a key forum for discussion in the field of human rights. The IJP’s participation reinforces its commitment to the international debate on human rights from multidisciplinary and intersectional perspectives. The Research Unit was represented by its Director, Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva, guest speaker with the lecture ‘Human rights and new challenges from a constitutional perspective’, and by Olívia de Carvalho, integrated researcher, who presented the paper ‘The protection of children in the legal system: From law to practice’. During the Congress, the e-book Women, Gender and Intersectionality in Perspective was also presented, a publication resulting from a selection of papers from the Working Group ‘Studies on Women, Gender and Intersectionality’, developed in the 2024 edition of the event. The group was coordinated by Zamira de Assis, who shares the coordination of the e-book with Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva and Maria Esther Martínez Quinteiro.