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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.

VII International Congress on Public Policies and Social Development The Portucalense Legal Institute will join as a partner in the VII International Congress on Public Policies and Social Development, organized by the UniProcessus University Center (Brasília, Brazil). The initiative aims to discuss how Procedural Law and Public Policies can serve as pillars for truly sustainable social development, with a particular focus on the challenges of ensuring justice for vulnerable groups. As part of the Congress, the seminar series “Vulnerable Groups and Justice: Procedural and Civil Challenges on the Path to Sustainable Social Development” will take place between October 3 and 24, featuring the participation of several IJP researchers and its research hubs. The opening webinar, titled “New Vulnerabilities in the Digital Age”, will be held on October 3 at 6:00 p.m. (Lisbon) / 2:00 p.m. (Brasília), with contributions from Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita (Coordinator of the IJP Research Group on Procedural Law), Susana Almeida (Coordinator of the IJP Leiria Hub), and Fernanda da Rocha Teixeira (Professor at UniProcessus). Registration is available via Sympla, and the session will be streamed live on the UniProcessus YouTube channel.

2nd International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship The 2nd International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship, held on 1 and 2 July 2025, successfully fulfilled its main objective: to promote and disseminate knowledge in the area of human rights, with a critical and interdisciplinary approach. The event, held in a hybrid modality, had a significant number of national and international participants, bringing together researchers, teachers, students and professionals from various fields of knowledge, both as speakers and listeners. It also stood out as a privileged space for strengthening scientific collaboration networks, promoting intercultural dialogue and academic cooperation. During the Symposium, the cooperation protocol between Universidade Portucalense and Universidad de Ixtlahuaca CUI (Mexico) was signed on 1 July. On the 2nd, there was a special session dedicated to the launch of publications by participating researchers.

Public Presentation of the Book “Citizen Initiatives as Instruments of Democracy” On the afternoon of May 14, the public presentation of the book “Citizen Initiatives as Instruments of Democracy” was held at the José Saramago Library, Polytechnic of Leiria. The book is coordinated by Mário Simões Barata, Ângelo Abrunhosa (both from the Polytechnic of Leiria), and Dora Resende Alves (Universidade Portucalense). The session featured a presentation by Professor Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva, Director of the IJP and author of the book’s preface.