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Universidade Portucalense (UPT) is offering an Intensive Program in Women’s, Gender, and Intersectionality Studies, coordinated by IJP’s researcher Zamira de Assis. This initiative aligns with the global effort within the framework of the UN’s 2030 Agenda, the Council of Europe, and the European Union Council, as well as the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, which has been driving various initiatives and fostering interest in Gender Studies and Women’s Studies. This multidisciplinary and cross-sectional educational offering provides a valuable opportunity to develop skills and deepen knowledge on Legal Norms and Institutions from the perspective of diverse fields that directly or indirectly pertain to Women and Women’s Rights. It aims to offer legal support for understanding and researching reality through both legal and non-legal lenses. Registrations are open until January 10, 2025.

Science and Technology Week, promoted by Ciência Viva – National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, is an initiative that invites universities, schools and various scientific institutions to organise events and activities that give the community in general the opportunity to learn about research, projects and ongoing work in various areas of knowledge. Activities of the Portucalense Legal Institute: Webinar − “Finding Your Way in Academia” 19/11 – 18:00 Webinar – “Aspetos atuais da ação executiva” 22/11 – 13:00 IJP – Polo de Leiria Debate – “Lei da Eutanásia em Portugal: desafios da sua implementação em termos jurídicos e de saúde” 18/11 – 15:00 Tertúlia – Cinema e direito 18/11 – 20:00

From 19 to 21 September 2024, the XXVII International Human Rights Congress will be held at the University of Salamanca, Spain, led by Professors Esther Martínez Quinteiro and Paz Pando Ballesteros. Paz Pando Ballesteros, with the participation of Professor Maria Manuela Magalhães Silva (Director of the IJP) and IJP researchers Dora Resende Alves, Fernanda Rebelo, Olívia de Carvalho and Zamira de Assis. See more at: https://www.even3.com.br/xxviiusalredddhh2024/

The INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS – INTEGRATION IN THE IBERIAN SPACE OF EUROPEAN POLICIES: LUSO-HISPANIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN A PROCEDURAL CONTEXT – will be held on 17 and 18 September 2024, with the aim of promoting reflection in three fundamental areas of research: Collective proceedings, with the aim of addressing how the European Directive in this area has been transposed into Portugal and Spain, comparing it with the system in force internationally; Online dispute resolution, in order to examine developments in digital Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms, given the recent approval of the European AI Regulation; and The participation of vulnerable people in judicial and extrajudicial dispute resolution. The mission of this Congress is to bring together researchers and professionals from the Iberian and international scene who, through their scientific studies and practical experiences, can contribute to analysing the impact on the Iberian space of European procedural policies in the three study areas of the IBEROPROCELAW project. the call for abstracts is open until 8th september. More information at this link See the Poster

The Portucalense Legal Institute is pleased to announce the virtual workshop “Bridging Disparities: Critical Innovations in Legal and Political Sciences & International Relations”, scheduled for December 3, 2024. This event, aimed at early career researchers, will feature keynote addresses from leading experts in law, political science, and international relations. It seeks to explore and challenge traditional narratives in contemporary political and legal sciences from non-Western and decolonial perspectives. The call for submissions is open until November 20th. For more details and to submit proposals, please visit the event page.

The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is open (extended) until 27 May for the 1st International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship – Contemporary Perspectives on Human Rights, organised by IJP/UPT and UNIFACS, Brazil, which will take place in Auditorium 201 at UPT on 03 and 04 June 2024. For more information, see Event’s Page. See Poster See Program

Instituto Jurídico Portucalense is pleased to announce the publication of the collective work “Processos de Jurisdição Voluntária: Anotações aos artigos 989.º a 1081.º do Código de Processo Civil“, developed within the scope of the “Legal Procedure” Research Group. The work, coordinated by researchers Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita and Diana Leiras, benefited from the valuable collaboration of several other IJP researchers. This publication represents a significant contribution to the study and practice of voluntary jurisdiction, offering a detailed and annotated analysis of Articles 989 to 1081 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The work is available in open access and can be consulted through the UPT repository (Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/11328/5695) and on the publisher’s website at https://gestlegal.pt/loja/processos-de-jurisdicao-voluntaria-anotacoes-aos-artigos-989-o-a-1081-o-do-codigo-de-processo-civil/ .

1st conference organized by the Portuguese Hub of European Law Institute (ELI), in which the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP) have an active participation. The conference is entitled “Sustainability Challenges in the Law”: https://europeanlawinstitute.eu/hubs-sigs/hubs/portuguese-hub/. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required through the form available at: https://forms.gle/9oCnEqTBA48u9r8N8. See Poster

On July 11th and 12th, 2024, the Ibero-American Institute of Legal Studies (Iberojur) and the University of Salamanca, in partnership with the Portucalense Juridical Institute (IJP) and other institutions/centers, will host the 4th edition of their Transnational Law Congress (CONDITRANS). The IV CONDITRANS will have both in-person and online formats, with the in-person component taking place at the Faculty of Law of Salamanca, Spain. For more information, please visit: https://iberojur.com/conditrans-salamanca/ See Poster!

The book “The European Union in times of crisis: Law and Public Policies from 2020 to 2023″ is now available in open access. With a Foreword by Professor Fausto de Quadros and coordinated by Susana Sardinha Monteiro, Cátia Marques Cebola and Eugénio Lucas, the book brings together contributions from renowned researchers from different areas of knowledge, who reflect on the response of the Union, its institutions and leaders to the crisis(es) of recent years arising not only from the pandemic and post-pandemic context, but also from the return of war to Europe and its impact on national policies and legislation and consequently on people’s lives. Published by Almedina, it has 12 chapters by Juan Manuel Rodríguez Barrigón, Nuno Sardinha Monteiro, Graça Enes Ferreira, Constança Urbano de Sousa, Mário Simões Barata and Dora Resende Alves, Vanda Amaro Dias and André Pereira Matos, Eugénio Lucas, Ana Isabel Xavier, Susana Sardinha Monteiro and Cátia Marques Cebola, Susana Almeida and Mário Frota, Luís Mota, Patrícia Bento and Elisa Pacheco, Elisabete Santos, Nuno Abranches Pinto, Rita Guimarães Fialho D`Almeida and Isabel Baltazar”. The work will be available in the IPLeiria and UPT repositories, but can already be consulted on the brand new Almedina platform, where books published in open access can be found. Almedina Platform Book in PDF format