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Colloquium – Proceedings within the Competence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Civil Registry Offices

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 within the Competence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Civil Registry Offices” will take place in Auditorium 201 at the University Portucalense. The recently published book “Processos da Competência do Ministério Público e das Conservatórias do Registo Civil”, coordinated by Lurdes Varregoso Mesquita (Coordinator of the IJP Research Group “Processo”) and Rossana Martingo Cruz (researcher at JusGov), serves as the starting point for the discussion. 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 272/2001J. P. Remédio Marques, Full Professor at FDUC and Professor at UPT Lack of opposition and the limits of confession: not all silence is goldenVitória 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”

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@PortucalenseModeration: Fernando Horta Tavares, Lecturer at Universidade Portucalense & IJP researcher 11:15 – The relevance of economic issues for fundamental rightsJosé Marques da Silva – CIB & Investment Banking Senior Advisor 11:45 – Fundamental rights and sustainabilityJosé 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 SessionManuela Magalhães – Director, Portucalense Legal Institute Flyer

Call for Papers | Revista Jurídica Portucalense – Special thematic dossier “Human Rights under Pressure: Global Challenges and Local Tensions”

Call for Papers | Revista Jurídica Portucalense – Special thematic dossier “Human Rights under Pressure: Global Challenges and Local Tensions” The Revista Jurídica Portucalense (RJP) invites submissions for its upcoming special thematic dossier “Human Rights under Pressure: Global Challenges and Local Tensions”. Manuscripts may be submitted in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or French. Submission period: 1 November – 31 December 2025 For submission guidelines and further details, visit the announcement on the official page: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/juridica/announcement/view/291 The RJP is an open-access journal, indexed in Scopus (Q1) and Web of Science (ESCI/Q3).It is funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the Programme Contract UID/04112/2025.

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