World Children’s Day Seminar

As part of the celebrations of World Children’s Day, the seminar “International Children’s Day: Strategies to Ensure Children’s Rights” will take place on 27 May.

This initiative is promoted by Cultura@Portucalense—a project of Universidade Portucalense aimed at fostering diverse forms of culture, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals—in partnership with the Department of Law of UPT and the Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP).

The seminar aims to provide a space for reflection on the protection and promotion of children’s rights, bringing together academic and institutional perspectives on the contemporary challenges affecting childhood.

Programme
11:00 – Opening Session
• Fernando Ramos
Rector, Universidade Portucalense
• Fernanda Rebelo
Director, Department of Law, Universidade Portucalense
• Fátima Matos Silva
Coordinator, Cultura@Portucalense Project
Moderator
• Olívia de Carvalho
Coordinator of the Project “From Human Rights to Children’s Rights” – IJP
11:20 – The Best Interests of the Child as a Human Right
• Clara Sottomayor
Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice
11:50 – Legal Protection of the Child: Notes on Constitutional Provisions and Their Implementation
• Daniel Gomes
Department of Law, Universidade Portucalense
12:10 – Discussion
12:20 – Closing Session
• Manuela Magalhães
Director, Portucalense Legal Institute (IJP)