The legal system observes the scientific system, just as the latter observes the former.

Each system, however, is self-referential and governed by its own criteria of validation. As a result, encounters between systems give rise to irritations.

These tensions—none of which can be resolved unilaterally by either system—compel each to process exogenous stimuli, translating them into endogenous responses.

In this context, Darío Rodríguez Mansilla invites us to reflect on a paradox: the closed nature of each system is precisely what enhances its evolutionary dynamism.

📍 25 February 2026, 5:00 p.m. (UTC+0) via Zoom

Zoom room: https://zoom.us/j/4664284907

Speaker: Darío Rodríguez

Discussant: Sergio Ruiz Díaz Arce

Chair: Gema Pérez Souto

Language: Spanish

Scientific Commission

Flávia Noversa Loureiro

Ricardo de Macedo Menna Barreto

Robert Junqueira

Organisation

EDUM — School of Law of the University of Minho

JusGov — Research Centre for Justice and Governance

Support

FCT — Foundation for Science and Technology