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In the explanation of vote by Judge João Carlos Loureiro in the Portuguese Constitutional Court (TC) ruling no. 307/2025, handed down on March 7, 2025, the work “The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the [...]

The Research Centre for Justice and Governance (JusGov), based at the School of Law at the University of Minho, has been awarded an Excelent rating in the provisional results of the 2023/2024 evaluation of the Research and Development (R&D) Units, [...]

The Supreme Court of Justice has released the Digital Book of the XIII Labour Law Colloquium – Agenda for Decent Work, held on 19 October 2023. This publication, part of the Supreme Court's Digital Book Collection, brings together the contributions of [...]

JusGov researchers Cristina Dias, Rossana Cruz and Sónia Moreira have coordinated the volume "Children, Family and Inheritance Law – 10th Anniversary Commemorative Book of the Master’s Programme". This publication marks the ten-year anniversary of the Master’s in Children, Family and [...]

Researcher Marta Santos Silva has published a post on the blog of the British Association of Comparative Law, introducing the newly released Routledge Handbook of Private Law and Sustainability. This handbook, publicly presented at the international conference Private Law and [...]

Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s Degree in Law and the Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the School of Law of the University of Minho are hereby informed that the application period is now open for participation in [...]

Researcher Sónia Moreira has just released the book "Topics in Civil Liability". This monograph explores, among other subjects, civil liability for damages caused by autonomous vehicles and provides an opportunity to reflect on recent legislative changes in the European Union, [...]

Bruno Reynaud de Sousa, JusGov researcher in space law and policy, recently contributed his expertise and insights at two significant international events dedicated to space governance and exploration. On 11 March, the researcher was prominently featured at the International Institute [...]

Researcher Bruna Capparelli has just released the book "Epistemology of Criminal Evidence – Brief Critical Notes in the Era of Digital Justice." This publication presents an in-depth study of the evolution of criminal evidence in the current context of digital [...]

Carlos Abreu Amorim, researcher at JusGov, coordinator of Glob – Globalization, Democracy, and Power, the research group of that Centre, and lecturer at the Law School of the University of Minho, takes office today as Secretary of State for Parliamentary [...]

Sustainability is an unavoidable objective in today's world. In 2015, the United Nations presented the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. From environmental policy to production and consumption, the demands of sustainability are imperative. Therefore, law must also integrate sustainability into its [...]

From May 6th to 10th, the IX Edition of the HISPANO-LUSO-BRAZILIAN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, AND PUBLIC POLICIES took place at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul, the University of Coruña, and the University of Minho. [...]

The V Meeting of the Thematic Section on "Sociology of Law and Justice" of the APS took place at the University of Maia on May 16th and 17th, 2024. The event was co-organized by the University of Maia (UMAIA), the [...]

The State, Business, and Technology Research Group [E-Tec] invites all researchers to submit papers for publication in the 2024 Yearbook. Submissions should align with E-Tec’s thematic areas, which are currently expanding but already include: Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, [...]

JusGov researcher Andreia Sofia participated in the ICON-S Annual Conference in Madrid from July 8 to 10, under the theme "The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence." During the event, the researcher, along with a group of [...]

JusGov researchers Clara Calheiros and Miriam Rocha participated in the 31st IVR Congress, held from July 7 to 12, 2024, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, under the theme "Rule of Law, Justice, and the Future of Democracy." Researcher Clara Calheiros [...]

The book “Segurança Social – Direito e Economia – Vol.I” (Social Security – Law and Economics – Vol. I) includes contributions from JusGov researcher Ana Sirage, along with other renowned experts in the field. Researchers Isa António and Hugo Flores [...]

The article “Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: Victimization and Risk Factors”, co-authored by Helena Grangeia, provides a comprehensive analysis of the different forms of victimization arising from this phenomenon, as well as the associated risk factors. This publication, affiliated with JusGov, is [...]

With the aim of addressing longstanding issues and unveiling new challenges in the legal world, while contributing to the development of new lines of scientific research, the Quid Juris Podcast was created. This project is an initiative of the JusGov [...]

From 3rd to 6th February 2025, Auditorium 1 at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL) hosted the III International Scientific Meeting: Criminal Justice Systems in the Digital Age. The scientific coordination was entrusted to the researchers from JusGov, Manuel Monteiro [...]

Ana Isa Meireles, a researcher at JUSGOV, has just published “My Online Store: The New Paradigm of the Transfer of Commercial Establishments and the Impossibility of Non-Compete Limitations” in the mazagine O Direito III 2024. In this article, the researcher [...]

On January 31, 2025, at 3:00 PM, the presentation and launch of the book "Studies in Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law" will take place at the Maria do Carmo Medina Auditorium of the Faculty of Law at Agostinho Neto [...]

On February 20, 2025, at 2:20 PM, JusGov's doctoral integrated researcher, Maria Miguel Carvalho, will intervene in the conference "Human Rights in the Digital Age", at the Guimarães Court of Appeal. Maria Miguel Carvalho will be addressing "Copyright and Freedom [...]

As part of the institutional cooperation between the University of Minho School of Law (EDUM) and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), which has been ongoing since 2017, JusGov— as a subunit of EDUM and a Research and Development Unit of [...]

The book “Dictionary of European Values and Citizenship”, coordinated by Fátima Pacheco, a researcher at JusGov, and Isabel Baltazar, Professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences – NOVA FCSH, will be presented/will take place on January 29 at [...]