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Mercília Pereira Gonçalves, a researcher at JusGov, a PhD candidate in Private Legal Sciences (EDUM), and a research fellow (FCT), has been selected to participate in the International Congress organized by the Faculty of Law at UNED, Madrid. The International [...]

We hereby inform that the application period is now open: For students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Law and the Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the School of Law at the University of Minho. For participation in [...]

This paper, authored by Prof. Dr. Maria Miguel Carvalho (Doctoral Researcher at JusGov) and Neha Krishna (B.S.E. candidate in Computer Science and Economics at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, who conducted a short [...]

The transition of our personal, social, and professional life into the digital environment is reflected beyond our lifetime. More and more, we leave behind a lasting trail on the Internet that endures after the death of its creators. We also [...]

The JusGov Researchers' School invites PhD Researchers in Law to participate in a webinar to be held on July 12, 2024. The aim of this Meeting is to document and disseminate the current state of legal research in progress, as [...]

As part of the Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the University of Vigo, Spain, and the University of Minho, a joint call for proposals was launched to support research projects of interest to both institutions. Following the evaluation process, four [...]

JusGov researchers Francisco Andrade, Joana Abreu, and Pedro Freitas have edited the book “Legal Developments on Cybersecurity and Related Fields” (Springer, Law, Governance and Technology Series). The publication also features contributions from researchers Alessandra Silveira, Isabel Fonseca, Pedro Venâncio, Bruno Reynaud, Joana [...]

On February 19th at 2:00 PM, the activities of the Portuguese Hub of the European Law Institute will be inaugurated. The Hub is coordinated by Dr. Marta Santos Silva, Auxiliary Researcher at JusGov (Research Centre for Justice and Governance), in [...]

Ep. 12 – The World of Artificial Intelligence With the aim of addressing longstanding issues and unveiling new challenges in the legal field—while contributing to the advancement of new avenues of scientific research—the “Quid Juris Podcast” was created. This initiative, [...]

Gema Souto, Assistant Researcher at JusGov (School of Law, University of Minho), will deliver a lecture as a Guest Speaker on May 17, at the invitation of Dr. Tomás García-Micó, at the University of Barcelona (UB). The lecture will focus [...]

Mercília Pereira Gonçalves, researcher at JusGov, doctoral student in Private Legal Sciences (EDUM) with FCT scholarship (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology), has been selected to participate in the Researchers’ Camp, organized by the Legal Institute of FDUC. The Researchers’ [...]

Ricardo Menna Barreto, a researcher affiliated with JusGov, publishes the book “Guide to Legal Research: Methodology of Scientific Investigation in Law – Theoretical and Practical Aspects” (Coimbra, Almedina, 2024), co-authored with Cristóvão Atílio Viero. This book presents, in a gradual [...]

Marta Santos Silva, Postdoctoral Researcher at JusGov, was commissioned by the European Law Institute with drafting the third Innovation Paper of the Institute on Guiding Principles for the Design and Implementation of Green Nudges. This draft Innovation Paper sets out [...]

The book "650 Anniversary of the Luso-British Alliance" marks two symbolic dates in the foundation of the Luso-British Alliance: the signing of the Treaty of Tagilde (10 July 1372) and the Treaty of London (16 June 1373). It brings together [...]

The ProChild CoLab Against Poverty and Social Exclusion (ProChild CoLAB) received the Human Rights Award 2023 on December 13 at the Portuguese Parliament. The award was received by the president of the ProChild board and professor at the School of [...]

The researcher Teresa Coelho Moreira is part of the team of European project DIGILARE: Digitalisation of Industrial Labour Relations - Age-old values in a new digital world (1011265039), a project funded by the European Union. The project involves 15 countries, [...]

The public presentation of the UMinho Prize for Initiation in Scientific Research 2023 took place yesterday, December 12th. This initiative, promoted by the Rectorate in conjunction with the University of Minho's research centers, has allowed undergraduate and first-year integrated master's [...]

Maria Miguel Carvalho, an integrated researcher at JusGov, took part in the Fashion and Immaterial Goods Conference (directed by Ángel Garcia Vidal), on November 3, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Santiago de Compostela, with a paper [...]

JUSGOV's integrated researcher, Alex Sander Pires, will coordinate Working Group 9 on the Culture of Peace and Human Rights as part of the XXVI Semi-presential and International Congress on the History of Human Rights to be held between 20 and [...]

A workshop dedicated to the research project "Legal-By-Design Digital Disruption in the Circular Economy: An Exploratory Research project" took place on 9 and 10 October at the University of Minho Law School. A high-level two-day workshop with the most recognised [...]

Researchers Francisco Andrade, Joana Abreu and Pedro Freitas are publishing a book entitled "Legal Developments on Cybersecurity and Related Fields", with the participation, as authors, of researchers Alessandra Silveira, Isabel Fonseca, Pedro Venâncio, Bruno Reynaud, Joana Abreu, Pedro Freitas, Francisco [...]

Dr Marta Santos Silva is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Centre for Justice and Governance at Minho University in Portugal and affiliated member of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute and the Centre of European Law and Politics in Bremen. Marta [...]

The University of Minho has been awarded, as promoter university and alongside the University of Bergen as partner university, research funding to promote the joint research project “Legal-By-Design Digital Disruption in the Circular Economy: An Exploratory Research project”. The project [...]

In the framework of the Meet our team… series of events, which aims to ensure regular interaction between the members of the JusGov Scientific Advisory Committee and the Centre’s team of researchers, on 28 September, we held a seminar led [...]