Empowering People

The Concept of Person in the Metaphysics of Morals: From a Formal to a Material Concept. The Kantian Subject: New Interpretative EssaysSoraya Nour SckellAbstract While in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Kant wishes to search for and consolidate...

NEW COLD WARS IN THE HIGH NORTH? RUSSIA AND THE PROGRESSIVE MILITARIZATION OF THE ARCTICArmando Manuel de Barros Serra Marques GuedesABSTRACT We consider the Arctic Basin as an emerging focal point patent in the political and strategic conjuncture in the...

Algorithmic Criminal Justice: Is It Just a Science Fiction Plot Idea? Law, Governance and Technology SeriesAthina SachoulidouABSTRACT This chapter examines the use of algorithms in the realm of criminal justice (known as algorithmic criminal justice) and the potential paradigm shift...

OK Google: is (s)he guilty?Athina SachoulidouAbstract Big data–a term at the centre of the discourse on law and new technologies–appears to entail mechanisms that can impact on crime control and investigation as well as on the operation of criminal justice....

Going beyond the “common suspects”: to be presumed innocent in the era of algorithms, big data and artificial intelligenceAthina SachoulidouAbstract This article explores the trend of increasing automation in law enforcement and criminal justice settings through three use cases: predictive...

Empire, federalism, nation(s) and homeland(s) in the first Portuguese constitutionalism (1821- 1822)Ana Cristina Nogueira da SilvaFunding text 1 This text has been carried out under the project “Legal Pluralism in the Portuguese Empire” (PTDC/DIR-OUT/30873/2017), funded by Foundation for Science and...

European transnationalism between successes and shortcomings: threats, strategies and actors under the microscopeAthina Sachoulidou; Silvia D’AmatoArticle This article introduces the Special Issue ‘European transnationalism between successes and shortcomings: Threats, strategies and actors under the microscope’. Specifically, it focuses on transnationalism...

Fedotova and Others v. Russia: Dawn of a new era for European LGBTQ families?Nausica PalazzoAbstract The judgment of the Grand Chamber in the case of Fedotova and Others v. Russia has recognized the right to legalized same-sex unions under the...

Europe's Refugee "Crises" and the Biopolitics of Risk.Veronica Corcodel; Dimitra FragkouAbstract This paper provides an analysis of the legal and policy foundations of the different approaches adopted by the European Union (EU) in relation to the 2015/2016 and 2022 refugee...

Risk-Based Due Diligence, Climate Change, Human Rights and the Just TransitionClaire Bright; Karin BuhmannAbstract Climate change has been described as one of the greatest threats to people and the planet. Its impacts affect virtually the entire spectrum of internationally recognised...

Why Political Appointments to Truth Commissions Cause Difficulties for these Institutions: Using the Crisis in the Transitional Justice Process in Nepal to Understand How Matters of Legitimacy and Credibility Undermine Such CommissionsJeremy Sarkin; Ram Kumar BhandariAbstract Over five decades and...

Non-kinetic hybrid threats in Europe – the Portuguese case study (2017-18)Felipe Pathé DuarteAbstract Purpose This paper aims to understand whether Portugal, being a relatively peripheral country – in political, economic and military terms – of Southwest Europe, was recently a...

A frantic mayfly at the turn of the century: The positivist movement and Portuguese criminal law.Frederico de Lacerda da Costa Pinto; Pedro CaeiroAbstract This chapter seeks to provide a general overview of the evolution of Portuguese criminal law over a...

Mandatory human rights due diligenceClaire Bright; Nicolas BuenoAbstract Over the last decade, significant legal developments seeking to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) have taken place at the domestic, regional, and international level. In...

Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement Settings: AI Solutions for Disrupting Illicit Money FlowsAthina Sachoulidou, Dimitrios Kafteranis, Umut TurksenAbstract With the rise and spread of ICT-enabled crimes and illicit money flows (IMFs), law enforcement authorities and financial intelligence units need innovative...

A Cost–Benefit Assessment of Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women Reporting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Uganda: Assessing Women’s Resilience as a Means to Protect their Ethnoreligious GroupJeremy Sarkin, Tatiana MoraisAbstract Drawing from fieldwork carried out in Uganda, this empirical study is...

Algorithmic criminal justice: Is it just a science fiction plot idea?Athina SachoulidouAbstract This chapter examines the use of algorithms in the realm of criminal justice (known as algorithmic criminal justice) and the potential paradigm shift towards pre-emption-driven decision-making. It contributes...

Access to Justice for Corporate Human Rights Harms. Private International Law and Criminal Law Considerations.Athina Sachoulidou, Claire BrightAbstract THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE ISSUE OF CORPORATE LIABILITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS THROUGH A DOUBLE...

The Russian Aggression to Ukraine and International Law: A Tragedy in Four ActsFrancisco Pereira CoutinhoAbstract The political destiny of Ukraine is framed by Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime has having an existential nature for the survival of the Russian nation-state. In...

Responsible business conduct in conflict-affected areas: the notion of heightened human rights due diligenceLaura Íñigo ÁlvarezAbstract Business’ activities and operations could be associated with armed conflict and the parties to the conflict in different ways, and consequently, enterprises would need...

Economic Constitution and Fundamental RightsCristina QueirozAbstract The concept of "economic constitution" possesses an eminently political nature within the framework of a democracy "with a living social content." It assertively addresses the interrelationship between the legal, economic, and political spheres, with...

Risco e Incerteza, Saúde e Danos ColateraisCristina QueirozA “ditadura constitucional”, para utilizar uma expressão roubada a Clinton ROSSITER, é um assunto perigoso. e corre o risco de poder eternizar-se. Uma situação que corresponde à admissão da incapacidade das instituições democráticas...

Slave Subjectivities in the Iberian WorldsCristina Nogueira da SilvaThe Iberian world played a key role in the global trade of enslaved people from the 15th century onwards. Scholars of Iberian forms of slavery face challenges accessing the subjectivity of the...

A Agressão Russa à Ucrânia e o Direito Internacional: Uma Tragédia Em Quatro AtosFrancisco Pereira CoutinhoThe political destiny of Ukraine is framed by Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime has having an existential nature for the survival of the Russian nation-state. In...

Constituição Económica e Direitos Fundamentais Cristina QueirozO conceito de “constituição económica” possui uma natureza eminentemente política no quadro de uma Democracia “com conteúdo social vivente”. Coloca com assertividade a questão do inter-relacionamento das esferas jurídica, económica e política, com “subordinação”...

he Foro Indiano: The application of law in Goa as seen from the Novas Conquistas?Luís Pedroso de Lima Cabral de OliveiraBook Abstract This book clarifies the crucial role of periodical press in the advance of colonial print cultures and public...

The Era of Globalization and the Impact of Sports as a Human Right: A Sociocultural DimensionJosé Noronha Rodrigues; Sumanta Bhattacharya; Dora Cristina Ribeiro Cabete Abstract The rapid rise of industrial civilization, capital, leisure, liberal democracies, and mass media all contribute...

Human Rights and Lex Sportiva: Sport for AllJosé Noronha Rodrigues; Sumanta Bhattacharya; Dora Cabete Abstract The main international instruments for the protection of the most basic human rights, of hard law or soft law, explicitly or implicitly address sport as...

Europe's Refugee "Crises" and the Biopolitics of RiskVeronica Corcodel & Dimitra FragkouCorcordel, Veronica, & Fragkou, Dimitra. (2023). Europe's Refugee "Crises" and the Biopolitics of Risk. European Journal of Risk Regulation. https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2023.45 This paper provides an analysis of the legal and...

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adequate minimum wages in the European Union: Review and Outlook from PortugalJoão Zenha MartinsZenha Martins. "Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adequate minimum wages in the...

The Globalization of human rights for a global citizenship: New ChallengesJosé Noronha RodriguesAbstract This book examines dominant discourses in multiculturalism and cultural identity globally. It critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to multiculturalism and cultural identity, set against the current...

O Direito Público e a Crise Pandémica Coordinators: Francisco Pereira Coutinho, Dulce Lopes and Catarina Santos Botelho Publisher: CEDIS - R&D Centre on Law and Society Year: 2022 ISBN 978-989-8985-20-0 See Publication

João Motta Guedes (CEDIS - PhD student) - Art ExpositionMonument to Kafka, 2022. 10,000 pages of legal proceedings from the European Court of Human Rights implying human rights violations. Iron, anvil, and paper. {{ vc_btn: link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fjoaomottaguedes.com%252FWork%252FMonument_to_Kafka_2022%7C&title=Learn+more&style=modern&gradient_color_1=turquoise&gradient_color_2=blue&gradient_custom_color_1=%23dd3333&gradient_custom_color_2=%23eeee22&gradient_text_color=%23ffffff&custom_background=%23ededed&custom_text=%23666&outline_custom_color=%23666&outline_custom_hover_background=%23666&outline_custom_hover_text=%23fff&shape=rounded&color=grey&size=md&align=inline&i_align=left&i_type=fontawesome&i_icon_fontawesome=fas+fa-adjust&i_icon_openiconic=vc-oi+vc-oi-dial&i_icon_typicons=typcn+typcn-adjust-brightness&i_icon_entypo=entypo-icon+entypo-icon-note&i_icon_linecons=vc_li+vc_li-heart&i_icon_monosocial=vc-mono+vc-mono-fivehundredpx&i_icon_material=vc-material+vc-material-cake&i_icon_pixelicons=vc_pixel_icon+vc_pixel_icon-alert }}

Social Justice and Human Rights in the 22nd Century: Equity PrincipleJosé Noronha Rodrigues; Dora Cristina Ribeiro Cabete de Noronha RodriguesAbstract This book examines dominant discourses in social justice education globally. It presents cutting-edge research on the major global trends in...

Diversifying stem cell debates: Including Muslim contexts and perspectivesRana Dajani; Helena Maria Matias Pereira de MeloAbstract Greater transcultural and transdisciplinary engagement within Muslim contexts and deliberate inclusion of diverse Muslim voices in the development of international guidelines is required to...

Migrant and Refugee Children in Europe: A New PerspectiveJosé Noronha RodriguesAbstract The definition of a child accepted by the international community is presented in Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ‘A child is every human...

Instituto de Asilo, Antiguidade, Contemporaneidade e O Futuro - Política Única de Asilo na União Europeia Autor: José Noronha Rodrigues Editora: AAFDL Editora Ano: 2022 ISBN 9789726297512 Ver Publicação

The Conflict in Syria and the Failure of International Law to Protect People Globally - Mass Atrocities, Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Detentions Autor: Jeremy Julian Sarkin Editora: Routledge Ano: 2021 ISBN 9781032056647 Ver Publicação

Novos Estudos de Direito Público Comparado, Filosofia do Direito e Relações Internacionais - Tomo III Autora: Cristina Queiroz Editora: Petrony Ano: 2021 ISBN 9789726853121 Ver Publicação

Risco e Incerteza, Saúde e Danos Colaterais: o que se espera do Estado de Emergência sanitário Autora: Cristina M. M. Queiroz Editora: CEDIS/FDUNL Ano: 2021 ISBN 978-989-8985-18-7 Ver Publicação

Estudios Luso-Hispanos de Historia del Derecho. Tomo II. Editores/Coordenadores: Cristina Nogueira da Silva Margarida Seixas Autores: Pietro Costa, Daniel Álvarez-Gómez, Bouzada Gil, Ana Caldeira Fouto, Víctor Gautier Fernández, Francisco Miguel Martín Blázquez, Margarida Seixas, Cristina Nogueira da Silva, Sandro Alex Souza...