Networks and Partnerships
International networks
CEDIS benefits from NSL’s affiliations with prestigious international research networks. These affiliations facilitate collaborative projects and the sharing of vital resources to advance research agendas. Notable affiliations include:
- a) EUTOPIA
- b) ELFA: European Association of Law Faculties
- c) Global Campus of Human Rights
- d) Themis Network
Partnerships
The CEDIS also benefits from collaboration agreements between NOVA School of Law and several institutions, including the following:
- Fulbright Scholarship | NOVA School of Law in Law and Sustainability, currently in its 3rd edition.
– Fulbright visitors at NOVA School of Law have also been visitors at CEDIS. We have previously hosted: Click here.
– Starting in September of this year, we will host: Click here.
– Applications for the September 2025 scholarship are now open: Click here. - Partnership between NOVA School of Law and the European University Institute for the Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies: Click here.
-Under this partnership, we host several postdoctoral researchers each year. The agreement with the EUI also includes the exchange of doctoral students. - NOVA School of Law holds several Erasmus+ mobility agreements that facilitate exchanges for researchers and doctoral candidates: Click here.
Regular Collaborations
The Knowledge Centers at CEDIS maintain regular collaborations with various institutions. For example:
- NOVA IPSI collaborates with several academic associations, such as the European Intellectual Property Teachers’ Network (EIPTN), the Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), and the European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP).
- NOVA GFLaw collaborates with Berkeley Law School.
- NOVA BHR collaborates with renowned forums and associations, such as the Teaching BHR Forum, the Global BHR Scholar Association, the European Society of International Law, and the Association for Human Rights Institutes, to promote research and advocacy in human rights.
- SPARC collaborates with key entities such as the Portuguese Space Agency, the Portuguese Air Force, and the European Centre for Space Law, where SPARC serves as the National Point of Contact for the ECSL.
- NOVA Tax collaborates with the Amsterdam Centre for Tax Law (ACTL) at the University of Amsterdam to promote research and academic exchange in tax law.
- NOVA Compliance Lab collaborates with the UN Global Compact Network to promote corporate social responsibility and ethical business practices.
- Luso-Spanish Meetings of Legal Historians (EHLHD) have emerged from collaborations between CEDIS and research centers in Portugal and Spain. With four successful editions already held, the fifth edition is scheduled to take place in Salamanca in June 2024. The aim of these meetings is to foster a network of young legal historians from the Iberian Peninsula, providing them with training to develop joint projects. These meetings will continue from 2025 to 2029.
Furthermore, CEDIS researchers are actively involved in activities organized by various networks and associations, such as: