Another edition of the Law Congress where relevant topics in the field of Law will be discussed
The IV Law Congress will address current and relevant topics in Law, with the participation of renowned experts who will discuss subjects such as gender equality, domestic violence, tourism law, and the challenges of intellectual property in the digital age.
The entire scientific and academic community is invited to participate in the IV Law Congress, which will take place at ISMAT.
Programme
28 November
2:30 pm - Opening Session
- Professor Rui Loureiro - Director of ISMAT
- Professor José de Faria Costa - Director of the Department of Law and Social Sciences at ISMAT
- Professor Alberto de Sá e Melo - Director of the Law Programme at ISMAT
- Mr. Tomás Valente Godinho - President of the NEDISMAT (Law Students’ Association of ISMAT)
3:00 pm - On Gender Equality
- Coordinator: Prof. Hugo Lança
- Prostitution: to legalise or not to legalise, that is the question - Vanessa Mamedes, MSc
- Gender-based violence - Maria João Faustino, PhD
- Some considerations on gender equality, reproductive rights, and obstetric violence - Diana Coutinho, PhD
4:15 pm - Coffee Break
5:00 pm - Book Presentation: "Gender Violence, Women and Criminal Law"
- Organised by Inês Godinho, Alexandra Vilela, and Bruno de Oliveira Moura, PhDs
5:45 pm - On Gender-Based Violence
- Coordinator: Prof. Hugo Lança
- Suspension of the execution of a prison sentence: From offender rehabilitation to the impacts on domestic violence victims - Patrícia Holanda de Barros
- Domestic violence (The experience of APAV) - Júlia Cardoso
- Domestic violence (A testimony) - Bruna Figueiredo
29 November
2:30 pm - Tourism Law and the Algarve
- Coordinator: Prof. João Almeida Vidal
- Labour precarity and employment contracts in Algarve tourism: Is collective bargaining the solution? - Professor António Monteiro Fernandes
The history of local accommodation and the effects of this model on local communities - João Fernandes
- The civil liability of accommodation commercialisation platforms - Professor João Almeida Vidal
3:45 pm - Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
- Intellectual property and artificial intelligence - Prof. Ana Guerra
- Challenges in protecting intellectual rights in the digital age - Prof. Alberto de Sá e Mello
- Open science, university access, and copyright - Professor Carlos Rogel Vide
5:00 pm - Launch of "JurisMAT – Legal Journal" No. 20
5:30 pm - Closing Session
