The Portuguese Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S) is a forum for interdisciplinary debate on public law and a bridge between Portuguese, Portuguese-speaking, European, and other international scholars.
PORTUGAL
ABOUT
The challenges facing public law scholars in a changing multilateral international legal order, the debate on the future of the European Union, and the development of public law in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries call for growing dialogue and scholarly debate in which the values of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights are cherished and promoted. The Chapter’s approach rests on cooperative dialogue between constitutional, administrative, European, and international law and legal theory, and between junior and senior scholars from different backgrounds and points of view, integrating legal analysis with insights and methods from the social sciences.
The Chapter offers a space for legal scholarship to deepen its involvement in global public law debates and encourages dialogue with scholars from different legal traditions. It welcomes young scholars and practitioners from law and the other social sciences.
Activities
The Chapter organizes roundtables and workshops on public law, including on the teaching of public law, in partnership with Portuguese universities and research centers.
Chapter Members
Founding Members
António Manuel Abrantes; Catarina Santos Botelho; Mariana Canotilho; Francisco Pereira Coutinho; Rui Pereira Dias; Ana Rita Gil; Rui Tavares Lanceiro; Anabela Leão; Pedro Moniz Lopes; Benedita Mac Crorie; Luísa Neto; Andreia Sofia Oliveira; Afonso Patrão; Jorge Silva Sampaio; Luís Meneses do Vale; Teresa Violante