This article develops a mechanism-based account of illiberal rights governance through what I call the “two-pillar squeeze.” In contemporary culture-war contexts, fundamental rights are pressured not only through explicit legal restrictions, but also through changes in the institutional conditions that make rights effective. The first pillar targets the legal primacy of freedom of expression and the right to se...
A Constituição da República Portuguesa consagra, no artigo 60.º, o direito das crianças à proteção da sociedade e do Estado. Impõe ao legislador e às entidades públicas e privadas um dever atuante ao nível da prevenção, intervenção e promoção de políticas públicas apropriadas à proteção da infância contra todas as formas de abandono, de discriminação, de opressão e de exercício abusivo da autoridade na família ...
This work was conceived for presentation at the II International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship, held at Universidade Portucalense in July 2025. Its central question sought to determine whether the granting of refugee status by one Member State would produce binding effects in another Member State when the latter had been confronted with an extradition request submitted by a third State. By demonstra...
Este artigo visa analisar como é que a atividade administrativa pode e deve responder a exigências colocadas pela sustentabilidade social, mais concretamente aquelas relacionadas com a concretização do imperativo de igualdade e não discriminação. Nesse sentido, serão evidenciadas as principais bases normativas de vinculação da Administração Pública a tal ditame, logo após procedendo-se à análise do papel que lh...
El desarrollo acelerado de las neurotecnologías plantea retos inéditos para el Derecho de los derechos humanos, al posibilitar el registro, inferencia o modulación de procesos mentales en ámbitos como la salud, el consumo, el trabajo o la seguridad. En este contexto, el debate sobre los neuroderechos emerge como una respuesta jurídica orientada a preservar el núcleo de protección asociado a la dignidad humana, ...
The European Green Deal is an important tool for improving food security both through the establishment of general strategic guidelines and through its influence on the European Union (EU) secondary law regulating food security. The aim of the article is to comprehensively assess the economic, social, and legal impact of the European Green Deal on EU food security by analysing its implementation at different le...
This article examines Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) as a constitutional stress test for the contemporary law of the sea in the context of ecological transition. It argues that the convergence of technological autonomy and sustainability challenges the legitimacy of maritime governance frameworks still grounded in anthropocentric assumptions of command, control, and responsibility. Moving beyond secto...
Traditional literature on global governance assumes that effective leadership relies on hegemonic material capabilities. This article challenges this premise by analyzing how Colombia, Chile, and Costa Rica, middle powers lacking structural weight in emissions or finance, have exerted systemic influence within the UNFCCC climate regime (2010–2024). Employing a comparative research design and process tracing, th...
The present paper undertakes a thoroughgoing analysis of the application of the environmental tax benefits within the European Union and the Portuguese legal framework, with reference to its normative foundations, the mechanisms by which it is implemented, and the systemic challenges it faces. The paper begins with a comprehensive overview of the EU's fundamental regulations and policy directives relevant to en...
A introdução de taxas turísticas tornou-se uma tendência generalizada em vários países europeus, particularmente nas cidades com elevada pressão turística. Estas taxas visam compensar os custos sociais, ambientais e estruturais associados à atividade turística e constituem uma fonte de financiamento importante para os municípios. Em Portugal, o modelo de taxa turística municipal generalizou-se após a sua implem...