Researchers

Degree in Law from the University of Coimbra (1997) and Postgraduate degree in European Economic Criminal Law (1998), from the same university. In 2012, he completed a Masters in International Security Studies at the University of Leicester. In 2018, he completed a Master’s degree in Human Ecology at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

He practiced law until 2005 and since then has worked in the scope of international cooperation. His experience in this area was gained from the work developed in non-governmental institutions, such as the Portuguese Universities Foundation and MUDA – Non-governmental Organization for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, and in governmental and state institutions, such as the Ombudsman for Rights Human and Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, the Portuguese Institute for Development Support, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the United Nations Development Programme.

LINE OF RESEARCH:

• Studies on consciousness;

• Gender;

• Ecology and sustainability.

Vital Moreira, born 1944, is full professor at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), where he got his degree in Law, as well as the master’s degree, PhD and aggregation in Public Law. He is also professor at the Universidade Lusíada/Norte since 2015.

During his academic career at the Law School of the University of Coimbra he has taught Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Public Law of the Economy, International Law of Human Rights, Constitutional Law of the European Union, Public Regulation, etc. After his jubilation in 2015 he maintains teaching assignments in post-graduation courses as well as in doctoral and postdoctoral programmes.  At Universidade Lusíada he teaches Constitutional Law, Economic Regulation Law and International Economic Law. He has lectured or held conferences in several universities abroad, both in Europe and elsewhere, particularly in Brazil.

Vital Moreira is chairman of the Research Centre for Public Law and Regulation and chairman of Ius Gentium Conimbrigae – Human Rights Centre at the University of Coimbra; he is co-coordinator of the post-graduate course on Human rights and of the post-graduate course in Public Regulation at the same University. He is national director of EMA – European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democracy (Venice) and was a member of the first board of EIUC after its creation.

Beyond the academia Vital Moreira was justice at the Portuguese Constitutional Court(1983-1989) and member of the Venice Commission (“Democracy through Law”) of the Council of Europe (1998-2002). He was also involved several times in the political sphere: member of the Constituent Assembly (1975-76), member of the portuguese Parliament in two occasions (1976-82 and 1996-97), member of the European Parliament (2009-2014). He chaired also the official committee for the preparation of the 1^st Centenary of the Portuguese Republic (1910-2010) and wrote its report to the Government (2008); he is also commissioner for the comemoration of the 70th aniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 40th aniversary of the Portuguese access to the European Convention of Human Rights (2018).

Vital Moreira has published extensively on Public Law and other topics. He is co-author of the standard commentary on the Portuguese Constitution, together with Prof. Canotilho (also from the University of Coimbra). His latest books, in Portuguese, are Decent Work for All: The “Labour Clause” in the Trade Policy of the EU (Coimbra, 2014) and The European 'Respublica': Constitutional Law of the EU (Coimbra, 2014). He has published also dozens of articles in several journals.

Vital Moreira is co-editor of the Brazilian Revista de Direito Público da Economia [Journal of Public Law of the Economy] and member of the editorial board of the centenary Revista de Legislação e Jurisprudência [Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence] (Coimbra). He publishes a weekly opinion column on the business newspaper Dinheiro Vivo (Lisbon).

Rita Perdigão is a researcher at Ius Gentium Conimbrigae|Human Rights Centre.

Since 2010, she has been a member of the organising committee of the Course in Peace Operations and Humanitarian Action promoted by the IGC/CDH and the Command of the Intervention Brigade, Portuguese Army.

She was Military Legal Advisor to the Portuguese Army, having served on the Department of Justice and Discipline the Justice in Oporto and on the Command of the Intervention Brigade in Coimbra. Since November 7, 2013, she is in availability reserve.

She holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations of the Faculty of Economics of University of Coimbra. Graduated in Law (pre-Bologne) from International University of Figueira da Foz (1999-2004).

In 2010, she concluded the Post-graduation in Human Rights of the Ius Gentium Conimbrigae| Human Rights Centre, hosted at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. In 2009, she completed her postgraduate studies in Economic and European Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. In 2005, she concluded the postgraduate studies in Criminal Investigation at the International University of Figueira da Foz.

Since December 2006, she is a lawyer registered at the District Council of Coimbra of the Portuguese Bar.

Graduated in Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas-SP. He completed a postgraduate degree in Human Rights and Democracy at the Ius Gentium Conimbrigae - Center for Human Rights, based at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and, in 2012, the Masters in Sociology - Labor Relations, Social Inequalities and Unionism at the Faculty of Economy of the same University (revalidated in Brazil in 2014 by the Faculty of Sociology at UNICAMP). In 2021, he completed his PhD in Law at the Estácio University of Rio de Janeiro-PPGD / UNESA (Recognized by CAPES with concept 5)-line of research: Fundamental Rights and New Rights. During his PhD, he was a Scholarship holder from the PROSUP and Doctoral Programs Sandwich International at CAPES, held at the Facult y of Law of the University of Coimbra. University professor since 2012 and researcher in the field of Social and Legal Sciences, Education, human development, human rights and citizenship. Associate Researcher at Ius Gentium Conimbrigae - Coimbra Human Rights Center, associated with the Law and Society Association - LSA (USA) and President of the National Institute for Research and Promotion of Human Rights - INPPDH of Campinas-SP.

Graduated in Law at Universidade Estadual Paulista (2003), researching the impacts that atypical acts of cooperative societies caused on the economic order due to competition with business societies that developed the same activity. Master in Law, specifically in ​​Collective Rights, Citizenship and Social Function of Law, at the University of Ribeirão Preto (2013), dedicating to research the digital inclusion of traditional communities, especially the remnant communities of quilombos and the reinforcement of forms of recognition quilombola people and the preservation of their cultures.

PhD in Law, in ​​concentration area of Human Rights, at the Largo São Francisco Law School of the University of São Paulo (2021), researching the dynamic relationship between slavery and resistance in the permanent transformation of Brazilian law, having as a paradigm for analysis the Historic Site and Cultural Heritage of Quilombo Kalunga, in Chapada dos Veadeiros (GO/Brazil).

At Mackenzie Presbiteran University, is Professor of Administrative Law and Human Rights, also acting as Coordinator of Graduate Law at the Campinas campus. Leader of the Extension Program that acts as a Human Rights Observatory through the coordination of research groups and related extension projects developed by professors and students together with the various Municipal Secretariats of Campinas.

Researcher in the area of ​​Public Law, especially in the analysis of public policies and the participation of civil society in the realization of citizenship and social emancipation, always through Human Rights. Studies racial issues arising from the historical bases of discrimination against black people, having as the scope of his research the remaining communities of the quilombos and the quilombola person.