HOW TO SAVE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THREE STEPS? Reflections on the current existential crisis of the Court and possible solutions for it

The Department of Legal Studies cordially invites you to

HOW TO SAVE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THREE STEPS?
Reflections on the current existential crisis of the Court and possible solutions for it.

a public lecture by

PAULO PINTO DE ALBUQUERQUE
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque has been Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 2011. Between 1992 and 2004 he sat on the bench of different courts in Portugal. Since 2015, he is Professor Catedrático at the Law Faculty of the Catholic University of Lisbon, where he teaches Criminal Law and Procedure, Penitentiary Law, Public International Law, International Law of Human Rights and Philosophy of Law. He has published widely in these fields of law. He has been Visiting Professor in the USA and China and addressed audiences in Angola, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Guiné, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States and United Kingdom. He has worked as an expert for the Council of Europe and the European Commission of the European Union. He is currently member of several international law associations.

All students, faculty and staff members are welcome to attend!