Hymenaeus Conference “Domestic violence in Portuguese and Norwegian criminal law”

30.11.2023 10:45
Faculdade de Direito | Sala EAA002 | Edifício Américo Amorim / Américo Amorim Building

The international conference "Domestic Violence in Portuguese and Norwegian Criminal Law," scheduled for November 30th at 10:45 am in room EAA002, aims to present the general characteristics of legal regimes for combating and responding to the issue of Domestic Violence in Portugal and Norway. The objective is to reflect on the legal differences found in these two countries, and to disseminate the initial conclusions of the research project "Hymenaeus."

The “Hymenaeus” project is developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Law - University of Bergen and is funded by the Fund for Bilateral Relations of the EEA Grants.

Programme

10h45	Opening words (Dean Professor Manuel Fontaine)
11h00	Part I: Domestic violence as a crime in substantive criminal law
12h00	Coffee-break
12h15	Part II: Domestic Violence in the procedural law; the duty of individuals to avert and/or report domestic violence; preventive and protective measures.
13h00	Lunch break
14h30	Part II (continuation)
15h45	Coffee-break
16h00	Part III: Strengths and weaknesses in the legal regulation: Preliminary findings


Jørn Jacobsen John Reidar Nielsen Ingrid Løining Ørum	Elisabete Ferreira Pedro Freitas Sandra Tavares Mariana Vilasboas

Free admission depending on previous registration until the 27^th november.