ELSA UMinho is pleased to announce its 9th edition of Summer ELSA Law School in Braga, taking place from the 23rd to the 30th of July 2023. This SELS will be held at the University of Minho's School of Law and the topic will be Law and Sustainability. The city of Braga is the home of ELSA UMinho, being known as "The City of Youth", which despite being the oldest city in Portugal, was distinguished as "The City of Youth" in Europe, in 2012, and "The City of Sport", in 2018.
The academic programme will focus on the topic of Law and Sustainability, through various Lectures, highlighting subtopics such as sustainable development goals and law, green taxation, green cybersecurity, and much more! The participants will also be able to visit a Portuguese law firm and watch the working environment and participate in a Moot Court Competition, for which they will prepare during the week.
This Law School will provide a social and cultural programme that will make this week memorable and exciting, with the visit to several cities and iconic and historic monuments in Portugal, as well as networking opportunities and cultural exchange between participants, through, for example, a Peddy-Paper around the city, a Laser Tag night, a Sports Tournament, a Themed Party, a Gala Ball, and other activities that will make Braga the best destination for this summer!
PROGRAMME
July 24th
09h15 | Opening session
09h30 | Sustainable Development Goals and Law, Sjef van Erp (Professor and Interim Head of the Private Law Department at the University of Amsterdam)
11h30 | Tackling Environmental Challenges Through Law, Carlos Amorim (Professor at the Law School of the University of Minho)
July 26th
09h00 | SDG, ESG & GDPR, Many Letters to Change the World, Luís Felipe Ramos (PhD student at the Law School at the University of Minho)
11h00 | International Maritime Labour Law, Laura Carballo (Professor at the University of Vigo)
July 27th
09h00 | Green Taxation, Sara Luís Dias (Professor at the Institute Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave)
11h00 | Reducing Inequalities: A Gender Perspective, Miriam Rocha (Professor at the Law School of the University of Minho)
July 28th
09h00 | Green Cybersecurity in the XXI Century, Pedro Miguel Freitas (Professor at the Portuguese Catholic University)
11h00 | Sustainable Private Law Theory, Ralf Michaels (Professor and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg)
- This event is financed by national funds through the National Agency for Science and Technology, FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), under the project Ref. ID/05749/2020
