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News

Webinar | DSA Data Access and Practice

Católica Global School of Law , together with the European University Institute, the DSA observatory at the University of Amsterdam and the HumanAds ERC...

March 13, 2026

Law Schools Global League

Católica Global School of Law Participates in Law Schools Global League Conference and LL.M. Fair in India

Católica Global School of Law recently took part in the Law Schools Global League Deans’ Meeting and Academic Conference, hosted by O.P. Jindal Global...

February 23, 2026

Events

2026 ELU-S Conference | Call for Panels and Papers 2026

The Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law and the Católica Global School of Law are hosting the 2nd edition of the annual conference of ELU-S – European Law...

February 19, 2026

Double Degrees

From Lisbon to Ithaca: Aleksandr Bogdan on his Double Degree Experience

After graduating from Católica Global School of Law , our alumnus Aleksandr Bogdan took his academic journey global through a Double Degree LL.M. at...

February 9, 2026

Fair MusE Project

From Research to Policy: The Fair MusE Project Concludes with a Final Conference in Brussels

After three years of interdisciplinary research, dialogue and experimentation — including hundreds of interviews, user data donations from streaming...

February 4, 2026

Applications

Alumni & Faculty Referral Campaign | 2026/2027

Do you know someone interested in pursuing an LL.M. programme? Candidates applying to our LL.M. programmes until 28 February 2026 can benefit from our...

February 3, 2026

Applications

Global Ph.D. Programme in Law | Applications Now Open

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for five positions in our Global Ph.D. Programme in Law . This programme provides an exceptional...

February 2, 2026

CGSL Running Club

CGSL Running Team supports Corações com Coroa at Vodafone 10K 2026

Católica Global School of Law is pleased to announce that the CGSL Run for Equality team is now complete and ready to take part in the Vodafone 10K 2026...

January 19, 2026

Professorship

Católica Welcomes Dr. Wim Maas to the Faculty

Católica Lisbon School of Law welcomes Dr. Wim Maas to the Faculty as part of its newly established Professorship in International Patent Litigation ...

December 10, 2025

Scholarships

ELSA Scholarships 2026/2027 | Applications are open!

Católica Global School of Law is pleased to announce that applications for the ELSA Scholarships 2026/2027 are now open. In partnership with the European...

November 14, 2025

Press

The Transformation of European Risk Regulation: Managing Uncertainty and Powers in the Digital Age

February 25, 2026

Cambridge University Press

Católica Global School of Law

The Transformation of European Risk Regulation: Managing Uncertainty and Powers in the Digital Age

Risk regulation has increasingly expanded in European digital policy, yet it is diverging from its roots, especially the precautionary principle. Rather than traditionally focusing on scientific evidence and knowledge, the European approach to risk...

25/02/2026 - 10:21

Cambridge University Press

December 11, 2025

EU Law Live

Católica Global School of Law

New episode of ‘The Case’ podcast with Guillermo Íñiguez, Mislav Mataija and Petros Mavroidis

The new episode of ‘The Case’ podcast features a conversation moderated by Guillermo Íñiguez , who is joined by Mislav Mataija (European Commission) and Petros Mavroidis (Columbia University). Together, they explore the implications of the Seraing...

11/12/2025 - 11:09

EU Law Live

November 25, 2025

EU Law Live

Católica Global School of Law

New episode of ‘The Case’ podcast with Catherine Barnard and Luca Ratti

The latest episode of ‘The Case’ podcast delves into the landmark judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-19/23 Denmark v European Parliament and Council , a decision that reshapes the legal and political landscape surrounding...

25/11/2025 - 12:28

EU Law Live

November 11, 2025

EU Law Live

Católica Global School of Law

New episode of ‘The Case’ podcast with Marta Cartabia, Mario Savino and Francesco Munari

The new episode of ‘The Case’ podcast examines the Alace Case judgment, a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that clarifies how the concept of a “safe country of origin” should be interpreted within EU asylum law. This judgment arrives...

11/11/2025 - 10:32

EU Law Live

June 16, 2025

EU Law Live

Católica Global School of Law

New episode of ‘The Case’ podcast with Kieran Bradley and Barbara Grabowska-Moroz

In the latest episode of ‘The Case’, Kieran Bradley (former judge of the EU's Civil Service Tribunal) and Barbara Grabowska-Moroz (Director of the Rule of Law Clinic in Central European University) join the conversation to discuss recent case law on...

16/06/2025 - 12:18

EU Law Live

May 12, 2025

EU Law Live

Católica Global School of Law

New episode of ‘The Case’ podcast with Eleanor Spaventa and Luke Dimitrios Spieker

In the latest episode of 'The Case', Eleanor Spaventa (Università Bocconi) joins Luke Dimitrios Spieker (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law) to discuss the landmark judgment of the Court...

12/05/2025 - 15:45

EU Law Live

April 15, 2024

Verfassungsblog

Faculty

Professor Joseph Weiler writes on the Golden Passports case for the Verfassungsblog

In an article published in the prestigious Verfassungsblog , Professor Joseph H. H. Weiler, co-director of our LL.M. Law in a European and Global Context , discusses the case brought by the European Commission against Malta on the “passports for sale”...

15/04/2024 - 15:00

Verfassungsblog

November 6, 2023

Sky News

Católica Global School of Law

Dean Miguel Poiares Maduro criticises FIFA’s lack of transparency following World Cup 2034 decision

Professor Miguel Poiares Maduro , Dean of Católica Global School of Law and former chairman of FIFA’s Governance Committee, shared his thoughts with Sky News on the process that led to the designation of Saudi Arabia as host of the 2023 men’s football...

06/11/2023 - 14:44

Sky News

September 27, 2023

Jornal i

Católica Global School of Law

Luís Caldas de Oliveira on the importance of initiatives like the ‘Tech for Lawyers’ Bootcamp | Jornal i

Luís Caldas de Oliveira, Deputy Director of iStart Lab and Coordinator of the 'Tech for Lawyers' Bootcamp , shares an innovative approach to cultivating intercultural collaboration in a bootcamp that unites students from diverse backgrounds to...

27/09/2023 - 10:59

Jornal i

September 11, 2023

Jornal Expresso

Faculty

Professor Melanie Fink Discusses Syrian Refugee Family's Case Against Frontex | Jornal Expresso

Professor Melanie Fink , currently a Visiting Fellow at Católica Global School of Law, shared her views on the recent case brought by a family of Syrian refugees against Frontex, the EU’s border management agency. [CONTENT IN PORTUGUESE] Sírio perde caso...

11/09/2023 - 15:40

Jornal Expresso