When announcing the start of the war against Iran, the President of the United States likely thought it would be straightforward: nothing more than a “small excursion,” a few days, and then Israel would be told to stop. He was completely mistaken. He...

In Portugal, thousands of foreign citizens are waiting for a decision from AIMA that is slow to arrive; therefore, they are left with no choice but to turn to the courts. According to our lecturer, Pedro Cerqueira Gomes , “it is time to accept that this...

At a time of heightened tensions and challenges for international law, Professor Marc Weller, of the International Studies Programme, explains why it remains a key tool in global politics.

Opinion article by Pedro Braga de Carvalho , Professor at the Porto Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. "When the United States decides that sovereignty and territorial integrity are flexible concepts, and can therefore be set aside to...