Faculdade de Direito - Escola do Porto

Teen Academy | Discovering Law

30 June to 3 July | Applications Now Open

Read more
Master’s Programmes in Law

Applications Now Open
2nd Phase: 2 March to 7 May

Read more
Open Day for Undergraduate Programmes

14 March, 10:00 | Registrations Now Open

Read more
International Negotiation and Mediation – Summer Program

10–16 July | Registrations now open

Read more
Postgraduate Programme in Insolvency and Restructuring Law

Applications Now Open

Read more
Undergraduate Degree in Law (International Students) – 2026/27

2nd Phase | Applications Now Open
Apply by 7 April

Read more

News

Católica participates in Qualifica 2026

The Universidade Católica Portuguesa will be participating in the Qualifica 2026 Education Fair from March 25 to 28. On March 27 and 28 , Católica will...

March 18, 2026

Institutional

Applications are now open for Transform4Europe Ambassadors

Applications are now open for the Ambassador Programme for the T4EU Week, which will take place from 25 to 29 May at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in...

March 17, 2026

Summer School

Porto Faculty of Law and ICFML launch Summer Program 2026 in Negotiation and International Mediation

The Porto Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in partnership with ICFML – Instituto de Certificação e Formação de Mediadores Lusófonos, has...

March 12, 2026

People in the Spotlight

Vasco Teixeira Duarte: “Missão País Confirms That We Were Made for Great Things.”

Vasco Teixeira Duarte is a final-year Law student at the Porto Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Originally from Lisbon, he chose...

March 6, 2026

ADN do Jurista

Daniela Forbes Bessa is the first ADN Jurista intern in a Court

“Something I never dreamed I could experience while still an undergraduate student.” These were the words Daniela Forbes Bessa used to describe the...

March 4, 2026

Institutional

New Edition of Católica Porto Teen Academy Now Open for Applications

The summer academy Católica Porto Teen Academy once again opens the doors of the Porto campus to secondary school students, offering an immersive...

March 2, 2026

Alumni

Blandina Soares Appointed President of the Instituto de Registos e Notariado

We are proud to announce that our former student, Blandina Soares, will take office as President of the Instituto de Registos e Notariado on March 1. With...

February 26, 2026

Institutional

PEN (National Traineeship Programme) – Open Applications

Applications are now open for PEN (National Traineeship Programme), an initiative by ELSA Portugal that offers short- to medium-term internships in...

February 24, 2026

Institutional

OPEN CALL for CATÓLICA students to participate in T4EU WEEK: Community, Communities

Applications are now open for T4EU Week “Community, Communities: Engage to Transform,” w hich will take place from May 25 to 29 in Lisbon, dedicated to...

February 13, 2026

People in the Spotlight

Milena Rouxinol: “We need to nurture the idea that it is imperative to treat one another well”

Milena Rouxinol is a faculty member at the Porto Faculty of Law and Ethics Ombudsperson at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. In this interview,...

February 12, 2026

Press

February 27, 2026

Público Online

Faculty

AIMA and the Courts — When the State Fails, Where Can Citizens Turn?

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...

27/02/2026 - 09:41

Público Online

February 9, 2026

Renascença/Euranet Plus

Faculty

AI in Combat? “It’s a terrain where we risk losing our soul”

Azeredo Lopes acknowledges that Artificial Intelligence may increase the number of targets and shorten decision-making timelines, but it also heightens the risk of mistakes and abuse. The Coordinator of the International Studies Programme warns that,...

09/02/2026 - 10:51

Renascença/Euranet Plus

January 14, 2026

Chatham House

Opinion

President Trump may disregard international law – but other countries want to make use of it

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.

14/01/2026 - 12:51

Chatham House

January 13, 2026

Expresso Online

Faculty

"The power to dismiss the government has never been used by a President since 1982, but the next President will still hold that power"

Interview with Catarina Botelho, Professor at the Porto Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, on the Podcast "45 Graus".

13/01/2026 - 11:46

Expresso Online

January 11, 2026

Público Online

Faculty

Venezuela’s black sugar

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...

11/01/2026 - 15:38

Público Online

January 3, 2026

Público Online

Faculty

The world at your feet

Opinion article by José Alberto Azeredo Lopes, Professor at the Porto Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

03/01/2026 - 16:17

Público Online

December 17, 2025

RTP Notícias

Faculty

“This is the normal and healthy functioning of democracy”

Catarina Santos Botelho , lecturer at Faculty of Law - Porto School (UCP), commented on the Portuguese Constitutional Court’s rejections of several provisions of the Nationality Law. An enlightening analysis on the importance of the Constitutional Court...

17/12/2025 - 14:15

RTP Notícias

November 24, 2025

Expresso Online

ADN do Jurista

ADN Jurista Session featured on the Expresso podcast “Comissão Política” | Episode “A Zaragata a Caminho de Belém”

In the latest episode of Comissão Política, one of the most listened-to podcasts of Expresso, David Dinis referred to the ADN Jurista Premium Session, held on 11 November. Recalling his visit to our campus, he shared that he left “with a full heart,...

24/11/2025 - 17:36

Expresso Online

November 19, 2025

Expresso Online

Institutional

Human Rights in Europe: “Courts have shown they are capable of shedding light on the future” - Expresso

For decades, core values have guided the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. In an interview with Expresso, academics Patrícia Fragoso Martins and Benedita Menezes Queiroz reflect on how these...

19/11/2025 - 12:16

Expresso Online

November 14, 2025

Vida Económica Online

Rumo

RUMO Advocacia 2025 at Porto Faculty of Law, UCP connects students and graduates with leading law firms

RUMO Advocacia, the employability fair organised by the Porto Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, returns on 18 November… READ THE FULL ARTICLE

14/11/2025 - 14:27

Vida Económica Online