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 |
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| Jørn Jacobsen John Reidar Nielsen Ingrid Løining Ørum |
Elisabete Ferreira Pedro Freitas Sandra Tavares Mariana Vilasboas |
Free admission depending on previous registration until the 27th november.
