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Members of the EPLO Global Rule of Law Commission in Portugal (Cascais)

Second Meeting of the EPLO Global Rule of Law Commission in Portugal (Cascais)

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Additionally, the EPLO Regional Branch provided full support and organization for the Commision’s 2 meeting
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which was held in Cascais, on the 24 and 25 of July 2023, at the Sala do Futuro. The meeting also received
valuable logistical support, including accommodations and catering from the Municipality of Cascais.
Institute of the Global Rule of Law

In the framework of the establishment of the GRoLC, the EPLO introduced the Institute of the Global Rule of Law.
The Institute not only supports the Commission's activities and actions, particularly in the preparation of its Rule
of Law Report but also plays a pivotal role in promoting educational activities in
Portugal. As part of the Institute’s establishment, a new position, the Director of the
Global Rule of Law Institute, was created and assigned to Ms. Teresa Violante,
Research Fellow at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Visiting
Research Fellow at Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und
Völkerrecht.

The Regional Branch of EPLO in Cascais has been instrumental in the organization
of the work of the Institute of the Global Rule of Law, especially during its initial
phase. The Regional Branch held the responsibility and played a significant role in
the preliminary research and groundwork necessary for the preparation of the Global Rule of Law Commission’s
annual Rule of Law Report and also for the development of a Master’s degree in the Global Rule of Law. This
Master’s program, which aligns with the Regional Branch’s mission to foster educational activities, will be offered
in Cascais by the Institute of the Global Rule of Law in cooperation with EPLO’s European Law and Governance
School – ELGS.

Workshop of the Mediterranean Migration and Asylum Hub (MedMA), the New EPLO Agency on
“The Impact of Lawyering on Migration and Asylum Policies: Rethinking our legal strategies”.
6-7 July 2023

Finally, for this current year, the Cascais Regional Branch actively supported the
organization of the high-level workshop hosted by the Mediterranean Migration and
Asylum Hub (MedMA) regarding “The Impact of Lawyering on Migration and Asylum
Policies: Rethinking our legal strategies”. The workshop took place at the Casa de
Santa Maria, for the necessities of which the Municipality of Cascais kindly provided
exclusive access.

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