The guest for this third episode of the HAPL podcast is Domingos Soares Farinho, currently professor auxiliar at the Faculdade de Direito of the Universidade de Lisboa, member of the Centro de Investigação em Direito Público (CIDP) do Instituto de … Continued
The guest for this second episode of the HAPL podcast is Marco Segatti, currently senior researcher at the Tarello Institute for Legal Philosophy – University of Genoa and member of UNIGE’s ALF team. In the first part of this highly … Continued
In this short video lesson, part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Pedro Moniz Lopes (University of Lisbon) reflects on the role of logic in legal thinking and explores what logic can realistically offer to legal practice. He outlines … Continued
In this short video lesson, part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Jorge Silva Sampaio (University of Lisbon) explains how the concept of legal balancing is employed in legal reasoning. While logic plays a decisive role in identifying normative … Continued
In this short video lesson, , part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Tiago Rodrigues Barboza (University of Lisbon) explores the relationship between truth, objectivity, and legal statements. He examines how the concept of truth relates to legal discourse … Continued
In this short lesson, part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Gonçalo Fabião (University of Lisbon) examines the structure and use of a fortiori arguments in legal reasoning. He clarifies that a fortiori arguments should not be understood as a method of … Continued
In this short lesson, part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Sara Azevedo (University of Lisbon) introduces the a contrario argument, a method of legal interpretation, explaining its structure and relevance in legal reasoning. Below, you can find the full … Continued
In this concise and engaging lesson, part of the Legal Fundamentals Explained (LFE) series, Pedro Moniz Lopes (University of Lisbon) introduces the concept of analogy in law, explaining how analogical reasoning operates and why it plays a central role in … Continued
The guest for the first episode of the HAPL podcast is Gerald J. Postema, Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In conversation with Julieta Rabanos, he discusses his last book “Law’s Rule: … Continued