When used to frame the conditions of administrative action, undetermined legal concepts raise particular concerns regarding arbitrary or unrestricted administrative decisions as possible outcomes, which make the judicial control of their application both essential and challenging. The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) presents an interesting...
NOVA PEARL calls for papers for its annual event, which will consist of a workshop under the theme "Fundamental rights protection from, with, and by regulators". This workshop will be hosted at NOVA School of Law, Lisbon, on the 10th of April 2026. We look forward...
NOVA PEARL is delighted to announce its three-year Jean Monnet Module, DigiForce – The Enforcement of EU Digital Regulation: Administrative and Constitutional Challenges, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (project 101240597). Among other activities, this Module includes the organisation of a free annual summer school, starting already...
On 4 December, NOVA PEARL held a special edition of its PEARL Talks series, with the privilege of having Beatriz Garcia present her book....
On October 21st and 22nd, the European Administrative Justice Moot Court took place, a collaboration between NOVA PEARL and NOVA LAW SU. This exercise provided participants with a valuable opportunity to deepen their knowledge of Administrative Law and European Union Law, with immigration as the...
On 29 October, NOVA PEARL held the second webinar of its PEARL Talks series, this time focusing on the role of composite administration under the GDPR, the AI Act and the European Health Data Space Regulation, and its relationship with the Rule of Law....
The case WhatsApp Ireland Ltd v. European Data Protection Board (C‑97/23 P), currently pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union, focuses on issues arising from the administrative procedure that led to the imposition of a fine on WhatsApp by the Irish data...
On the 1st October, NOVA PEARL held its first PEARL Talk of the semester, addressing the topic of the European Commission’s powers under the Digital Services Act....