A International Conference on Children’s Rights in a Digital Era terá lugar a 27 e 28 de fevereiro de 2026.

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O presente evento é realizado no âmbito do projeto estratégico UIDB/04643/2025 – Instituto Jurídico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra.

Programa
27 th February

9h00 — 9h30

Registration

09h30– 09h45

Overture

Representative of the Board of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Representative of the University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research

Catarina Sarmento e Castro – Scientific Committee of the International Conference

Rosa Cândido Martins – Scientific Committee of the International Conference

09h50 —10h20

Opening Conference

ECHR and children’s rights

Ana Guerra Martins — Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

10h30 – 10h45

Coffee-break

10h45— 12h45

A. The societal transformations brought about digital technologies and their impact on children’s lives

The legal framework of digital services

Raquel Brízida de Castro — Vice-President of ANACOM

Children as Digital Consumers

Sandra Passinhas — Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra; UCILeR (University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research)

The responsibility of digital services companies towards children

Tanja Petelin — Coresponsable de l’axe Numérique, Innovation et Propriété intellectuelle du CECOJI (UR 20418)

Media and digital literacy: a right to be promoted

Armanda Matos — Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares (CEIS20)

Debate

15h00— 17h45

B. Children´s rights in a digital era: new challenges

Children’s right to personal data protection

Joel Araújo Alves — School of Law, University of Minho; JusGov (Research Centre for Justice and Governance)

Children’s image

Carla Monge — Center for Judicial Studies (CEJ)

16h00— 16h15

Coffee break

Children’s access to internet

Catarina Sarmento e Castro — Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra; UCILeR (University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research)

Children’s right to private life and parental responsibilities

Rosa Cândido Martins — Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra; UCILeR (University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research)

Debate

 

28 th February

09h30 —13h00

C. Children´s rights in a digital era: new threats

Child sexual exploitation: current trends and challenges

Pedro Freitas — Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Portugal | Porto

Cyberbulling

Sónia Fidalgo — Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra; UCILeR (University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research)

10h30 – 10h45

Coffee-break

Mental Health

Henrique Prata Ribeiro — Medical School, Catholic University of Portugal |Lisboa

Fake news and childhood: disinformation, vulnerability, and the protection of children in the digital age

Carla Costa — Chief-Inspector of Polícia Judiciária

Debate

15h00 — 17h00

D. Contemporary challenges and future perspectives

From Risks to Rights: ensuring children’s safety in the digital world

Francisca Mangano – Director of Partnerships & Public Policy – UNICEF | Portugal

European research on children’s digital rights

Cristina Ponte – Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Nova University| Lisbon; Nova Institute of Communication (ICNOVA)

16h00 – 16h15

Coffee break

Analysis of the Spanish Bill for the Protection of Children in Digital Environments: Parental Control

María Luisa Mena‑Durán — Law, Business and Political Sciences Faculty; University Cardenal Herrera CEU (CEU Universities)

Debate

17h00 – 17h30

Closing Conference

Children’s rights in Europe

Ylva Johansson — Special Envoy for the Ukrainians in the EU