Pedro Caridade de Freitas

Category: Associate Professor.

Areas of interest / research:

History of Law, History of International Law, History of International Relations, Roman Law, Intellectual Property Law and Medicines Law

Academic Degrees:

  • Degree in Law, 1995
  • Master’s Degree in Law, specialisation in History of Law, 2001
  • PhD in Law, specialising in History of Law, 2010

Scientific Research and Co-operation

Member of research centres:
Member of the Research Centre in Theory and History of Law of the University of Lisbon (THD-Lisboa)- www.thdulisboa.com
Member of the Institute of History and Political Thought of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Member of the International Network of Researchers in Law and Justice (RIIDJ) – www.riidj.org

Member of editorial boards of scientific journals

Faculty of Law Journal / Lisbon Law Review

InterAção – Journal of the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

Teaching or research activity in other Higher Education Institutions:

Lecturer at the Lusíada University of Lisbon

Lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Business Development at ISEG (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão)

Other Professional Activities:

Lawyer
Director of Legal Affairs at the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industry Association

Most Relevant Publications:

Books:

Scientific coordination together with Margarida Seixas and Ana Caldeira Fouto of the book Suarez in Lisbon 1617-2017. Proceedings of the Congress, Lisbon, AAFDL, 2018

Pioneering Works of Portuguese Culture. Primeiro Tratado Jurídico, co-ordinated with António Pedro Barbas Homem and directed by José Eduardo Franco and Carlos Fiolhais, Lisbon, Círculo de Leitores, 2018

Textos de Apoio de História das Relações Internacionais, co-authored with Prof António Pedro Barbas Homem, 2nd reprint, Lisbon, AAFDL, 2018

History of Public International Law, From Antiquity to World War II, Princípia, Cascais, 2015

Portugal and the International Community in the Second Half of the 19th Century, with a preface by Prof António Pedro Barbas Homem, Lisbon, Quid Juris, 2012;

Um Testemunho na Transição para o Século XIX: Ricardo Raimundo Nogueira, Coimbra, Almedina, 2005;

Articles:

History of Law:

O Direito Migratório: Breves Reflexões Histórico-Jurídicas, in Os Desafios da Sociedade Contemporânea no Pós-Estado Social, organised by Vanessa Alexsandra de Melo Pedroso, Susana Antas Videira, Filipe Travassos Sarinho de Almeida, Belo Horizonte, Arrais Editore, 2019, pp. 89-104;

Emigration Law: Does it Still Make Sense? Some short historical and legal reflections, in The Routledge Companion to Migration, Communication, and Politics, edited by Stephen Croucher, João Caetano and Elsa A. Campbell, London and New York, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, pp. 9-18;

A Concepção de Estado na Época Pombalina, in Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa/Lisbon Law Review, 2018/2, LVIX, Lisbon, pp. 43-57;

The Law of the People in Suárez as Human Law, in Suarez in Lisbon 1617-2017. Actas do Congresso, coordinated by Pedro Caridade de Freitas, Margarida Seixas and Ana Caldeira Fouto, Lisbon, AAFDL, 2018, pp. 63-86;

Participation in the ANTIS Dictionary, Portuguese Culture in Negative, with the following entries Antiglobalisation, Antinationalism, Antidecolonialism, Anticolonialism, directed by José Eduardo Franco, Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 2018.

Migratory Movements: a Rereading of the Thought of Francisco de Vitoria, in Refugees, Immigrants and the Equality of Peoples. Studies in Honour of António Guterres, São Paulo, Quartier Latin, 2017, pp. 1093-1099;

Participation in the book Grandes Achievements in the History of Portuguese Law, organised by António Pedro Barbas Homem, edited by Teoria e História do Direito, Centro de Teoria e História do Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (THD-Ulisboa), 2016, online edition, with the following entries Self-determination of Peoples (pp. 15-17); Right of Emigration (pp.43-45); Sovereign State (pp. 73-74); Just War (pp. 89-90) and Freedom of the Seas (pp. 113-114). It can be consulted at http://www.thdulisboa.com/#!monografias/q7p75

Souveraineté et Loi au Portugal pendant l’Absolutisme Juridique, in Estudos de Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Jorge Miranda, vol. III, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, Coimbra Editora, Coimbra, 2012, pp. 263-282;

Os Contributos da Universidade na Definição das Linhas Gerais do Pensamento Político Português na Segunda Metade do Século XVIII, in Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Martim de Albuquerque, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, vol. II, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2010, pp. 579-618;

L’influence de la Religion dans le Droit International. Notes brèves, in Droit et Religion, Table Ronde sous la direction de Alain Desrayaud e Bruno Aguilera, Bonchamp-lès-Laval, Faculté de Droit Paris 12 e Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos Internacionales, 2009, pp. 197-212 ;

A Compra e Venda no Direito Romano: Características Gerais, in Estudos em Honra de Ruy de Albuquerque, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, vol. II, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2006, pp. 431-497;

O Estilo da Corte (do século XIII à Lei da Boa Razão), in Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Raul Ventura, Vol. I, Lisbon University Faculty of Law Edition, Coimbra

Intellectual Property Law and Medicines Law:

Supplementary Protection Certificate – Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), Case C-121/17, of 25 July 2018, in Revista de Direito Intelectual, no. 01 – 2019, Coimbra, Almedina, 2019, pp. 199-212.

Generic Medicines and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, in Estudos de Direito Intelectual em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor José de Oliveira Ascensão. 50 Years of Academic Life, Coimbra, Almedina, 2015, pp. 1015-1032;

Generic Medicines in Portugal: Concept, Price Definition and Co-payment System, in Estudos do Instituto de Direito do Consumo, vol. IV, Almedina, Coimbra, 2014, pp. 181-206;

Bioethics and Pharmaceutical Legislation: The Influence of Ethics on Institutes of Pharmaceutical Legislation, in Estudos em memória do Prof. Marques dos Santos, Vol. II, Coimbra, Almedina, 2005, pp. 629-644;

Clinical Trials (co-authored with Professor António Pedro Barbas Homem), in Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Inocêncio Galvão Telles, Vol. IV, Coimbra, Almedina, 2003, pp. 341-354;

Teaching or research activity in other Higher Education Institutions:

Lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Business Development at ISEG (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão).

Other Professional Activities:
Lawyer
Director of Legal Affairs at the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industry Association

Most Relevant Publications:

Books:

History of Public International Law, From Antiquity to World War II, Princípia, Cascais, 2015.

Portugal and the International Community in the Second Half of the 19th Century, with a preface by Prof António Pedro Barbas Homem, Lisbon, Quid Juris, 2012;

Textos de Apoio de História das Relações Internacionais, co-authored with Prof António Pedro Barbas Homem, Lisbon, AAFDL, 2012, 2013, 2014;

Um Testemunho na Transição para o Século XIX: Ricardo Raimundo Nogueira, Coimbra, Almedina, 2005;

Articles:

History of Law
Participation in the book Grandes Realizações da História do Direito Português, organised by António Pedro Barbas Homem, edited by Teoria e História do Direito, Centro de Teoria e História do Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (THD-Ulisboa), 2016, online edition, with the following entries Self-determination of Peoples (pp. 15-17); Right of Emigration (pp.43-45); Sovereign State (pp. 73-74); Just War (pp. 89-90) and Freedom of the Seas (pp. 113-114). It can be consulted at http://www.thdulisboa.com/#!monografias/q7p75

Souveraineté et Loi au Portugal pendant l’Absolutisme Juridique, in Estudos de Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Jorge Miranda, vol. III, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, Coimbra Editora, Coimbra, 2012, pp. 263-282;

Os Contributos da Universidade na Definição das Linhas Gerais do Pensamento Político Português na Segunda Metade do Século XVIII, in Estudos em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor Martim de Albuquerque, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, vol. II, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2010, pp. 579-618;

L’influence de la Religion dans le Droit International. Notes brèves, in Droit et Religion, Table Ronde sous la direction de Alain Desrayaud e Bruno Aguilera, Bonchamp-lès-Laval, Faculté de Droit Paris 12 e Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos Internacionales, 2009, pp. 197-212 ;

A Compra e Venda no Direito Romano: Características Gerais, in Estudos em Honra de Ruy de Albuquerque, Edição da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, vol. II, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2006, pp. 431-497;

O Estilo da Corte (do século XIII à Lei da Boa Razão), in Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Raul Ventura, Vol. I, Edition of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Coimbra.

Medicines Law:

Generic Medicines and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, in Estudos de Direito Intelectual em Homenagem ao Prof. Doutor José de Oliveira Ascensão. 50 Years of Academic Life, Coimbra, Almedina, 2015, pp. 1015-1032;

Generic Medicines in Portugal: Concept, Price Definition and Co-payment System, in Estudos do Instituto de Direito do Consumo, vol. IV, Almedina, Coimbra, 2014, pp. 181-206;

Bioethics and Pharmaceutical Legislation: The Influence of Ethics on Institutes of Pharmaceutical Legislation, in Estudos em memória do Prof. Marques dos Santos, Vol. II, Coimbra, Almedina, 2005, pp. 629-644;

Clinical Trials (co-authored with Professor António Pedro Barbas Homem), in Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Inocêncio Galvão Telles, Vol. IV, Coimbra, Almedina, 2003, pp. 341-354;