Volume I of the book Studies in Homage to Miguel Galvão Teles will be launched on 10 October 2012 at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon.
The complete edition in homage to the partner of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva is in two volumes, each one of them having almost 1000 pages, written by approximately 90 authors, members of the national and international scientific community. The two volumes are divided into five parts: Part I (Theory and Philosophy of Law and Politics), Part II (Public Law), Part III (Civil Procedure and Arbitration), Part IV (Private Law) and Part V (Various).
The introduction is written by Professor Jorge Miranda who writes about the contributions of Miguel Galvão Teles to Portuguese constitutional law. The organising committee is composed of Professor Jorge Miranda, Professor J. J. Gomes Canotilho, Judge José de Sousa e Brito, Professor Miguel Nogueira de Brito, Professor Margarida Lima Rego and Pedro Múrias.
Regarding Miguel Galvão Teles
Miguel Galvão Teles does not need an introduction in the Portuguese judicial area. Besides his expertise in Constitutional Law and Public International Law to which he substantially contributed, practically there does not exist an area that has not benefited from the depth of his thought.
The scientific value of his work, as well as his personal qualities, justifies a homage from the Portuguese judicial community, which comprise the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Miguel Galvão Teles, partner of Morais Leitão, Galvão, Teles, Soares da Silva, has wide experience in litigation matters, including appearances before the International Court of Justice and the International Arbitral Tribunals. He is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.
Mr. Galvão Teles is a former Adjunct Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, in charge of the Chair of Constitutional Law (until 1978) and former member of of the Council of State (from 1982 to 1986).
