Prof. Sérvulo Correia integrates Administrative Procedure Code Revision Commission

NEWS AND EVENTS 16 Jul 2012

The commission that will review the Code of Administrative Procedure, the Statute of Administrative and Fiscal Courts and the Code of Processes in Administrative Courts will be inducted tomorrow in Lisbon by the Portuguese Justice Minister Paula Teixeira da Cruz. The Commission, coordinated by Prof. Fausto Quadros of the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, is composed of Prof. Sérvulo Correia, emeritus Professor of the same institution and founding partner of SÉRVULO, and Rui Machete, professor at the Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University and lawyer, amongst other leading figures specialized in administrative law and administrative procedural law.

The commission’s aim is to identify the obstacles preventing the swift functioning of Portuguese administrative courts and to propose legislative measures intended to improve conditions. The commissions work will start in July.