International Conference on Children's Rights in a Digital Era

Programa

27 th February

9h00 — 9h30

Registration

09h30– 09h45

Overture

Representative of the Board of 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 — 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 (Reseach 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 Sciencies, 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