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The creation of the Constitutional Court's Centre for Constitutional Studies was discussed this Monday, 20 July 2026, during the working meeting between the Constitutional Court of Angola and the Federal Supreme Court of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
The project was highlighted by the President of the Constitutional Court, Justice Laurinda Prazeres, at the end of the meeting held with the President of the Federal Supreme Court and of the National Council of Justice of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Edson Fachin.
Speaking to the press, Laurinda Prazeres stated that the main objectives of the future Centre will be to promote and develop research in the field of Constitutional Law and related legal areas, to strengthen scholarly output and to implement exchange programmes for magistrates, advisers, technical staff and other justice professionals.
“It is an initiative developed with the institutional collaboration of the Federal Supreme Court, which aims to promote scientific research, specialised training and cooperation between national and international judicial and academic institutions, with a special focus on the countries where Portuguese is an official language,” she said.
The President of the Constitutional Court further explained that, among its strategic lines of action, the future Centre for Constitutional Studies will prioritise cooperation with higher education institutions, research centres and other academic bodies, with the aim of fostering the production of scientific knowledge, developing specialised studies and promoting advanced training and capacity-building activities in the field of constitutional justice.
Laurinda Prazeres also noted that the creation of the Centre is intended to promote continuous training, encourage legal research and strengthen the sharing of experience among the courts of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), while also contributing to the deepening of institutional cooperation and to greater recognition of constitutional justice in the Lusophone world.