The 15th Annual Meeting of SUI IURIS (“Ibero-American Association of Law Faculties and Schools”) took place on 3-4 July 2025 at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon. The Lisbon SUI IURIS Meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation through the sharing of legal teaching and research with similar institutions in Europe (ELPIS/European Legal Practice Integrated Studies and SIPE/Societas Iuris Pubblici Europaei) and in the Americas (SEALS /Southeastern Association of Law Schools). The attempt to build “new bridges” between different “legal continents” led to the joint conference of 4 July on “The Role of the Courts in the Protection of Fundamental Rights and in Guaranteeing the Rule of Law”, which is now being published.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Presentation

Courts and Rule of Law: Past, Present, and Future
VASCO PEREIRA DA SILVA

The Role of Courts in Guaranteeing Fundamental Rights: Contemporary Issues / The Brazilian Case
ADRIANA ANCONA DE FARIA

Making Constitutional Courts Resilient: The German Example
JÖRN AXEL KÄMMERER

The algorithm that pronounces the words of the law. The evolution of the role of the courts in protecting rights and guaranteeing the rule of law up to the digital revolution
FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

The Role of the Courts in the Protection of the Rule of Law and of Fundamental Rights – A European Law Perspective
CLAAS FRIEDRICH GERMELMANN

Adopting a Canadian Style Legislative Override to Reconcile American Judicial Review with Democratic Accountability and the Rule of Law
M. AKRAM FAIZER