Countries: Portugal
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 1058 - Impediments to marriage – Marriage is forbidden: 2. To the guardian and his descendants, with the ward, as long as the guardianship has not ceased and the accounts of guardianship have not been approved, except if the deceased father or mother has permitted it in his/her will or in any other authentic document"

Countries: Portugal
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 2133.

Countries: Portugal
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law No. 14/2008, Arts. 2-4. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022),a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and...more

Countries: Portugal
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1

"Women have the same rights to own, use, make decisions over and use property as collateral, regardless of their marital status (Constitution, 1976). Unless there is a marriage contract providing otherwise, the community of property regime applies (Civil Code, 1966). The community property is administered by both spouses (Civil Code, 1966). The consent of both spouses is necessary for the disposal of immovable property and, in the absence of such consent, a legal transaction may be contested (Civil Code, 1966). In the event of divorce, the spouses’ community property is divided according to a rule of equal shares (Civil Code, 1966)" (9).

Countries: Portugal
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1

"There is no information to suggest that harmful practices against widows is an issue in Portugal" (2). This indicates widows receive an inheritance (SFR - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"In Spain, Portugal and Greece, laws on property ownership and inheritance do not discriminate against women, while in Lebanon and Morocco, laws continue to favour men and sons, to the detriment of women and daughters" (16).

Countries: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2

“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).

Countries: Portugal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Portugal currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).

Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1

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Countries: Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1

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Countries: Portugal
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

"Building on previous PNIs, the current National Strategy on Gender Equality (the ENIND[4]) began in 2018 and will remain in force until 2030. The Strategy now reflects close alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in a change to the intervention guidelines of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) and adding a longer term perspective. Areas that were identified as somewhat inadequate in previous PNIs are now emphasised. The Strategy has a global outlook, with 12 years of intervention planned (2018–2030), and with a defined goal for the first four years that focuses on fighting gender stereotypes in key problematic areas: Equality between women and men; Violence...more

Countries: Portugal
Variables: ADCM-PRACTICE-1

"Most divorce cases in Portugal are by mutual agreement, and the same applies to parental responsibilities regulations. Both processes may be done outside the courts, in the Civil Registry Offices, which allows them to be swifter and cheaper. The role of the lawyer, in such cases, is to act as a mediator, alone or in collaboration with a colleague, to ensure an agreement that answers both parties demands and needs. Unfortunately, such an agreement is not always possible due to disputes regarding property or parental conflict. In those instances, there is a need to resort to a court of law" (para 2).

Countries: Portugal
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1

"The law allows third parties to file domestic violence reports. The government encouraged survivors of violence to file complaints with the appropriate authorities and offered the victim protection against the abuser" (11). "In March the government began a new training program for Public Administration workers on domestic violence to improve coordination among officials in different areas, such as health, law enforcement, and justice. The training courses were scheduled to continue through June 2023" (12). "The constitution provides for basic rights of the child, and laws protect children against, among others, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and physical and emotional neglect, and the government generally enforced the law" (16).more

Countries: Portugal
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"The government did not report investigating or prosecuting any labor recruitment agencies for fraudulent recruitment or trafficking" (21). " In 2020 courts convicted and sentenced 24 traffickers, compared with 26 convictions in 2019" (21).

Countries: Portugal
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1

"No laws limit the participation of women and members of minority groups in the political process" (10).