Conference The Influence of Mimetic Rivalry on Contemporary Tax Law

The Faculty of Law at Lusófona University announces the conference “The Influence of Mimetic Rivalry on Contemporary Tax Law: A Critical Approach Based on René Girard”.

This initiative offers an innovative and interdisciplinary reflection on the foundations of contemporary Tax Law, drawing from the theory of mimetic rivalry developed by the French thinker René Girard. In a context of increasing complexity in social and economic relations, this critical approach allows for a questioning of the dynamics of desire, conflict, and sacrifice that underlie modern tax systems.

The conference will feature the participation of distinguished national and international academics, whose contributions are expected to enrich the legal, philosophical, and economic debate surrounding taxation.

Programme

Opening:

• José de Faria Costa | Director of the Faculty of Law, Lusófona University

Speakers:

• Paul Dumouchel | Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
• Rita Calçada Pires | Faculty of Law, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Pedro Costa Monteiro | Faculty of Law, Lusófona University
• Miguel Nuno Correia | Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Portugal
• Domingos Pereira de Sousa | Faculty of Law, Lusófona University
• Diogo Feio | Military Academy – Military University Institute
• Conceição Soares Fatela | Faculty of Law, Lusófona University
• Carlos Lobo | Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon
• Margarida Lima Rego | Director of the Faculty of Law, NOVA University Lisbon