InJUSTiceWar " Crime and justice administration in the Portuguese colonial war (1961- 1974): exploratory analysis of the criminal proceedings against combatants of the Portuguese Armed Forces in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau"
Leading Researcher: Fátima Rodrigues
The InJUSTiceWar " Crime and justice administration in the Portuguese colonial war (1961- 1974): exploratory analysis of the criminal proceedings against combatants of the Portuguese Armed Forces in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau", led by Fátima Rodrigues, is underway at CIJ/FDUP.The research team is also composed by Maria Leonor Esteves (Universidade Lusíada), Ana Guerreiro (CIJ/FDUP), Joaquim Cunha Roberto (Arquivo Histórico Militar - AHM), Jorge Gracia (CIJ/FDUP) and Pedro Sousa (CIJ/FDUP).
Through a document analysis focused on the criminal cases available at the AHM, the researchers will seek to understand how the crimes allegedly committed by combatants of the Portuguese Armed Forces were interpreted by the Territorial Military Courts of Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea throughout the colonial war (1961-1974).
This research project, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, runs until September 2024.
Through a document analysis focused on the criminal cases available at the AHM, the researchers will seek to understand how the crimes allegedly committed by combatants of the Portuguese Armed Forces were interpreted by the Territorial Military Courts of Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea throughout the colonial war (1961-1974).
This research project, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, runs until September 2024.
