Student Patrícia Cardoso Dias completed her PhD in Law with distinction, specializing in Legal Sciences. The defense of her thesis, entitled “The Right to Dispose of One’s Own Life: The Relevance of the Right to Personal Self-Determination for the Configuration of the Assisted Dying Regime”, took place yesterday, January 7th.

The final grade awarded was 17 points, recognizing the merit and relevance of his academic work.

The Autonomous University of Lisbon congratulates the doctoral student for the excellent result achieved and for the significant academic contribution in the field of Law.