Afro-Brazilian Religions in the Portuguese Case Law
by Mariana Monteiro de Matos
Question(s) at stake
Whether the applicant’s dismissal due to allegedly false statements about her health status was legally justified.
Outcome of the ruling
The applicant had lied about her health status to her former employer, thus violating the legal duties of loyalty and good faith towards the respondent. The applicant’s dismissal was legally justified.
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Official citation
Court of Appeal Porto, Judgmenet of 13 February 2017, Processo No. 7526/15.0T8VNG.P1 (Tribunal da Relação do Porto, Acórdão de 13 de fevereiro de 2017, Processo n.º 7526/15.0T8VNG.P1)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Dismissal Good faith and loyalty Procedural aspects Religious practices Ritual modifications
Tag(s):
Afro-Brazilian religions Umbanda Candomblé Macumba Yoruba religion Hair Bald head
Bibliographic information
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Mariana Monteiro de Matos (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Department Law and Anthropology, Germany)
Postdoc, Lisbon (Portugal), 2022; Dr. iur., Göttingen (Germany), 2018; LL.M., Göttingen (Germany), 2013; LL.B., Belém (Brazil), 2011. She is a research fellow and lecturer at the Postgraduate Programme in Law of the Federal University of Pará (Brazil) and research associate of the Department of Law and Anthropology of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (Germany). Socio-legal studies, constitutional law and international law are the main fields of her extensive publication record, which includes contributions to Brill Publishers and Oxford University Press. Dr Monteiro de Matos has delivered lectures and workshops around the world to audiences with legal and interdisciplinary backgrounds. Several organizations, including the International Law Association and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, awarded her research prestigious grants. She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, the German Society of International Law, and the European Association of Social Anthropologists.