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Access to justice: how to obtain legal support in Cabo Verde
What the Constitution guarantees to anyone who needs to resolve a dispute in Cabo Verde: the courts, legal aid, the role of the Ordem dos Advogados and the Provedor de Justiça, and where to find a lawyer.
Analysing digital property law in Cape Verde
How far the verified instruments of Cabo Verde law (the Industrial Property Code, the copyright law, the digital services and e-commerce law, the electronic judicial procedure law and the .cv domain system) actually reach digital assets, domain names and data, and where the honest gaps are.
Analysing property law in Cabo Verde: land, title, registration
How Cabo Verde law frames real property: land categories, aforamento, the land registry, purchases by foreigners and expropriation.
Analysing tax law in Cabo Verde
What the Constitution of Cabo Verde says about taxes, how the tax system is organised (income, consumption, customs, municipal taxes), who administers it, and what guarantees taxpayers have.
Beyond the laws: stories of justice that have transformed communities in Cape Verde
Documented legal milestones that changed daily life in Cabo Verde: the abolition of the death penalty, the 1997 family-law codification, the 2007 land reform, the 2023 nationality reform, child protection and digital justice, each verifiable in official texts.
Cabo Verdean citizenship: residency and naturalisation
How Cabo Verdean nationality is attributed and acquired: origin, option, naturalisation requirements, marriage, and dual citizenship under the Nationality Law.
Citizenship by descent: reclaiming your Cabo Verdean roots
People born abroad to a Cabo Verdean parent or grandparent may acquire nationality by option/declaration, in the cases provided by the Nationality Law.
Digital and data law in Cabo Verde
The legal framework for the digital world in Cabo Verde: personal data protection (Law No. 133/V/2001 as amended) and the CNPD, digital services and e-commerce, cybercrime, electronic justice and the .cv domain, with the gaps still to fill.
Divorce in Cabo Verde: rules and procedures
The types of divorce under Cabo Verdean law, their requirements, effects on children and property, and the steps of the process.
Dual citizenship in Cabo Verde: navigating the legal requirements
How Cabo Verde treats dual nationality: what the Nationality Law and its regulation say about keeping another citizenship, the loss rules, and the documents involved.
Employment contracts in Cabo Verde: rights and duties
How the Labour Code regulates the employment contract: contract types, minimum rights, duties of the parties, dismissal and conflict resolution.
Heirs and wills: succession in Cabo Verde
Who inherits, how the forced share works, what role a will plays, and which steps to follow after a death in Cabo Verde.
Intellectual property law in Cape Verde: current state and the future
Where intellectual property law in Cabo Verde stands today (the new Industrial Property Code in force since 2026, the copyright law aligned with WIPO treaties, the IGQPI and the international arrangements Cabo Verde has joined) and the changes the new Code itself sets out for the years ahead.
Investment and citizenship: residency through investment in Cabo Verde
How investment fits the legal framework for foreign nationals in Cabo Verde: residence for investment or relevant economic activity, general requirements, and the relationship with nationality.
Marriage and citizenship: foreign spouses in Cabo Verde
How marriage between foreign nationals, or with a foreign spouse, works in Cabo Verde, and the legal path from marriage to Cabo Verdean nationality.
Marriage in Cabo Verde: rules and procedures
Requirements for civil marriage in Cabo Verde, the property regime, marriages involving foreign nationals, and recognition of marriages celebrated abroad.
Retirement residence in Cabo Verde: requirements and procedure
How foreign retirees can live in Cabo Verde: the residence framework for foreign nationals, typical requirements, and the steps of the process.
Rights and duties of the Cabo Verdean citizen under the Constitution
What the Constitution of the Republic of Cabo Verde guarantees citizens: freedoms, political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, fundamental duties, and how those rights are enforced.
Social justice lawyers: who changed the course of history in Cape Verde
The verifiable story of lawyers and the bar in Cabo Verde: how the Ordem dos Advogados was created, how defence rights and legal aid are organised, and how the profession shapes access to justice today.
The Labour Code in Cabo Verde
What the Cabo Verde Labour Code is, what it covers, and how it relates to the Constitution and collective bargaining.
Work visa in Cabo Verde: from employment to permanent residence
How to work legally in Cabo Verde: entry and visa, the work contract approved by the DGT, residence authorisation for employed professional activity, and the path to permanent residence.