Guest Lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Denis de Castro Halis, (University Estácio de Sá, BRAZIL)
The Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk, is pleased to invite you to a Guest Lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Denis de Castro Halis from University Estácio de Sá, Brazil.
📖 Lecture Topic: "The Legal World of Offshore Finance: Institutions, Regulation and Opportunities”
📅 Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
⏰ Time: 15:15 – 17:00 CET
💻 Format: Online
Offshore finance plays a significant role in the global economy, yet its legal structures and implications remain widely misunderstood. This lecture introduces the legal world of offshore finance, examining the institutions, jurisdictions, and regulatory frameworks that shape cross-border financial activity. It considers the opportunities offered by offshore financial centres while also addressing key questions of governance, transparency, corporate responsibility, and regulatory oversight. By combining legal analysis with practical examples, the lecture provides students with an accessible framework for understanding how offshore finance operates and why it remains an important and contested field of contemporary financial law.
Join us to gain valuable insights into The Legal World of Offshore Finance: Institutions, Regulation and Opportunities, presented by an experienced academic with a global perspective.
How to Participate:
If you wish to attend, please contact us at siapl@ug.edu.pl to receive the event link.
We warmly welcome all members and friends of our Faculty community to this engaging and thought-provoking session!
Denis De Castro Halis has over 26 years of experience teaching and conducting research across multiple regions, including Asia, where he spent 14 years, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Brazil, Denmark, the United States, and Mozambique. He is currently teaching PhD students at UNESA in Rio de Janeiro and teaches Comparative Law to judges in the same city. He holds degrees in Law, Philosophy, and Social Sciences, including two PhDs, one in Law and one in Sociology. Professor Halis is developing a theory of dissent that places the concept of dissent at the core of fundamental political rights. His work also examines the tension between colonial and decolonial approaches to constitutional law in the Commonwealth Caribbean, as reflected in the contrasting jurisprudence of the Caribbean Court of Justice and the UK Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In addition, he explores the relationship between political dissent and corporate responsibility, building bridges between public and private law and emerging topics within Offshore Financial Law.