This collective volume offers a comprehensive, critical, and systematised analysis of the main forms of accountability in the exercise of public functions in Portugal.
It examines topics such as corruption prevention, the disciplinary liability of public officials and agents, financial liability, public civil liability, and the liability of holders of political office and senior public positions for failing to comply with disclosure obligations.
It explores the underlying principles, mechanisms, and challenges, and argues, more broadly, that subjecting public authorities to the rule of law—together with transparency, ethics, and accountability—is an essential condition for legality, good administration, and citizens’ trust in institutions, all of which are fundamental pillars of a democratic State governed by the rule of law.
