Sónia Rodrigues

Sónia Rodrigues is a researcher at the Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento sobre Direito e Sociedade (CEDIS), affiliated with the NOVA School of Law, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She specializes in Legistics (Legislative Science), Better Regulation, and Constitutional Law, with a focus on legislative efficiency, AI integration in law, and constitutional design.

• Co-coordinator of the Observatory of Portuguese Legislation since 2017
• Co-coordinator of Ciência da Legislação (Legistics) subject (2021-2022)
• Former advisor to the President and Vice-President of the Portuguese Constitutional Court
• Advisor to the Working Group for Legislative Consolidation at the Portuguese Parliament (2015)

Her research explores legislative metrics, AI's impact on legal drafting, and pandemic-induced changes in regulatory frameworks. She has contributed to journals like e-Pública and edited books on Legistics. Her work emphasizes data-driven policy, legal innovation, and transparency in governance.

Recent publications analyze Artificial Intelligence in legislative activity, measuring legislation for better laws, and national legislative consolidation. She has presented at conferences on multilevel legislative drafting and legislative impact assessment.

Key collaborations include roles at the Portuguese Constitutional Court (2019-2023) and the Portuguese Parliament (2015). Her activities span workshops, seminars, and conferences on legislative process efficiency and regulatory trends.