A revista PoLaR – Portuguese Law Review e? uma publicac?a?o cienti?fica online de periodicidade semestral, que tem como objetivos principais a produc?a?o e a divulgação do saber cienti?fico-juri?dico. Dá especial atenc?a?o ao Direito comparado, mediante a promoc?a?o do dia?logo entre a cie?ncia juri?dica portuguesa e as cie?ncias juri?dicas estrangeiras. Aceita contribuições científicas em inglês e francês. PoLaR – Portuguese Law Review is a scientific journal, to be published biannually. It aims at stimulating comparative legal research, by promoting the dialogue between Portuguese legal scholars and their foreign counterparts. It welcomes contributions in either English or French. TABLE OF CONTENTS Reinhard Bork VALUE EXTRACTION SCHEMES Isabel Celeste M. Fonseca PORTUGUESE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION Joana Covelo de Abreu EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL PROTECTION (AND THE DIMENSION OF COURT'S INDEPENDENCE) IN A UNION OF LAW. ECJ'S DECISIONS AND THE COMMISSION'S AGENDA Rui Garrido AFRICAN REGIONAL JURISDICTION. HOW AFRICAN UNION IS CREATING AN INNOVATIVE REGIONAL JURISDICTION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMES Luiz Paulo Ribeiro da Costa STATE-OWNED COMPANIES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND COMPLIANCE