Abstract
The present scientific endeavour proposes a rigorous analysis of authors' moral rights, with an emphasis on original elements in terms of doctrine. At the same time, with the present study we put forward a series of lex ferenda proposals for a better legal regulation of social relationships that relate to the exertion of moral rights by creators of legally protected works. Thus, the proposed study brings along both original elements that regard a logic and legal doctrinal analysis on authors' moral rights, as well as proposals for laws meant to optimize the legal framework regulated by Law no. 8/1996.