Professor of Law. From 2014 to 2022 he was Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Law, where he concluded his Law undergraduate studies (1993), his Masters (2002) and his Ph.D. (2014). Develops research mostly in Public Law and teaches the courses of Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights and Political Theory. Visiting professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Universidade Católica and at the Institute of Higher Military Studies. Deputy Advisor for the Representative of the Republic to the Autonomous Region of Azores and private legal consultant. Among his publications, one can highlight the books about "judicial protection against legislative omissions" (2003), "citizenship rights and the right to citizenship” (2004) and most recently “state’s obligations to protect fundamental rights” (2015).