Apresentação Pessoal

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto.

PhD in Law - Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, with the dissertation "Matrimonial Agreements: the exercise of private autonomy in the definition of the patrimonial consequences of marriage"
Masters (MPhil. Mestrado) in Tort Law – Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University (Oporto), with the dissertation “Civil Liability arising from Medical Care – Reflections on the “Loss of chance” concept and the protection of the damaged patient” (“A responsabilidade civil do médico – reflexões sobre a noção da perda de chance e a tutela do doente lesado”), with public discussion on October, 2005.

Researcher of the Centre for Legal and Economic Research of the University of Porto (CIJE).

Correspondig Member of the Cambridge Family Law Center, Member of the Centro de Direito da Família e Centro de Direito Médico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra (Centre of Family Law and of Medical Law of the Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra), fellow of European Law Institute and member of the International society of family Law

 

Scholarships by Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationalisches Privatrecht, (Hamburg) and by Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia.

Member of the Editorial Board of the Faculty of Law of University of Porto’s Review
Member of the Coordinator Board of the University of Porto’s Editions.
Former member of the Pedagogical Board of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (since 25^th February.2010 till July 2014).
Former member of the Board of Direction the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (2005-2007).

Participation with paper presentations in several national and international Conferences on Family Law, Contractual Law and Tort Law subjects.

Several Publications, including a Book, chapters of Books and articles in National and International Journals. We highlight these:

Books

 – Convenções Matrimoniais. A autonomia na conformação dos efeitos Patrimoniais do casamento (Marital Agreements. Private Autonomy regarding economic effects of Marriage) Coimbra, Almedina, 2018. ISBN: 978-972-40-7269-2.

 – Las parejas no casadas en España, Italia y Portugal (The non-married couples in Spain, Italy and Portugal) – written with Cristina Amunategui Rodriguez and Angelo Viglianisi Ferraro, Wolters Kluwer - CEDAM, 2017, ISBN 9788813367374.

– “Civil Liability arising from Medical Care – Reflections on the “Loss of chance” concept and the protection of the damaged patient” (in Portuguese, “A Responsabilidade Civil do Médico. Reflexões sobre a noção da perda de chance e a tutela do doente lesado”), Collection of the Biomedical Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (Colecção do Centro de Direito Biomédico da Faculdade de Direito de Coimbra), n.º 15, November 2008, Coimbra Editora, ISBN, 978-972-32-1636-3.

 Articles

– “Os danos não patrimoniais (ditos) indiretos – uma reflexão ratione personae sobre a sua ressarcibilidade”, in Responsabilidade Civil: cinquenta anos em Portugal, Quinze anos no Brasil, Mafalda Miranda Barbosa e Francisco Muniz (ed.), Coimbra, Instituto Jurídico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, 2017, pp. 239 and ff; ISBN: 978-989-8787-92-7

– “The dawn of a brave new world in Portugal? – A critical overview of the new legal framework applicable to medically-assisted procreation”, in The International Survey of Family Law: 2017, Margaret Brinig (editor), Bristol, Jordan Publishing, 2017, pp. 271 and ff. (ISBN: 978 1 78473 275 2)

 

– An ongoing (r)evolution unfolded step by step: redefinition of the Legal Concept of Parentage and Promotion of Children’s Autonomy – An overview of the current developments in the Portuguese Law regarding Children`s Rights and affiliation, in The International Survey of Family Law: 2016, BillAtkin (editor), Bristol, Jordan Publishing, 2016, pp. 389 and ff. (ISBN: 978 1 78473 217 2)

   – “Balancing the protection of the partner and of the descendants in case of death – the role played by law of successions on the choice of getting married again: an overview of the Portuguese legal system”, in Les solidarités entre générations/ Solidarity between generations, coordination of Hugues Fulchiron, Éditions Buylant, February 2013, pp. 571 and ff. ISBN: 9782802739982.

 – “Family Solidarity and the Principle of Self-sufficiency – the role played by the obligation of spousal maintenance: an overview of the Portuguese law”, in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press, Volume 25, Issue 2, August 2011, pp. 244 and ff. In Internet site of “International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family”, since 11th May 2011, with  reference “2011; doi: 10.1093/lawfam/ebr006”.

 – “The sharing operation of the spouses` common assets in divorce cases - Reflections on the new article. º 1790.º of the (Portugueses) Civil Code”, (in Portuguese, “A partilha do património comum do casal em caso de divórcio – Reflexões sobre a nova redacção do art.º 1790.º do Código Civil”), in Studies in honor of Professor Ferreira de Almeida (“Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Carlos Ferreira de Almeida”), Vol. III, Almedina, 2011, pp. 429 and ff. ISBN 9789724043203.