Category: Professor
Fields of interest / research:
Labour Law
Civil Law (General Theory)
Direito Social da European Union
Law of Equality
Civil Service Law
Academic Degrees:
Bachelor of Law (1984), Catholic University of Portugal (Lisbon);
Master’s in Legal Sciences (Labour Law) (1992), School of Law of Lisbon;
PhD in Legal Sciences (Labour Law) (2001), School of Law of Lisbon;
Aggregation in Legal Sciences (Labour Law) (2009), School of Law of Lisbon
Academic Research and Cooperation
Member of the following research centres and educational institutions:
Member of the Private Law Institute
Vice-Chairman of the Labour Law Institute
Member of the following international research projects:
Visiting Legal Advisor at the International Labour Organization and at the European Commission, coordinating and participating in various projects with an international/Community dimension in the fields of Labour Law, Social EU Law and Law of Equality.
Teaching or research duties in other institutions of higher education:
Professor at Lusíada University
Other Professional Activities:
Legal advisor
Chairman of the Portuguese Labour Law Association
Member of the European Network of Legal Experts in Gender Equlaity and Non-Discrimination of the European Commission
Key Publications:
Portuguese Labour Law and Industrial Relations during the Crisis –ILO GOVERNANCE, Working Paper No. 54, ILO, Geneva, 2013;
Tratado de Direito do Trabalho, Parte I – Dogmática Geral (3rd ed., 2012), Parte II – Situações Laborais Individuais (5th ed., 2014), Parte III – Situações Laborais Colectivas (2ª ed., 2015), ndCoimbra, Ed. Almedina;
Direito Social da União Europeia, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina, 2009;
Negociação Colectiva Atípica, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina, 2009;
Grupos Empresariais e Societários, Incidências Laborais, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina, 2008;
Perspectivas Metodológicas do Direito do Trabalho, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina, 2005;
Estudos de Direito do Trabalho, I, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina, 2003;
Da Autonomia Dogmática do Direito do Trabalho, 2001, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina;
Lei da Greve Anotada, Lisbon, Ed. Lex, 1994;
Do Fundamento do Poder Disciplinar Laboral, 1993, Coimbra, Ed. Almedina
Current Teaching Duties at FDUL:
Lecturer of the following courses of the Bachelor’s programme:
General Theory of Civil Law I (class B)
General Theory of Civil Law II (class B)
Labour Law I (Evening class)
Labour Law II (Evening class)
Lecturer of the following courses of the Research-focused Master’s programme:
Labour Law I
Labour Law II
Lecturer of the following courses of the PhD programme:
Labour Law I
Labour Law II