University degrees, diplomas and academic public assessments

1987 - Tenure, Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra

1973 - PhD Degree in Sociology of Law, Yale Law School - Yale University

1965 - Postgraduate Degree in Criminal Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

1964 - Postgraduate Degree in Philosophy of Law, Free University of Berlin

1963 - Undergraduate Degree in Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

Field of specialisation

Epistemology, sociology of law, post-colonial theory, democracy, interculturality, globalization, social movements, human rights