Members of international research projects:
AREP – Interuniversity Association for European Studies (national ECSA).
College F3: food, farming & forestry.

Other professional activities:
Vice-President of the Office of Social Responsibility and Support for Students with Special Educational Needs at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Trainer in European and International Law for the XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI and XXXII, XXXIII and 34th Theoretical and Practical Training Courses for Judicial Magistrates and the I, II, III and IV Theoretical and Practical Training Courses for Judicial Magistrates, Centre for Judicial Studies: 2008/2019.
Coordination of the Ministry of Justice’s activities in the area of EU law, in the context of the preparation and exercise of the trio of coordinated presidencies of the Council of the European Union, which included the Portuguese Presidency: 2007/2008.

Most Relevant Publications:
“The Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union and democracy – democracy at transnational level”, e-book X Encontro de Professores de Direito Público.
“The obligation of conforming interpretation in European Union law”, Liber amicorum Fausto de Quadros, vol. I, Almedina, 2016, pp. 147-170.
“O dever de conhecimento oficioso do direito da União Europeia – em especial as cláusulas abusivas”, Revista do Centro de Estudos Judiciários, 2013- II, pp. 363 et seq.
Case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in criminal matters and criminal procedure, e-book, Centre for Judicial Studies, 2013.
“The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the reduction in the salaries of civil servants: annotation to the Order of the Court of Justice of 7 March 2013, Sindicato dos Bancários do Norte and others – case C-128/12”, Revista do Centro de Estudos Judiciários, 2013-I, pp. 307 et seq.
“The application of the urgent preliminary ruling procedure in the area of freedom, security and justice by the Court of Justice: a first assessment”, Studies in honour of Professor Alberto Xavier, vol. III, Almedina, 2013, pp. 39 et seq.
“Golden shares, public security and overriding reasons in the general interest – the privileged shares held by the Portuguese State in GALP Energia, SGPS S.A. (GALP): annotation to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 November 2011, Commission v Portugal, case C-212/09″, Portuguese Yearbook of International Law 2011, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2012, pp. 146 et seq.
“Breves reflexões sobre as implicações do acórdão do Tribunal Europeu dos Direitos do Homem, M. S. S., no espaço de liberdade, segurança e justiça”, Collective work in honour of Professor Jorge Miranda, vol. V, Coimbra Editora, 2012, pp. 65 and following.