Lecturer at ISCAP ( Polytechnic Institute of Porto) since October 1997. PhD in “European Union Law” from the Catholic University; Master’s Degree in International Relations; Postgraduate Studies in “European Studies” and “European Union Law” from the University of Coimbra and the Classical University of Lisbon; various specialization and advanced training courses in “European Human Rights Justice”, “Law of the Sea”, “Law of Armed Conflicts”, “Immigration and Nationality Law”, and other areas related to fundamental rights. He has published several works and given several lectures on the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union, its most essential values and on the regional protection of the human person. She belongs to the research center JUSGOV, at the University of Minho, where she is part of the Human Rights group. She is also a member of CEI and CEOS (ISCAP – Polytechnic of Porto). She is a member of the Ethics Committee of ISEC-Lisbon and is a member of the Jean Monnet Chair (“Dimensions of the European Union’s values”), the research project “Practical dilemmas and legal analysis of the area of freedom, security and justice in Europe [FRESE]” and the FCT project “Europeans in European Construction”, of the New University of Lisbon. Her scientific research focuses on Migration Law and on areas related to the promotion and defense of democracy and the rule of law.