Rute Teixeira Pedro

Rute Teixeira Pedro

University of Porto

Law

Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. Currently Vice-Dean of the same Faculty. Research and Teaching Field: Private Law – Tort Law, Contract Law, Family Law, Succession Law and Medical Law. Doctorate degree in Law. Researcher of CIJE – Centro de Investigação Jurídico-Económica.
Member of several Centers and Assotiations: Cambridge Family Law Centre, International Society of Family Law, Medical Law Centre of the Law Faculty of University of Coimbra, Family Law Centre of the Law Faculty of University of Coimbra, the brazilian-based international “Rede Internacional de Direito Contemprâneo, to name some. Member of the Editorial Board of several Portuguese, and International Journals. Awarded several scholarships, namely by Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationalisches Privatrecht, (Hamburg). Participation with paper presentation in national and international Conferences and several publications, including four books, more than 40 chapters of Books and articles in National and International Journals, regarding Tort Law, Medical Law, Contractual Law and Family Law subjects. Publications in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian.