Books, articles and editing

Selected publications

A selection of work on assisted reproductive technologies (ART), genetic origins, research ethics and European land registry information.

Original publication titles are retained. English summaries describe the subject matter; they are not presented as official translated titles. The complete bibliography is available in Portuguese ↗.

2026

Editing & co-editing

IMOLA IV: The European Land Registry Model and cross-border interconnections in the era of the AI

Co-edited with Anabel Fraga and Elena Ioriatti. ISBN 978-2-9602448-7-8.

European land registry information, interoperability and cross-border connections in the context of artificial intelligence.

2026

Articles & chapters

A Constituição da República Portuguesa e a Regulamentação da Procriação Medicamente Assistida

“A Constituição da República Portuguesa e a Regulamentação da Procriação Medicamente Assistida”, in Comemoração dos 50 anos da Constituição da República Portuguesa, Pedro Costa Gonçalves (Dir.) | Eduardo Figueiredo (Coord.), Tomo I, 2026, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, p. 1015 a 1042

The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic and the regulation of assisted reproductive technologies.

2022

Book

Procriação Medicamente Assistida: Gestação de Substituição, Anonimato do Dador e Outros Problemas

Procriação Medicamente Assistida: Gestação de Substituição, Anonimato do Dador e Outros Problemas, Gestlegal, setembro de 2022

Assisted reproductive technologies, with a focus on surrogacy, donor anonymity and related legal questions.

2010

Articles & chapters

The protection of privacy in medical research using biobanks: the specific problem of broad consent

“The protection of privacy in medical research using biobanks: the specific problem of broad consent”, in Droit de la santé publique dans un contexte transnational, coord. Anne-Marie Duguet, Les Études Hospitalières, 2010, 249-263.

Privacy protection and the specific issue of broad consent in medical research using biobanks.

2008

Articles & chapters

The Right to Know One’s Genetic Origins: Portuguese Solutions in a Comparative Perspective

“The Right to Know One’s Genetic Origins: Portuguese Solutions in a Comparative Perspective”, European Review of Private Law, (2008) 16 ERPL 5, Kluwer Law International, pp. 779-799.

Portuguese approaches to the right to know one’s genetic origins, considered in a comparative perspective.

2008

Book

O Direito ao Conhecimento das Origens Genéticas

“O Direito ao Conhecimento das Origens Genéticas”, Coimbra Editora, 2008.

The right to know one’s genetic origins, examined through the framework of Portuguese law.

Bibliographic details are drawn from the author’s curriculum vitae. This English page presents six selected entries; the Portuguese catalogue contains all 44 references.