{"id":166714,"date":"2026-01-17T15:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.creativewalkers.com\/pa\/?page_id=166714"},"modified":"2026-01-17T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:10:09","slug":"consultation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.creativewalkers.com\/pa\/consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; back_image=&#8221;166597&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; overlay_color_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;scroll-trigger&#8221; animation_state=&#8221;end&#8221; 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gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;528&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;343226&#8243;]Jurisconsult advising in cases in the following jurisdictions: ESTONIA, ITALY, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN and UKRAIN[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145833&#8243;]Professor Albuquerque provides independent expert opinions since 2004, mainly in the preparation of appeals to apex courts, including the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the Europe Union, referring to subjects such as[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Appointed by the COUNCIL OF EUROPE: responsible person for two missions and two reports on corruption regarding Bulgaria and Belgium. Both reports were approved by the plenary of GRECO assembly (from 2009 to 2010)&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124896&#8243;]Expert for the GRECO (Group of States against corruption)[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;166721&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119791&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;166720&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;236583&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; subheading=&#8221;In the European Union projects \u201cVictims of Crimes and Mediation\u201d (from 2006 to 2008) organised by the Portuguese, the Scottish and the Dutch Victim Support Agencies, and \u201cCrime Repression Costs in Context\u201d (from 2007 to 2009), organised by the University of Florence, the Foundation Michelucci (Italy), the University of Bremen (Germany), the University of Barcelona (Spain), the University of Ankara (Turkey), the University of Miskolc (Hungary), the Legal Institute of Lithuania, the Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria), the Intercollege (Cyprus) and the Institute for Labour and Corporate Sciences of Lisbon (Portugal). Both reports were approved by the EU Commission&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;712322&#8243;]Expert for the EUROPEAN COMMISSION[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;160222&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; subheading=&#8221;On the draft law on the fight against<br \/>\ncorruption (in 2010) and the draft law on domestic violence (in 2009)&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;170742&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; text_color_solid=&#8221;#ff0000&#8243;]Expert for the PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENT[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;166719&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;770614&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;993816&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;166723&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;four-three&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;138812&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Member of the Ministry of Justice Taskforce for Penal Reform (from 2005 to 2007); member of the Jury for the selection of candidates to become Judges and Prosecutors in Portugal (from 2005 to 2007 and in 2010)&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172337&#8243;]Expert for the PORTUGUESE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;306609&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Germany (in 1999 and 2000). 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