A. Reis Monteiro has a PhD from the University of Lisbon and from the University of Paris 8 in the field of International Education Law. Retired from the University of Lisbon, he is an independent researcher and lecturer in post-graduate courses in Portugal and elsewhere. He has published numerous books and other writings in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English, in the fields of human rights, rights of the child, right to education, history of education, theory of education, and the teaching profession.