Josep Joan Moreso

Josep Joan Moreso has been Rector of the University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Spain) since 2005 where he is Chair of Philosophy of Law. Before coming to UPF he was a professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he had achieved his Ph. D, and at Girona University. He has mainly worked on Theory of Law with special attention to the structure and dynamics of legal systems, and the ethical principles of law. His most recent research is based on the philosophical foundations of the Constitution bringing together a wide range of disciplines -including meta-ethics, philosophy of language, theory of interpretation and argumentation of law, political philosophy and the theory of democracy. On October 2010 Moreso was invested as doctor honoris causa of the Valparaiso University (Chile)

While Moreso has been Rector at UPF the University has adapted all its degrees to EHEA, deepened its research profile and postgraduate training, and strengthened its international focus.