Professor in Constitutional law at the University of Valencia.
She earned a doctorate in Law at the same university in 1997.
Member of Valencia University’s Human Rights Institute from its foundation to the present.
She teaches postgraduate courses in: University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain), Hernán Cortés University (Xalapa-Veracruz, Mexico), Andean University (Quito, Ecuador), Ombudsman (Caracas, Venezuela).
She has led as main investigator the following research projects:
“Emigration and new forms of slavery in the XXI century” (Ref. (GV2005-205) Valencian Government 2005-2006, and
“Women and double discrimination”, (Ref. DER 2009-09947), funded by the National R&D Plan, Ministry of Science and Innovation, 2010-2012.
She has participated as a researcher in various projects relating to human rights:
“The principle of equality in the Spanish Constitution” (Ref. GV99-19-1-08). Valencian Government. 2000-2002 (main investigator Josefa Ridaura Martinez)
“Toward parity in a multilevel context?. A study on national, regional and European MPs in comparative perspective” (Ref. (22/2006) Institute of Women’s Studies. Ministry of Work and Social issues. 2007-2009 (main investigator Irene Delgado Sotillos.
Researcher in various projects relating to other themes:
“Institutional problems in the European Union and prospects for reform”, sponsor: Valencian Government, 1-1-94/31-12-94 (main investigator: Manuel Martínez Sospedra)
“The Valencian Community after the reform of the Autonomy Statute and the EU” (Ref. GV-2471/94), sponsor: Valencian Government: 1-1-95 / 31-12-96 (main investigator: Joaquín García Morillo)
“Governance and transformation of constitutional bodies in state reforms in Latin America (Central America and Andean countries)” (Ref. PB97-1426), Ministry of Education and Science, 1999/2001 (Main investigator: Roberto Viciano Pastor)
“Organisation, operation and performance of regional parliaments in Spain 1982-2000. (Ref. BS022003-06386), Ministry of Science and Technology-FEDER, 10-12-2003/9-12-2006 (main investigator: Pablo Oñate Rubalcaba)
“The contributions of Latin American constitutionalism to current constitutional theory” (Ref. GV04B-157) Valencian Government-2004-2005 (main investigator: Roberto Viciano Pastor)
“Parliamentary assemblies in a multilevel system: the territorial articulation of the legislature and its performance in Spain” (Ref. SEJ-2006-15075-C03-03/CPOL) National plan of scientific research, development and technological research 2006-2009 (main investigator: Dr. Pablo Oñate Rubalcaba)
Monographs:
She is also the author of numerous legal articles published in national and international scientific journals, as well as various collaborations in collective books, where she has written on issues of community law and constitutional law (fundamental rights, relations between constitutional and ordinary jurisdictions, Constitutional Court, judiciary, regional powers, etc.).
Email: rosario.serra@uv.es Tel.: +34 96 382 8945