María Concepción Torres Díaz Díaz holds a PhD in Law and is a lecturer (qualified as a senior lecturer) in Constitutional Law at the University of Alicante (UA) Faculty of Law, in the State Legal Studies Department. She currently works exclusively in teaching and research. Expert in constitutional justice, bioethics, biorights and biopower, ICT rights, equality and non-discrimination, anti-discrimination protection, legal feminism and the gender perspective as a legal methodology. Feminist jurist. Lawyer registered with the Murcia Bar Association (member number 4337) since September 2002. She has worked as a lawyer and legal adviser for more than 20 years (2003-2024), having combined it with her position as an associate lecturer at the UA and as an external assistant lecturer at the Spanish Distance Education University (UNED) and the Jaume I University (UJI) for 15 years (2008-2023).

She has pursued an academic and professional career as (a) a university lecturer and researcher with extensive experience (more than 16 years) at the University of Alicante (five 3-year activity periods recognised plus a 5-year teaching activity period and a 6-year research activity period), the UNED and the UJI. She has authored many articles published in science journals, book chapters, monographs, etc., besides delivering more than 250 lectures at national and international conferences and seminars on constitutional justice, rights and freedoms, equality and non-discrimination, gender-based violence and other topics (2008-present day). She was also (b) an independent professional, working as a lawyer and legal adviser, with a focus on gender mainstreaming (2003-2023). Finally, she works as (c) a scientific and legal analyst for such media outlets as Agenda Pública, elpaís.es, eldiario.es, elperiodico.com, IberICONnet, Tribuna Feminista, La Maleta de Portbou, CTXT, etc. (2014-present day).

Academic qualifications: (1) PhD in Law. Grade: Excellent (cum laude distinction). PhD Programme in Law. Line of research: Gender, Power and Law. Legal Feminism and Critical Constitutionalism (UA); (2) Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA). PhD Programme in Constitutions and Fundamental Rights in Europe. Grade: 10 (Excellent). Research Methods Proficiency Certificate (UA); (3) Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA). Interuniversity PhD Programme in Gender. Grade: 10 (Excellent). Research Methods Proficiency Certificate (UA); (4) Official Master’s Degree in Information Society Systems and Services specialisation in Information and Communications Rights and Technology. Special Award (University of Valencia); (5) Master’s Degree in Mistreatment and Gender-Based Violence. Distinction (UNED-only degree); (6) Master’s Degree in Bioethics (University of Murcia-only degree); (7) Certificate of Advanced Training in Constitutional Justice and Jurisdictional Protection of Rights. Department of Jurisprudence, Pisa, Italy; (8) Certificate of Practical Training in Legal Practice. Murcia Region Legal Practice School (University of Murcia); (9) Second-Cycle Undergraduate Degree in Law (University of Murcia).