Lucas Andrés Pérez Martín

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Lucas Andrés Pérez Martín holds a Ph.D. in Law, a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Political Science and Sociology, and a Diploma in European Union Law.

At the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), he serves as Head of the Private International Law Department, Director of Senior Programs, Director of the Diploma in European Studies, Director of the Diploma in African Studies, and Director of the European Documentation Center. He is also Secretary of the Canary Islands Council of the European Movement.

His research focuses on the concept of habitual residence in European family and succession law, citizens' rights within European integration, migration and asylum, and the protection of unaccompanied foreign minors in both Spanish and international contexts.

Dr. Pérez Martín has authored or co-authored ten textbooks, edited two research volumes, and published 25 scholarly articles in academic journals, 55 book chapters on private international law, immigration law, and nationality law, and 14 commentaries on civil law judgments. He has presented at over 50 national and international academic conferences and participated in six research projects, serving as Principal Investigator on three European projects. Since its founding in 2023, he has also served as Secretary of the Journal of Private International Law Case Law, published by COLEX.

His academic achievements have been widely recognized. He earned a teaching excellence award for the 2020/2021 assessment cycle (evaluating the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years) and received official recognition for a six-year period of active research (2016–2021) from the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI, Committee No. 09), pursuant to the resolution of June 3, 2022. Additionally, ULPGC has awarded him three teaching distinctions for outstanding research productivity covering the 2017/2022, 2018/2023, and 2017/2022 evaluation periods.

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