JOSE MANUEL CANTERA CUARTANGO

Jose Manuel Cantera Cuartango serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Burgos. His academic focus centers on legal frameworks governing public administration with specialized attention to legislative evasion of procurement rules in urban development contexts.

He earned his Doctorate from the University of Burgos in 2021 with a dissertation titled "La consciente voluntad del legislador estatal y autonómico de eludir la aplicación de los procedimientos de contratación pública en las actuaciones de las sociedades urbanísticas locales," supervised by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno Rodríguez. His educational background demonstrates deep expertise in Spanish administrative jurisprudence.

Research interests span Administrative Law, Public Procurement, Urban Planning, Land Planning, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Law. These interconnected fields reflect his commitment to analyzing legal compliance in municipal urban projects and environmental governance. He actively contributes to the ORDITER research group focused on Land Planning, Urban Design, Environment and Sustainable Development.

Dr. Cantera Cuartango's scholarly work examines how state and regional legislators intentionally circumvent public contracting procedures within local urban development corporations, revealing critical tensions between legislative intent and regulatory enforcement in Spain's administrative systems.