Luisa Pinto E Netto

Luisa Pinto E Netto is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law within the Law Institute of Public Law at Leiden University. She joined Leiden in 2023 after working at Utrecht University. Her research focuses on constitutional legitimacy, fundamental rights, and multilevel governance frameworks.

• Key Research Areas: Constitutional law, human rights, economic/social/cultural rights (ESCR), and the intersection of science and law.
• Email: l.c.pinto.e.netto@law.leidenuniv.nl

Her recent publications analyze the role of science in constitutional governance (e.g., judicialization of health policies during pandemics) and historical struggles for rule of law in Brazil. While her work emphasizes domestic and international legal interactions, she actively explores how scientific progress informs fundamental rights frameworks.