Abel Campos studied Law, Economics, and Legal Sciences at the University of Coimbra. He practiced as a lawyer from 1989 to 1991 before joining the former European Commission of Human Rights as a legal officer (1991–1998). Since 1998, Campos has held various roles at the European Court of Human Rights, including Head of Division, Deputy Section Registrar, Section Registrar, and since December 2020, Deputy Registrar. He also served as Secretary to the Human Rights meetings at the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers from 2012 to 2014.
