José Alberto dos Reis explained

José Alberto dos Reis
Birth Date:1 November 1875
Birth Place:Vale de Azares, Portugal
Death Place:Portugal
Occupation:Jurist, professor and politician

José Alberto dos Reis (November 1, 1875 – September 2, 1955)[1] was a Portuguese jurist and the leading Portuguese authority on legal procedure in the 20th century.

A law professor in Coimbra, Reis held several academic and public offices, including that of member of the Assembleia Nacional in 1934–45. He was the leading redactor and commentator of the 1939 code of civil procedure. Reis's academic writings show an inclination to prefer practical solutions over dated formalisms in issues of legal procedure.

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  1. Web site: Estado Novo (Assembleia Nacional). Assembly of the Republic - Online publications.