Julio Ramos Pires graduated in Law from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (2020) and spent an Erasmus year at the University of Lisbon, specializing in Human Rights and Global Governance. He obtained his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Amsterdam with an Advanced Certificate in International Criminal Law at Columbia University (2021).
While at LMU, Julio specialized in European and International Public Law, Climate Law, and International Criminal Justice. He contributed to research and publications in European Criminal Law and International Criminal Law at the Chair for German, European, and International Criminal Law. During his time as a visiting scholar at Columbia University, he focused on the role of criminal law in the context of climate protection.
In 2022, Julio was part of the organizing team of the Munich Climate School, an interdisciplinary project awarded for teaching innovation. His academic interests particularly involve international law, human rights, global governance, and the intersection of environmental and legal issues.