Lawyer from Universidad Diego Portales (1992) and master’s degree in juridical sciences from Stanford University (1999). Professor and researcher at Diego Portales School of Law (tenure since 1996) and director of the Procedural Reforms and Litigation Program at the same Law School. 

Duce has published more than a hundred academic publications on criminal procedure, police work, wrongful convictions and prosecutions, juvenile criminal justice, and criminal justice reform in 13 countries. Also, he has been a visiting scholar and teaching fellow in several Law Schools in US, Latin America, and Europe. He was deeply involved in the process for the reform of the criminal justice system in Chile from his position at the University and advised governmental and non-governmental organizations in the field (1992-2005). He also has helped the reform processes of several Latin American countries.

Between 2017-2019, Duce was also president of the Chilean think tank Espacio Público.