Curriculum Vitae

Israel Mamani Sanabria

Bolivian Lawyer, Researcher & Public Policy Specialist

Education

2021
LL.M., Investment Treaty Arbitration

Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

2018
M.Sc., Constitutional Law

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sucre, Bolivia

Experience

2026–Present
Head of Legal Affairs, Mayor's Office

Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Sucre, Sucre, Bolivia

Head of Legal Affairs in the Mayor's Office of the Autonomous Municipal Government of Sucre.

Apr 2024–Sep 2025
Board Member

Fundación Kaa Iya, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Contributed to the strategic direction of one of Bolivia's leading environmental and community-rights foundations, focused on conservation, sustainable development, and the defense of indigenous collective rights in the Gran Chaco. Shaped transnational advocacy initiatives and provided legal-strategic oversight in socio-environmental matters.

2022–2025
Legal Coordinator — Regulatory & Administrative Compliance

YPFB — Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (GRGD), Bolivia

Coordinated the legal and contractual dimensions of major energy projects at Bolivia's state gas enterprise, navigating regulatory frameworks in the extractive sector. Provided ground-level insight into state-corporate dynamics, including the conclusion of a major gas project in May 2023.

Legal Advisor

Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia

Advised on regional regulatory frameworks for departmental executive bodies, presenting and shaping governance instruments and engaging directly with community stakeholders — a foundation for later research on subnational governance.

Publications

2021
Blockchain: An Alternative Approach for Recognition and Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards

Master's Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Law

2018
A Normative Legal System for Departmental Executive Bodies within the Framework of their Competencies and the Constitutional Order

Master's Thesis, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sucre, Bolivia

2016
The Fundamental Discrepancies between Substantive Civil and Commercial Norms and the Respect for Property Rights in Bolivia's Constitution

Academia Plurinacional de Estudios Constitucionales, Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional

2013
Image-Based Discrimination and the Violation of Identity Rights: A Socio-Legal Approach in a Plurinational State

CISID, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca

2012
Social Networks as Instruments for Infringing Fundamental Rights

CISID, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca

2012
Indigenous Case Study within Legal Pluralism: The Yampara Suyu Indigenous Nation (Tarabuco)

European Week Conference, Centro de Estudiantes de la Carrera de Derecho, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca

2011
Workplace Harassment in the Municipality of Sucre During Periods of Institutional Transition

CISID, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca

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