My research trajectory has been a decade-long inquiry into the persistent gaps between normative legal frameworks and the effective protection of rights. This journey began at the national level in Bolivia, where my early work explored critical issues of legal pluralism, constitutional rights, and the challenges of justice within state institutions. These foundational studies into workplace harassment, digital rights, and indigenous legal systems provided me with a deep, ground-level understanding of how governance gaps impact vulnerable communities.
This focus naturally evolved, broadening in scope to the international stage with my Master's thesis at Uppsala University, which investigated non-traditional mechanisms for accountability in transnational arbitration. Each project, from local case studies to international legal analysis, has reinforced a central theme: the crucial need to understand and innovate within the spaces where state-based justice is insufficient. Collectively, this work has sharpened my research focus toward the transnational defense of socio-environmental rights in Latin America.
Receiving my M.Sc. in Constitutional Law from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar in a ceremony at the historic Casa de la Libertad—Bolivia's most symbolic venue—attended by the Vice President of Bolivia. This program was instrumental in shaping my understanding of Bolivian public law and the complex relationship between state power and fundamental rights.
This research confronted a critical governance gap in investor-state dispute settlement: the frequent difficulty of enforcing arbitral awards, a failure that can leave rights without effective remedies. My thesis moved beyond traditional solutions to investigate how emerging technologies could create new pathways for accountability. By analyzing blockchain as a tool for a more transparent, secure, and automated enforcement process, my work explored the potential of non-traditional mechanisms to solve systemic challenges when state-based procedures fall short.
This foundational inquiry into overcoming procedural obstacles and ensuring accountability in international arbitration has directly shaped my current focus on the substantive defense of socio-environmental rights in complex transnational settings.
Below is a selection of my other publications, focusing on constitutional law and indigenous rights within the Bolivian context:
Note: Awarded First Place in the University's Science, Technology, and Innovation Fair.