Biography

Álvaro Paúl is a PhD student at Trinity College Dublin. He obtained his Law J.D. degree at Universidad de los Andes (Chile, 2003) and his Masters degree (Magister Juris) at University of Oxford (2009), where he specialized in Public Law subjects. He was admitted to the Chilean Bar in 2004. Álvaro Paúl was recently an intern at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Washington D.C.), and also a visiting professional at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica). He has previously worked in Chile as: a researcher, a parliamentary assistant, an attorney, and a lecturer in Law. Among other distinctions, Álvaro Paúl has been awarded scholarships from both the British Council and the Chilean Government. His undergraduate thesis was honoured with the Fundacion Fueyo Laneri award for being one of the four best degree theses of year 2003, and published as a book by Lexis Nexis (hardcopy format). He has also published several articles in both English and Spanish. Álvaro Paúl is a native Spanish speaker, fluent in English, and has intermediate proficiency in French.

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Professional Qualifications

Member of the Chilean Bar.

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Awards

• Fundacion Fueyo Laneri, for writing one of the best degree theses of 2003
• Estudio Yrarrazaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Goldenberg, Lagos y Silva, for excellent marks on Economic and Tax Law

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Research Interests

• Inter-American Decision Making Process
• Hate Speech
• Right to Life
• Evidence

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Education Details

• Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas (J.D.) (U. de los Andes, Chile)
• Dip. Philosophical Argumentation (U. de los Andes, Chile)
• Magister Juris (U. of Oxford)

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Employment Details

• Intern at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (U.S.A., 2012)
• Visiting professional at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica, 2010)
• Part-Time Lecturer at Universities De los Andes (2006) and Andres Bello (2008) (Chile)
• Researcher at LyD Foundation (2006-2008) (Chile)
• Associate Attorney at Allende Bascunan & Cía. (2004-2006) (Chile)
• Legal Training: State’s Legal Aid (Chile).

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Memberships /Associations /Publications

Chilean Bar (2004)

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Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships:

Beca Chile, Masters (2009-11),

Beca Chile, Doctorate (2011-2014),

Chevening, of the British Council (2008-09),

Honour Scholarship of Universidad de los Andes (1999).

Selected Awards: Fundacion Fueyo Laneri, for writing one of the best degree theses of 2003, and Estudio Yrarrazaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Goldenberg, Lagos y Silva, for excellent marks on Economic and Tax Law.

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Publications

Book:

La Prueba Anticipada en el Proceso Civil, (Pre-trial Evidence in the Civil Procedure), Lexis Nexis/LegalPublishing, Santiago (Chile), 2006.

Papers in English:

"Translation Challenges of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Cost-Effective Proposals for Improvement", Inter-American & European Human Rights Journal, Ghent, Belgium, 2012 (forthcoming).

“Sana Crítica: The System for Evaluating Evidence Utilized by the Inter- American Court”, 18 Buffalo Human Rights Law Rev., NY, 2012 (forthcoming).

"In Search of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Standards of Proof”, 55 Revista Instituto Interamericano de DD.HH., San Jose, Costa Rica, 2012, pp. 57-102

“Controversial Conceptions: The Unborn and the American Convention on Human Rights”, 9 Loyola U. Chicago International Law Rev., Chi., 2012 (forthcoming).

Papers in Spanish:

"Razonamiento Probabilístico de la Corte Interamericana para Probar Violaciones Ocurridas en un Contexto de Atropellos Masivos", (Inter-American Court's Probabilistic Reasoning for Proving Violations Occurred Within a Context of Widespread Abuses), 29 Anuario de Derecho, Merida, Venezuela, 2012 (forthcoming).

"Indigenas No Nacidos: Los Protege el Pacto de San Jose?" (Unborn Indigenous People: Does the Pact of San Jose Protect Them?), 129 Revista de Ciencias Juridicas, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2012 (forthcoming).

"Estatus del No Nacido en la Convencion Americana: Un Ejercicio de Interpretacion" (Status of the Unborn in the American Convencion: An Interpretive Exercise), 18 Ius et Praxis, No. 1, Santiago, 2012, p. 61 (peer reviewed).

"La Penalizacion de la Incitacion al Odio a la Luz de la Jurisprudencia Comparada" (The Criminalization of Hate Speech in Chile in Light of Comparative Case Law), Revista Chilena de Derecho, Vol. 38, No. 3, Santiago, 2011, p. 573 (peer reviewed).

"Protocolo 14: Mejorando la Eficiencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos" (Protocol 14: Improving the Efficiency of the European Court of Human Rights), Revista Chilena de Derecho, Vol. 37, No. 3, Santiago, 2010, p. 613.

With Soto Velasco, Sebastian: "Legislar con Eficiencia: La Importancia de Evaluar las Leyes" (Legislating Efficiently: The Importance of Legislative Scrutiny), 19 Revista Actualidad Jurídica, Vol. II, Santiago, 2009, p. 585.

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