Biography

Álvaro Paúl completed his Bachelor’s degree at Universidad de los Andes (Chile, 2003) and his Master’s degree (MJur) at University of Oxford (2009), where he specialized in Public Law subjects. He was admitted to the Chilean Bar in 2004. Mr. Paúl was recently a visiting professional at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica) and has previously worked in Chile as: a researcher, a parliamentary assistant, an attorney, and a lecturer in Law. Among other distinctions, he has been awarded scholarships from both the British Council and the Chilean Government, and his undergraduate’s thesis was honoured with the Fundación Fueyo Laneri award for being one of the four best degree theses of year 2003.

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Professional Qualifications

Member of the Chilean Bar.

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Awards

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Research Interests

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

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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

• Visiting professional at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica, 2010)
• Part-Time Lecturer at Universities De los Andes (2006) and Andrés Bello (2008) (Chile)
• Researcher at LyD Foundation (2006-2008) (Chile)
• Associate attorney at Allende Bascuñán & 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: Fundación Fueyo Laneri, for writing one of the best degree theses of 2003, and Estudio Yrarrázaval, 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, Lexis Nexis, 2006.

Papers in English:

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

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

Papers in Spanish:

“Estatus del No Nacido en la Convención Americana: Un Ejercicio de Interpretación”, in 18 Ius et Praxis, No. 1, Santiago, 2012 (peer reviewed)(forthcoming).

“La Penalización de la Incitación al Odio a la Luz de la Jurisprudencia Comparada”, in Revista Chilena de Derecho, Santiago, 2012 (peer reviewed) (forthcoming).

“Protocolo 14: Mejorando la Eficiencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos” in Revista Chilena de Derecho, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2010, p. 613.

With Soto Velasco, Sebastián: “La Importancia de Evaluar las Leyes” in 19 Revista Actualidad Jurídica, Vol. II, Santiago, 2009, Santiago, p. 585.

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