University of Oxford

Graduate Student, Politics and International Relations

St. Antony's College

Thesis Title: "Court-Executive Relations in Unstable Democracies: Strategic Judicial Behaviour in Post-Authoritarian Argentina (1983-2005)"

Supervisor: Alan Angell

About

My research focuses on judicial behaviour and comparative judicial systems. Although my area of expertise is Latin America, I am gradually expanding to study judicial systems in other regions of the world.

My dissertations analyses the strategic nature of judicial behaviour in Argentina (1983-2005). I use a rational choice approach to assess Supreme Court behaviour vis-à-vis the executive's policy preferences.

Lately, I have conducted extensive research on provincial supreme courts in Argentina (my home country). I seek to expand my knowledge of national-provincial supreme courts interaction in federal countries.

I am also interested in broader rule of law and judicial reform topics in developing countries, such as judicial independence, access to justice, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and criminal justice reform.

I recently co-authored a comparative paper on judicial transparency in Latin America, focusing on best practices from the region in access to informacion & transparency. A Spanish version in available on this site (English version coming up soon). I also published a paper on the role of the Argentine Supreme Court in the policy-making process regarding pension policy.

Contact Information

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Homepage: http://www.adc.org.ar

Telephone: +54 11 5236 0555