“Social Rights in a Context of Extreme Inequalities and Conflict: Balanced-Budget Conservatism and the Judicial-led Implementation of Social Rights in Colombia.” Presentation at the Seminar “Social Rights in Latin America,” Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Erlangen, February 9, 2015.

 

“Diálogo jurisprudencial e interamericanización del Convenio 169 de la OIT sobre Pueblos Indígenas.” Presentation at the Ibero-American Coloquium “Justicia Interamericana y Diálogo Jurisprudencial,” Max Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, October 27, 2014.

 

“Los límites nacionales en la mercantilización global de la naturaleza: Asimetrías entre regímenes internacionales y su impacto en la producción de desigualdades interdependientes.” Presentation at the International Seminar “Órdenes transnacionales: Expectativas Globales y Límites Nacionales”, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile, September 10-11, 2014.

 

“Transnational Articulations of Law and Race in Latin America: A Legal Genealogy of Inequality.” Presentation at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology “Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology,” Panel 145: “The Future of Research on Global Inequalities,” Yokohama (Japan), July 13-19, 2014.

 

“Discriminación y derecho a la salud a la luz de experiencias judiciales latinoamericanas.” Presentation at the workshop “Non-Discrimination, Human Rights and Social Inequalities: Latin American and Global Perspectives,” desiguALdades.net, Berlin, July 4, 2014.

 

“Exclusion through Law: Legal Discrimination in Latin America.” Presentation at the Ringvorlesung „Soziale Exklusion in den Amerikas“, Freie Universität Berlin, Lateinamerika-Institut (LAI), Berlin, July 3, 2014.

 

“The Block of Constitutionality in the Latin American Constitutional Jurisprudence.” Presentation at the 2014 Inaugural conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICONS-S), “Rethinking the Boundaries of Public Law and Public Space,” Florence, Italy, June 26-28, 2014.

 

“Globalization of Nature and Fragmentation of International Law: Interdependent Inequalities and Regime Collisions in Latin America.” Presentation at the panel “Beyond Redistribution: States and Inequalities in Latin America,” LASA 2014 Congress, Chicago, May 21-24, 2014.

 

“¿Es el sumak kawsay parte del Ius constitutionale commune latinoamericano?” Presentation at the seminar “Constitucionalismo latinoamericano,” meeting of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Constitucional, Max Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, May 14-15, 2014.

 

3^rd International Conference desiguALdades.net, Inequalities in Latin America: Frictions between Global Configurations and National Negotiations, Chair of Panel I: Global Structuration of Social Inequalities, Freie Universität Berlin, April 10-11, 2014.

 

“Dismantling the Judicial-led Implementation of Social Rights in Colombia through Governmental Balanced-Budget Conservatism.” Presentation at the Colloquium “The Implementation of Social Rights - A Comparison of Case Studies from Latin America and Europe-,” Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer / Max-Planck-Institut für Sozialrecht und Sozialpolitik, Speyer, December 5-6, 2013.

 

“Estado de Derecho y deficiencia sistémica.” Commentator of Panel 1 in the International Seminar “Ius constitutionale commune en derechos humanos en América Latina: Sus objetivos,” Max Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, November 20-21, 2013.

 

“Globalization of Nature and Fragmentation of International Law: Interdependent Inequalities and Regime Collisions in Latin America” (working paper submitted), Fourth desiguALdades.net Summer School “The Globalization of Nature and Social Inequalities: Structures – Disputes – Negotiations,” Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, October 21–25, 2013.

 

“A judicialização das desigualdades etno-raciais na América Latina: Conceptualização e tipologia de um diálogo interamericano.” Presentation at the International Seminar “Ius Constitutionale Commune Latino-Americano em Direitos Humanos: A Emergencia de um Novo Direito Público no Século XXI,” Pontifícia Universidade Católica, São Paulo, September 26-27, 2013.

 

“Discriminación interseccional y derecho a la salud.” Presentation at the workshop “Mesa de discusión sobre discriminación interseccional,” Universidad de Buenos Aires (Law Faculty), Buenos Aires, September 24, 2013.

 

“La difusión del Bloque de Constitucionalidad en la jurisprudencia latinoamericana y su potencial en la construcción del Ius Constitutionale Commune.” Presentation to the Seminar “Jornadas sobre Constitución e impacto del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos,” Universidad de Buenos Aires (Law Faculty), Buenos Aires, September 23, 2013.

 

“Interacciones y convergencias coevolutivas entre la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y los tribunales constitucionales nacionales: Potencial en la construcción del Ius Constitutionale Commune Latinoamericano.” Presentation at the XI Ibero-American Congress of Constitutional Law “Jorge Carpizo”, Tucumán (Argentina), September 17-19, 2013.

 

“Geopolitics of Identity: The Diffusion of Affirmative Action in the Andes.” Presentation at the 54th ISA Annual Convention “The Politics of International Diffusion: Regional and Global Dimensions”, San Francisco (California), April 3-6, 2013.

 

“Judicializando las desigualdades raciales en América Latina: Hacia un constitucionalismo de la desigualdad.” Presentation to the International Symposium “Diálogo sobre diálogos jurisdiccionales: Ius Constitutionale Commune Latinoamericanum,” Max Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, December 3-4, 2012.

 

“Geopolíticas de la identidad: La difusión de acciones afirmativas educativas en los Andes.” Presentation at the third desiguALdades.net Summer School “Asimetrías de conocimientos: Conocimientos desiguales - desigualdades de conocimientos,” Bogotá/Villa de Leyva, October 29 - November 3, 2012.

 

“La tutela trans-jurisdiccional del migrante como sujeto transnacional de derechos en la Constitución del Ecuador.” Presentation at the Workshop “Interdependent Inequalities and Migration,” desiguALdades.net, Berlin, September 24, 2012.

 

“Interacciones y convergencias entre la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y los tribunales constitucionales nacionales.” Presentation to the colloquium “Hacia un ius commune latinoamericano en derechos humanos,” Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, Mexico D.F., September 21, 2012.

 

“El bloque de constitucionalidad en la jurisprudencia constitucional latinoamericana.” Lecture presented during the forum “El concepto del Ius Constitutionale Commune como dimensión de la investigación”, UNAM/Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, Mexico D.F., September 20, 2012.

 

“The Diffusion of Race-Based Affirmative Action in Latin America: A Co-Evolutive Approach,” presentation at the 54 International Congress of Americanists “Building Dialogues in the Americas,” Universität Wien, Vienna, July 15-20, 2012.

 

“Law and Global Interdependent Inequalities: The Legal Architecture of Contemporary Ethno-racial Inequalities,” Synthesis Workshop “desiguALdades.net – Stock-taking and Looking Forward: Consolidating Links, Readjusting Routes,” desiguALdades.net, Berlin, June 6-8, 2012.

 

“Race-Based Affirmative Action in Latin America: Bad Policy or Panacea?” Presentation at the Second Annual Conference of desiguALdades.net “New Differences, Persistent Inequalities? Latin American Experiences,” Freie Universität Berlin, December 8-9, 2011.

 

“Interacciones y convergencias entre la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y los tribunales constitucionales nacionales.” Presentation at the International Symposium “Ius Constitutionale Commune América Latina: La justicia constitucional en el espacio jurídico interamericano,” Max Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, November 24-25, 2011.

 

“Law & Race beyond the State: Rethinking Race-Based Inequalities in Latin America from a Legal Transnational Approach.” Paper presented to the desiguALdades.net Second Summer School “Interdependent Inequalities in a Global Perspective – Class, Racial, Gender and Ethnic Asymmetries in Latin America”, Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social (IDES), Buenos Aires, October 31 – November 4, 2011.

 

“Education as Right: A Human Rights Approach for the Supervision of Social Policies in Colombia.” Presentation at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Palais des Nations, Geneva, August 30, 2011.

 

“La difusión de acciones afirmativas en América Latina: Introducción al debate jurídico.” Presentation at the desiguALdades.net Colloquium, Berlin: June 6, 2011.

 

Workshop “Inequalities, Democracy and Populism in Latin America.” Organizer and commentator of the event, with Prof. Hans-Jürgen Puhle, desiguALdades.net, Berlin, December 8, 2010.

 

“Teorizando interdependencias normativas: Fundamentos conceptuales para el análisis de procesos de difusión de estándares normativos sobre la prohibición de discriminación y acciones afirmativas en América Latina.” Paper submitted to the First desigualdades.net Summer School “Interdependent Inequalities in Latin America,” Centro de Estudos da Metrópole, São Paulo, November 1-5, 2010.

 

“Los tratados de derechos humanos como Derecho Constitucional Compensatorio: Experiencias latinoamericanas.” Presentation at the International Seminar “Democracy, Social Movements and Law in Latin America: New Research Agendas,” Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP), São Paulo, October 24-27, 2010.

 

“Project-E: Supporting the Education of deprived young women in Ethiopia.” Lecturer and co-organizer of the meeting at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, July 28, 2010.