Edward Pérez
UCL Doctoral Student
Bio:
Edward Pérez is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Laws, University College London, with a research focus on the scope and potential of structural remedies issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. His work critically examines the legitimacy, effectiveness, and implementation of these remedies within states, contributing to the broader discourse on the role of human rights courts in promoting democratic resilience and social justice in Latin America. Edward holds a law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela), an LLM from the University of Cambridge (UK), and an MPP from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). He has served as a staff attorney at the Inter-American Court, senior legal adviser at the Center for Reproductive Rights, and consultant for various international organisations and NGOs.
Representative publications:
Pérez, E.J. (2024) Structural Remedies as Policy Making: Data, Rationales and Opportunities of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in O. Spijkers et al. (eds.), Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2022, Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 53 (pending publication)
Pérez, E.J. and Sandoval, C. (2022) Compliance hearings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: unleashing the dynamics of implementation, in Murray, R. and Long, D. (eds.), Research Handbook on Implementation of Human Rights in Practice
Pérez, E.J. (2018) La supervisión del cumplimiento de sentencias por parte de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y algunos aportes para jurisdicciones nacionales, Anuario de Derecho Constitucional Lationamericano, Año XXIV