2024 Winners and Topics

2024: Protection and Guarantee of Human Rights in Digital Environments.

WINNER: ENGLISH

Leandro Léo Rebelo

brazil

Can prior censorship be a necessary tool for the protection of human rights?

WINNER: SPANISH

TRILCE GABRIELA VALDIVIA AGUILAR

peru

Inteligencia Artificial y Desinformación en Internet: Regulaciones (in)compatibles con los estándares de protección del derecho a la libertad de expresión en el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos

HONORABLE MENTION: ENGLISH

Laura Ferla Tuma

brazil

Cyberbullying – The Contemporary Phenomenon of Violation of Human Rights of Youth in Digital Media: The Case of The Emerging Countries India, Brazil and South Africa

HONORABLE MENTION: spanish

Samantha Rodríguez Santillán

mexico

 “Esa persona no soy yo”: La inteligencia artificial como un nuevo instrumento de violencia

HONORABLE MENTION: spanish

JAVIER ALEjaNDRO DÍAZ BRICEÑO

honduras

El Derecho a la Privacidad del Pensamiento: Neurotecnología en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos

2023 Winners and Topics

2023: Equality and Human Rights: Confronting Racial Discrimination 

Winner: English

Louise Grégoire

france

Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition - A Comparative Approach Between the United States and Europe to Tackle the Racial Bias of Facial Recognition Against People of Color

Winner: Spanish

Roxana Rosas Fregoso

MéXICO

El Repudio y la Aversión a lo Étnico, confrontando a la Discriminación Racial en México

Honorable Mention: English

Martin YAT CHEUNG Kwan

CHINA

Regional Discrimination as a Quasi-Form of Racial Discrimination: Comparing the Protection Under Anglo-American, International and Chinese Law

Honorable Mention: English

Katrina Isabela F. Blanco

philippines

From Alienation to Rootedness: Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines Through Education

Honorable Mention: Spanish

Dewi Carolina Zamora Mendoza

PERú

La Relación entre la Discriminación Racial y los Derechos Humanos en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos: Estándares Establecidos Vinculados al Principio de Igualdad y No Discriminación

Honorable Mention: Spanish

Julián Ariel Madrid Moreno

ARGENTINA

La Interculturalidad como Estrategia para Contribuir a la Igualdad y No Discriminación de los Pueblos Originarios en el Derecho a la Educación Superior: el Caso de Argentina

2022 Winners and Topics

2022: Climate Change and Human Rights: Impacts, Responsibilities, and Opportunities

Winner: English

YOGI BRATAJAYA

INDONESIA

When the Race to Net Zero Becomes a Race to the Bottom: Human Rights Violations in the Renewable Energy Transition and the Extraterritorial Obligation to Protect Human Rights

Winner: Spanish

JOSÉ DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ ORÚE

COSTA RICA

La Responsabilidad Internacional de los Estados por Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos como Consecuencia del Cambio Climático: El Rol del Sistema Interamericano de Protección de Derechos Humanos

Honorable Mention: English

HANNAH WILSON

ENGLAND

The Gendered Face of Climate Change: Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Gender-Based Violence and the Role of State and Non-State Actors in Effecting Climate Justice

Honorable Mention: English

KELLY PISIMISI

Greece

Criminalizing environmental degradation/devastation: new prospects for the ICC Rome Statute?

Honorable Mention: Spanish

Sebastian Sauter Odio

COSTA RICA

La Limitación de los Derechos Humanos en la Lucha Contra el Cambio Climático: El Caso de los Derechos Culturales de las Poblaciones Indígenas y la Energía Hidroeléctrica de Embalse en América Latina

Honorable Mention: Spanish

David Francisco Delgado DEL HIERRO

Ecuador

La Migración Ambiental en la Frontera Colombo-Ecuatoriana: ¿Es Suficiente la Protección Internacional para los Eco-Refugiados?

2021 Winners and Topics

2021: Human Rights and States of Emergency: Unexpected Crisis and New Challenges

Winner: English

Roman Girma Teshome

The NETHERLANDS

Derogations to Human Rights During a Global Pandemic: Unpacking Normative and Practical Challenges

Winner: Spanish

Paula Roko

Argentina

El Control Estatal de la (Des)Información en Internet en el contexto de la pandemia: un análisis de las tendencias regionales bajo una perspectiva de libertad de expresión

Honorable Mention: English

Cláudio Cerqueira B. Netto

Brazil

Reducing the Negative Effects of Counterterrorism Frameworks and Other Restrictive Measures on Humanitarian Action and Enforcing the Obligations of States in relation to the COVID-19 Vaccine

Honorable Mention: English

Göksu I?IK 

Turkey

Confronted Emergencies for Political Prisoners in Turkey

Honorable Mention: Spanish

María Agustina Bonella

Argentina

Estados de Emergencia en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos: Los principales retos de la pandemia de COVID-19

Honorable Mention: Spanish

César Francisco Gallegos Pazmiño

Ecuador

Crónicas coronavíricas: el derecho frente a la pandemia de autoritarización tras el COVID-19

2020 Winners and Topics

2020: Rule of Law and Human Rights: Strengthening Democratic Institutions

Winner: English

SEAN O’REILLY

HONG KONG

Hong Kong’s Tortuous Democratization: How Far Can Human Rights Law Take Us?

Winner: Spanish

NATALIA BELTRÁN ORJUELA

COLOMBIA

¿Protesta social antidemocrática? Hacia nuevas formas de participación ciudadana a través del internet en el marco de las recientes movilizaciones en Colombia

Honorable Mention: English

GEMMO FERNANDEZ

AUSTRALIA

Rise of Illiberal democracy, weakening of the Rule of Law and Implementation of Human rights in the Philippines

Honorable Mention: English

NASIA HADJIGEORGIOU

CYPRUS

Conflict Resolution in Post-violence Societies: Some Guidance for the Judiciary

Honorable Mention: Spanish

NBL

NICARAGUA

La fiebre de la reelección en Latinoamérica: Desmoronamiento del Estado de Derecho y sus consecuencias para los Derechos Humanos

Honorable Mention: Spanish

MICHAEL JUAN RAMÓN QUEVEDO VEGA

BOLIVIA

¿El estado de derecho en peligro? El juez constitucional contra la constitución y a favor de la reelección presidencial indefinida: caso Bolivia

2019 Winners and Topics

2019: The Protection of Migrants Under International Human Rights Law 

Winner: English
Lillian robb
Australia

From Cancellation to Removal: The Protection of Migrants of "Bad Character" in Australia

Winner: Spanish
Tomas Ignacio Pascual
Chile

Ni Refugiados ni Migrantes: La Protección Complementaria en Casos de Migrantes en Situación de Pobreza, a la Luz del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos

Honorable Mention: English
Irene Papoutsi
Athens, Greece

The Protection of Unnacompanied Migrant Minors Under International Human Rights Law: Revising Old Concepts and Confronting New Challenges in Modern Migration Flows

Honorable Mention: English
William Thomas Worster

The hague, the netherlands

Deporting Dreamers as a Crime Against Humanity

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Diego alejandro Sanchez Cardenas
Peru

Adultos Mayores en Situación de Migración Forzada: Consideraciones especiales, Desafíos y Acciones a Emprender en Relación al Derecho a la Salud

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Henan dario villamizar silva
Colombia

Migración de Venezolanos en Colombia: Una Mirada desde los Estandares Internacionales de los Derechos Humanos en Materia Migratoria 

2018 Winners and Topics

2018: Gender Violence and International Human Rights Law

Winner: English
Clare brown
australia

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Security Forces: An International Crime

Winner: Spanish
Olga Lucía Camacho Gutiérrez 
Colombia

Intersexuales en estado de excepción: Violencias contra las corporeidades diversas

Honorable Mention: English
Aniekan Andikan Ikpinyang
Nigeria

The Effectiveness of International Human Rights Law in Addressing Gender Violence

Honorable Mention: English
Maria Daniela Davalos Muirragui
Ecuador

Understanding Sexual and Gender Based Violence against Women and Girls in Armed Conflict as a Consequence of Gender Inequality and Structural Discrimination

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Dominique Martinson Tejada
Chile

El Caso de Jean Pierre Bemba ante la Corte Penal Internacional: Analisis crítico de la valoración jurídica de los hechos como tortura

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Andrea Pietrafesa
argentina

Violencia de Género, Internet y el Derecho a la Libertad de Expresión: Un Nuevo Desafio para el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos

2017 Winners and Topics

2017: Emerging Challenges in the Relationship between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law

Winner: English
Raphael Lorenzo Aguiling Pangalangan
The Philippines

Dominic Ongwen and The Rotten Social Background: The Criminal Culpability of Child Soldiers Turned War Criminals

Winner: Spanish
Luciano Pezzano
Argentina

La Agresión como Punto de Contacto entre el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos y el Derecho Internacional Humanitario

Honorable Mention: English
Samantha Bradley
Australia

What If Goliath Killed David? The Coalition to Counter Isis and the Status and Responsibility of Isis’ Child Soldiers

Honorable Mention: English
Ogunnaike Oluseyi Taiwo
Nigeria

Two Are Better Than One: Coordinating the Rules of IHL And IHRL Applicable to Anti-Boko Haram Operation Unto a Remedial Justice

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Sergio Alejandro Rea Granados
Mexico

El desafío de interpretar el Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos y el Derecho Internacional Humanitario

2016 Winners and Topics

2016: Extractive Industries and Human Rights

Winner: English
Lauren Manning
USA

Mining for Compromise in Pastoral Greenland: Promise, Progress, and Problems in International Laws’ Response to Indigenous People

Winner: Spanish
Tatiana Gos
Argentina

La “responsabilidad de respetar” los derechos humanos y el establecimiento del deber de debida diligencia como una obligación legal para las industrias extractivas: desafíos y oportunidades en las Américas

Honorable Mention: English
Oyeniyi Abe
Nigeria

Untying the Gordian Knot: Re-Assessing the Impact of Business and Human Rights Principles on Extractive Resource Governance in the Global South

Honorable Mention: English
Ogunnaike Oluseyi Taiwo
Nigeria

The Sovereign State Responsibility and the Human Rights Imperative of Zero-Gas Emission in Niger Delta: Re-Jigging the Imposed Legal Order for a Quick Climatic Redress

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Juan Ruiz Galán
Mexico

Búsqueda de Consensos sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos Hacia un Instrumento Internacional Vinculante

Honorable Mention: Spanish
Roberto Luis Bravo Figueroa
Mexico

La Responsabilidad Internacional de los Estados de Origen de las Industrias Extractivas: Aproximación a las Obligaciones Extraterritoriales del Derecho a la Consulta en el Marco del SIDH

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