Master of Arts (MA) · University of St Andrews
Having lived in Mexico, Great Britain, and the United States, I can often provide a dissimilar opinion /view to that of my peers as well as listen attentively to theirs. My passions lie in the rights of ‘Global South’ communities and environments I am hardworking and seek to extend my knowledge of International Relations and Modern history to inform any challenge put before me.
Are the sanctions a form of collective punishment? Can IHL paradigms be transferred to IHRL during ‘peacetime’? This essay argues how sanctions and their extraterritoriality violate leading tenets of International Human Rights Law. It goes through three fundamental rights sectors in Cuba showing …
This brief examines how Colombian President Petro’s call for R2P intervention in Gaza challenges Western selective enforcement of humanitarian norms. It argues that Petro exposes how imperial powers control intervention based on geopolitical interests, not humanitarian need. Drawing on Latin Amer…
Can El Salvador’s state of exception, declared to combat gang violence, justify suspending constitutional rights and widespread human rights abuses? While the government claims improved security, the emergency has led to arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture, and overcrowded prisons under…
