Carlos Ayala
Carlos Ayala is the head of the Constitutional Law Chair at the "Andrés Bello" Catholic University, Professor of Human Rights at the University of Oxford (UK), Georgetown University, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Washington of College of Law (USA), and Pan Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ (Mexico). Member of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences of Venezuela and Scholar of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Córdoba (Argentina); Member and President of the International Commission of Jurists; and Member of the Board of Directors of the International Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association (IBAHRI). Professor Ayala was President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, as well as Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas and President of the Andean Commission of Jurists. He was a member of the International Commission appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for the selection and appointment process of the Supreme Court of Ecuador in 2005. As a Consultant for the United Nations, Professor Ayala also worked on the selection process of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala in 2009. Professor Ayala is a Lawyer and human rights defender before national and international organizations; advisor to several international organizations and non-governmental organizations; and author of several publications on Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and International Public Law.
Currently Teaching
Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (LAW-725-002)
Areas of Specialization
- International Human Rights Law
- Constitutional Law
- Public Law