Legal consultant and advisor specializing in international environmental and climate change law, with a strong focus on sustainability and human rights standards.
Founder of Climate Legal Consulting, based in The Hague, providing legal and policy advice to governmental, intergovernmental, and not-for-profit organizations, depending on the project. I also explore legal strategies and compliance frameworks for businesses navigating climate and sustainability regulations. My work includes legal analysis, report writing, university-level course development and delivery, and collaborative research with academia, think tanks, and expert networks.
Additionally, I have contributed to various publications and co-organized in-person and online discussions on key climate and environmental governance issues.
Ph.D. & LL.M. (Leiden), J.D. (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Qualified lawyer and member of the Chilean Bar.
Publications
'COP 27, Acuerdos Políticos sobre Pérdidas y Daños, y Proyecciones Jurídicas sobre Obligaciones Internacionales', Visiones internacionales Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile 34 (2023) 12 (short article)
'The role of international law in advancing climate justice', ODI event on Climate Justice and the Role of International Law, opening remarks (22 February 2023, from minute 4:41) Text as delivered
'Loss and Damage Funding and Vanuatu’s ICJ Initiative: Parallel Processes Relevant to Climate Obligations under International Law', GNHRE (2023) (blog post)
'Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis', The Conversation (2022) with E. Wilkinson and M. Bishop (op-ed piece)
‘Principles for the Sustainable Governance of Shared Natural Resources’ in N. Blokker, D. Dam-de Jong and V. Prislan (eds.), Furthering the Frontiers of International Law: Sovereignty, Human Rights, Sustainable Development (Brill Nijhoff 2021) (book chapter)
Input for the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights’ report on “Human Rights compatible International Investment Agreements (IIAs)” (2021) with P. Cortéz (input to UN working group)
International Law and the Sustainable Governance of Shared Natural Resources: A Principled Approach (2020) (Doctoral dissertation)
'Observer participation in international climate change decision-making: A complementary role for human rights?', 31 Colorado Natural Resources, Energy, & Environmental Law Review 2 (2020) 315 (peer-reviewed journal article)
'Gobernanza Sostenible de los Recursos Naturales Compartidos: el Principio de Soberanía', Visiones internacionales Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile, 9 (2020) 31 (short article)
‘How the Sustainable Development Goals Promote a New Conception of Ocean Commons Governance’ in D. French and L. Kotzé (eds.), Sustainable Development Goals: Law, Theory and Implementation (Edward Elgar 2018) (book chapter)
'Elaborating the Common But Differentiated Responsibilities Principle in the World Trade Organization' in M. C. Cordonier Segger and Judge C.G. Weeramantry (eds.), Sustainable Development Principles in the Decisions of International Courts and Tribunals: 1992-2012 (Routledge 2017) with J. Gupta (book chapter)
'Why ‘common concern of humankind’ should return to the work of the International Law Commission on the atmosphere', 29 Georgetown Environmental Law Review 131 (2017) (peer-reviewed journal article)
‘What Latin America and the Caribbean Could Do to Strengthen Public Participation in the Climate Change Regime’, Visiones internacionales 22 (2017) 6 (short article)
'Differentiating between Sovereignty over Exclusive and Shared Resources in the Light of Future Discussions on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers', 24 Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law (RECIEL) 1 (2015) 4 (peer-reviewed journal article)
'Community of Interests: Furthering the Ecosystems Approach and the Rights of Riparian Populations', 24 The Journal of Water Law 2 (2015) 62 (revised version 2020) (peer-reviewed journal article)
'China’s Obligation to Conduct Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) in Utilizing Its Shared Water Resources', 55 Natural Resources Journal 1 (2014) 105, with Y. Bian (peer-reviewed journal article)
'The Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR) Principle Elaborated in Relation to Other Principles of Law’, in M. Cherif Bassiouni, et al., (eds.), Global Trends: Law, Policy & Justice: Essays In Honour of Professor Giuliana Ziccardi Capaldo, Global Community: Yearbook of International Law & Jurisprudence (Oxford University Press, 2013) with J. Gupta (book chapter)
'Global Green Governance: Embedding the Green Economy in a Global Green and Equitable Rule of Law Polity', 21 Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law (RECIEL) 1 (2012) 12, with J. Gupta (peer-reviewed journal article)
'Recent Changes in the Nile Region May Create an Opportunity for a More Equitable Sharing of the Nile River Waters', 58 Netherlands International Law Review 3 (2011) 363, with J. Gupta (peer-reviewed journal article)