Helena Alviar Garcia

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Helena Alviar Garcia
Born
Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Occupation(s) Legal scholar, professor
Known for International law, transitional justice, social and economic rights, feminism, Latin American law and development [1] [2]
Academic background
Alma mater Harvard University (S.J.D. and LL.M.)
Universidad de los Andes (Law)

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References

  1. ↑ Alviar Garcia, Helena (2021). "Legal Experiments for Development in Latin America: Modernization, Revolution and Social Justice". Routledge. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Author Details: Alviar, Helena". Scopus. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "'All of a sudden the internationalist is born'". Harvard . October 10, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alviar García, Helena". sciencespo.fr. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Responsible". dejusticia.org. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Author details". Scopus. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Law of Food, Wine and Design: FIU Law Review Symposia". FIU.edu. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ Alviar Garcia, Helena (2024). "Granting Rights to Rivers in the Shadow of Extractivism". FIU.edu. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Search Sciences Po". SciencesPo Institutional Repository (SPIRE). n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Helena Alviar Garcia". wisc.edu. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ "For Latin American legal scholar returning to teach at HLS, 'academia is activism'". Harvard . December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Penn Law welcomes 2014-15 Bok Professors". upenn.edu. October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ Alviar Garcia, Helena (2012). "Searching for Women and Sustainable Development in Colombia: Restructuring the Limits". jstor.org. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fulbright Award". fulbright.edu.co. n.d. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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