Prestigious academic journal publishes article by UCL Americas alumna Natalia Koper

We are delighted to announce that Natalia Koper's article 'The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Indigenous Rights in Nicaragua: From Land to Empowerment?' has just been published in the Bulletin of Latin American Research, the official journal of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS). In it, Natalia addresses the relationship between the inter-American human rights system and building indigenous agency.

Natalia completed her MSc in International Relations of the Americas in 2016. Her dissertation, entitled 'Indigenous cosmovision through the lens of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the light of the Awas Tingni case,' was awarded the International Relations of the Americas Dissertation Prize for the best dissertation on an IR topic for 2015-16. Encouraged by her thesis supervisor Dr Par Engstrom, she decided to turn her research findings into a journal article.

Natalia is currently pursuing a dual Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor degree at McGill University and works at a business law firm in Montreal.

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Links:

'The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Indigenous Rights in Nicaragua: From Land to Empowerment?' | link to article in full

Bulletin of Latin American Research | website

Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) | website

MSc in International Relations of the Americas | prospectus webpage 

Dr Par Engstrom | academic profile

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