Anny Matamoros

Anny is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, Lund University. Her PhD project aims to address the dearth of pluralism and social legitimacy in global constitutionalism. In particular, she seeks to explore whether applying constitutional principles within the international legal sphere can offer a more unified and coherent manner in addressing global emergencies. Through this approach, her research intends to enhance the effectivess and coherence of global responses to international issues, thereby contributing to the advancement of global governance and the protection of human rights.

Anny holds master's degree in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law. She has approximately a decade of professional experience working for international organizations, non-governmental organizations and governmental institutions. Her career includes working for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Organization of American States and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Honduras. Among the topics she has worked on as a practioner are human rights violations, vulnerable populations, high-profile corruption cases and multilateral policy. 

Anny is the course coordinator on International Human Rights Law for students participating in international exchange programmes with the Faculty of Law, in which she was reponsible for designing the syllabus and reading lists, and currently coordinates and delivers lectures, conducts workshops and prepare the examinations for the course. She also contributes to the advanced elective course within the Swedish professional law degree on Non-State Actors and Accountability in International Law, where she delivers a lecture on Indigenous Peoples, Reparations, and Restorative Justice, and facilitates a seminar on NGOs and Social Movements. Additionally, she is involved in conducting a workshop on individuals, international organizations and states as part of the advanced course on Public International Law in the Masters Programme in International Human Rights Law.