Full Biography
Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes is senior researcher of the Center of Studies on Law, Justice and Development 鈥淒ejusticia鈥, and professor at the Department of Law at the Universidad Nacional, in Bogot谩. He is also a columnist at El Espectador, one of Colombia鈥檚 most important newspapers. He is member of the International Commission of Jurists, as well as a member of the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights of the United Nations, and he has been visiting scholar at the American University (Washington, USA), the University of Grenoble (France) and Utrecht University (Netherlands). He has served as deputy justice of Colombian Constitutional Court. Rodrigo has received several recognitions and awards, such as 鈥淧remio Nacional de Periodismo Sim贸n Bolivar鈥 or 鈥淐atedr谩tico Em茅rito鈥 of the National University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on human rights, constitutional law, tensions between law and economics, social rights, the judicial system and transitional justice. He holds a Ph. D. in Political Economy from the University of Amiens Picardie, DSU (Master鈥檚 Degree) in Sociology of Law from the University of Paris II, and DEA (Master鈥檚 Degree) in Economy of Development from the University of Paris I (IEDES).
