Enrique Alberto Prieto-Ríos

Biography

Enrique Alberto Prieto-Ríos holds a PhD in Law from Birkbeck, University of London (2017), an MA in International Law from University College London (2008), and an LLB from Universidad del Rosario (2007). Dr. Prieto-Ríos is currently the Chief Editor of Estudios Socio-Jurídicos, an esteemed academic journal, and has previously served as Research Director of the Faculty of Law and Head of the Research Group on International Law at Universidad del Rosario. His extensive academic contributions include the authorship of numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles published in renowned academic outlets. Beyond academia, Dr. Prieto-Ríos has been a visiting research fellow at prestigious institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, and the School of Law at the University of Warwick. He has also lectured at Universidad de los Andes and served as a sessional lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London.

His expertise extends to policy and legal consultancy, having advised the Presidential Counsellor for Human Rights and Foreign Affairs on Colombia’s third National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. He has provided strategic human rights guidance to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defense and has worked with organizations such as Panagora Group (on USAID programs for the protection of human rights defenders) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on International Humanitarian Law practices in Colombia.

Since 2019, Dr. Prieto-Ríos has served as a Commissioner on Colombia’s Advisory Commission on Peace and Human Rights, a body established under the 2016 Peace Accord. His previous roles also include clerking at the Colombian Constitutional Court and directing the British and Colombian Lawyers Association (BRICOL), further highlighting his commitment to advancing human rights, international law, and peacebuilding efforts in Colombia.