Carlos is a qualified lawyer and a PhD Candidate at the University of Basel, where he is due to defend his thesis on 20 October 2026. He holds an LLB from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a Master in International Law from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. His research interests include ocean and global commons governance, maritime security, energy law, international environmental law, international dispute settlement, cultural heritage law, among others.
As a practitioner, Carlos has acted as counsel before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has also worked at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and completed internships with the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and ITLOS.
