juan f. gonzalez-bertomeu

JUAN F. GONZALEZ-BERTOMEU
Curriculum vitae
ITAM University Law School
Río Hondo #1
Col. Progreso Tizapán
Del. Álvaro Obregón
C.P.01080, México, D.F., México
Work phone: (52) (55) 5628-4000
Home phone: (52) (55) 5484-8067
Emails: juan.gonzalez6@itam.mx
juani.bertomeu@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.), New York University School of Law, 2012. Research
topic: Constitutional Adjudication in Non-ideal Scenarios. The Case of Argentina and
Colombia. Supervisor: Lewis A. Kornhauser. Committee: Barry Friedman and John A.
Ferejohn
LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2003
Bachelor in Law, National University of La Plata, School of Law, Argentina, 1999
AREAS OF INTEREST
Constitutional theory and law, judicial politics, comparative analysis of institutions,
economic analysis of law, law and society, jurisprudence, theories of punishment, human
rights
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Law School, assistant professor (tenure
track). 2013-present.
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Volumes (English)
2015. (In progress; under contract with Ashgate.) The Latin American Casebook: Courts,
Rights, and the Constitution (with Roberto Gargarella).
Refereed Journal Articles (English)
2011. “Against the Core of the Case: Structuring the Evaluation of Judicial Review”, LEGAL
THEORY, Cambridge University Press, Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2011.
Book Chapters (English)
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2012. “Justiciability” (with Mark Tushnet), in Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner, and Cheryl
Saunders (eds.), Routledge Handbook on Constitutional Law (Routledge).
Book Chapters (Spanish)
2015. “Los doce apóstoles. La Corte Suprema y sus jueces en la dictadura” [“The Twelve
Apostles. The Supreme Court Justices under Dictatorship”], in Juan Pablo
Bohoslavsky (ed.), ¿Usted también doctor? Complicidad judicial y legal durante la
dictadura en Argentina (Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores) (in press).
2014. “Gobierno unificado, gobierno dividido. Una teoría del control judicial y la división de
poderes” [“Unified Government, Divided Government. A Theory of Judicial Review
and the Separation of Powers”], in Julio C. Rivera (h), José Sebastián Elías, Lucas S.
Grosman, Santiago Legarre (Eds.), Tratado de los derechos constitucionales, Buenos
Aires, Abeledo Perrot.
2012. “¿La Constitución de Sísifo? Levinson y el cambio constitucional” [“Sisyphus’
Constitution? Levinson and constitutional change”], in Sanford Levinson, Nuestra
Constitución antidemocrática (Madrid: Marcial Pons), book introduction.
2012. “Cómo aprendí a odiar (y amar) la discusión sobre control judicial” [“How I Learned
to Hate (And Love) the Debate of Judicial Review”], in Heber Joel Campos Bernal
(ed.), Control constitucional y activismo judicial (ARA Editores: Lima).
2011. “El Estado como precondición de los derechos: beneficios y límites de una concepción
relevante para América Latina” [“The State as Precondition of Rights’ Enjoyment:
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Relevant Conception for Latin America”], in
Stephen Holmes y Cass Sunstein, El Costo de los Derechos (Siglo XXI), book
introduction.
2011. “Diez propuestas para la justicia federal” [“Ten Proposals for the Federal Judiciary”],
in Roberto Gargarella y Paola Bergallo (eds.), La Constitución del 2020 (Siglo XXI).
2009. “El diálogo de la liberación. La Corte y el caso ‘García Méndez’” [“The Dialogue of
Liberation: The Supreme Court and the ‘García Mendez’ Case”], in Leonardo
Pitlevnik (ed.), Jurisprudencia Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación,
Tomo 7 (Hammurabi, Buenos Aires: 2009), pp. 149-182.
2008. “Reformas Institucionales y la Corte en números” [“Institutional Reforms at the
Supreme Court and Court Statistics”] (with Sebastián Schvartzman), in Asociación
por los Derechos Civiles, La Corte y los Derechos 2005/2007 (Siglo XXI Editores,
Buenos Aires: 2008), chapter I, pp. 27-78.
2008. “Designación, garantías y destitución de magistrados” [“Appointment, Tenure
Protections, and Impeachment of Local Judges”] (with Sebastián Schvartzman y
Mariela Aisenstein), in Asociación por los Derechos Civiles, La Corte y los Derechos
2005/2007, chapter III, pp. 163-237.
2008. “Otras sentencias de interés” [“Other Relevant Rulings”] (with Sebastián
Schvartzman), in Asociación por los Derechos Civiles, La Corte y los Derechos
2005/2007, chapter XI, pp. 657-669.
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2008. “Notas sobre Federalismo” [“Notes on Federalism”], in Roberto Gargarella (ed.),
Teoría y Crítica del Derecho Constitucional (Abeledo Perrot, Buenos Aires: 2008).
Conference Proceedings (Spanish)
2015. “El federalista: una obra anacrónica, es decir, valiosa” [“The Federalist Papers: An
Anachronistic, and therefore Valuabe, Work”], in Rodolfo Vázquez & Saúl López
Noriega (eds.), ¿Por qué leer El federalista hoy? (México: Fontamara).
2011. “Democracia + garantías” [“Democracy + Guarantees”], in Antonio Barreto Rozo et
al, Inseguridad, democracia y derecho: SELA 2010 (Buenos Aires, Libraria), pp. 6486.
A revised version reprinted in: Roberto Gargarella (ed.), Coerción penal en contextos
de desigualdad (Miño y Dávila, Buenos Aires: 2012).
Other Journal Articles (Spanish)
2009. “¡Sin Precedentes!” [“Unprecedented! Precedents and the Supreme Court”],
JURISPRUDENCIA ARGENTINA, SUPLEMENTO DE JURISPRUDENCIA DE LA CORTE
SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACIÓN, ABELEDO PERROT, 2009, pp. 3-29.
2008. “Reformas institucionales en la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Argentina” [“Institutonal
Reforms at the Supreme Court of Argentina”] (with Alvaro Herrero, Sebastián
Schvartzman y Mariela Aisenstein), REVISTA SISTEMAS JUDICIALES, CENTRO DE
ESTUDIOS DE JUSTICIA DE LAS AMÉRICAS, CEJA 13, 2008, pp. 48-58.
2006. “La participación en calidad de ‘amigos del tribunal’ y la imparcialidad” [“Amici
Curiae Briefs and Impartiality”], JURISPRUDENCIA ARGENTINA, SUPLEMENTO DE
JURISPRUDENCIA DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACIÓN, ABELEDO PERROT,
JA 2006-IV-557.
Web-Based Articles (Spanish)
2006. “Aportes para la discusion sobre una teoría del castigo: el enfoque republicano de
Braithwaite y Pettit” [“Toward a Theory of Punishment: The Republican Approach of
Braithwaite and Pettit”], REVISTA ARGENTINA DE TEORÍA JURÍDICA, UNIVERSIDAD
TORCUATO DI TELLA, November 2006 .
Manuscripts in Preparation (English)
“Estimating Judicial Ideal-Points in Latin America: the Case of Argentina”, Illinois
Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science, Research Paper No. LBSS14-17 (with
Nuno Garoupa y Lucia Dalla Pellegrina).
“The Political Determinants of the Colombian Constitutional Court’s Decision Making
in Separation of Powers Cases”
“Do Institutions Matter for the Judicial Protection of Rights? Exploring Rights
Adjudication in Argentina, 1984-2007”
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“Jails in Latin America”, chapter draft for Roberto Gargarella & Juan González
Bertomeu, The Latin American Casebook: Courts, Rights, and the Constitution
(London: Ashgate).
“Populism and Redistribution in Latin America. Conceptualizing a Threshold of
Acceptance” (with Maria Paula Saffon).
“Different Ways of Losing. Public Defense and Success Rates at the Supreme Court of
Argentina.”
“Too Late for Talent to Kick In? The Relative Age Effect in Argentine Football and
the Hidden Effect of Institutions”
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWHIPS
New York University School of Law, Scholarship J.S.D. Program, 2007-2010
Yale University Law School and University of Palermo, Linkage Program. Visit as professor.
New Heaven, February 2006.
Yale University Law School and University of Palermo, Linkage Program. Visit as student,
New Heaven, February 2001.
National University of La Plata, Diploma al Mérito Académico [Award to Academic
Excellence], 2000.
Municipality of La Plata, Joaquín V. González Distinction, 2000.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ITAM Law School. Courses: economic analysis of law (2013; 2014, two semesters);
constitutional law (2014); legal theory (2014).
University of Buenos Aires School of Law. Course: legal theory and justice (2013);
constitutional law (2007).
University of Palermo Law School. LL.M. in Constitutional Law and Human Rights.
Courses: judicial politics (2013); judicial review (2005, 2006); federal jurisdiction (2007);
constitutional law (2004).
University of San Andrés Law School. Course: legal interpretation (2012). Fall, 2012.
National University of La Plata School of Law. LL.M. in Human Rights. Course: foundations
of human rights (2006, 2007).
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY AND TALKS
Invited Talks
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CIDE, Mexico. Conference: The Federalist Papers. March 27-28, 2014.
National University of La Plata School of Law, Argentina. Conference: Judicial
Independence. September 26, 2012
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), four-day course in graduate seminar
“Felipe Tena Ramírez de teoría y derecho constitucional comparado”: Old And New
Perspectives on Judicial Review. February 20-23, 2012.
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM): Against the Core of the Case, February
24, 2012.
Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM):
Old and new perspectives on judicial review. February 23, 2012.
Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City: Old and new perspectives on judicial review.
February 20, 2012
University of Buenos Aires, Seminar in Constitutional Theory (coordinated by Roberto
Gargarella). Speaker, Const
Conference Presentations
MPSA, 2014. Presenter: The Political Determinants of the Colombian Constitutional Court’s
Decision Making in Separation of Powers Cases. Chicago, April 18, 2014.
LASA, 2014. Presenter: Populism and Redistribution in Latin America. Conceptualizing a
Threshold of Acceptance. Chicago, May 29, 2014.
LASA, 2013. Presenter: Institutions Matter for Judicial Rights Protection?
Assessing the Role of Courts in Argentina and Colombia. Washington D.C., May 30, 2013.
Seminario en Latinoamérica de Teoría Constitucional y Política (SELA). Presenter:
Democracy and constitutional protections to criminal defendants. Santiago, Chile, June 2010.
New York University (NYU), Association of Transnational Law Schools conference
(ATLAS-AGORA). Moderator. New York, June 21-July 1, 2010.
London School of Economics (LSE), Association of Transnational Law Schools conference
(ATLAS-AGORA). Presenter: Constitutional adjudication in Latin America. London, June
21-July 1, 2009.
Columbia University, Undergraduate Human Rights Program. Commentator: Race and
ethnicity in Latin America. March 30, 2010.
Columbia University, Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS). Presenter: Can Judicial
Review Be Justified in Deficient Political Systems? November 21, 2008.
University of Palermo, Buenos Aires. Coloquium in Law, Politics, and Philosophy. Presenter:
Precedents. August 27, 2008.
Bolivian Constitutional Convention, Roundtable on justice during, Bolivian NGOs network,
Presenter: Courts and democracy. Sucre, Bolivia, October 2006.
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University of Palermo, Buenos Aires. Presenter: The New Supreme Court. September 7,
2006.
Yale Law School. Presenter: The Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection,
Federalism and More: The Case of Argentina. February 17, 2006.
SERVICE TO PROFESSION, ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico (SADAF). Legal Interpretation Seminar,
coorganizer (with Paula Gaido). Buenos Aires, 2013.
Revista Isonomía. Editorial Board. México, 2014-.
University of Palermo School of Law Law Journal. Editorial Board. 2014-.
University of Palermo School of Law Law Journal. Editor-in-Chief. 2005-2013.
World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index. Expert informant. 2013-2014.
Revista Isonomía. Referee. México, 2012.
Revista Estudios SocioJurídicos. Referee. Colombia, 2011.
NON-ACADEMIC WORK
Civil Rights Association [Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)], 2004-2007.
Coordinator, Justice reform program, 2005-2007. Coordinator, Federal Congress monitor,
2004-2005.
Buenos Aires Province Judiciary, Labor Court #3 (La Plata). Law clerk, 2001-2002. Court
employee, 1994-2001.
COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH
Constitutional theory; comparative constitutionalism; legal theory; courts in comparative
perspective; Latin American judicial politics; history of constitutionalism in Latin America;
human rights; economic analysis of law; theories of punishment; democracy in Latin
America.
MEMBERSHIPS
Igualitaria, Centro de Estudios sobre Democracia y Constitucionalismo [Center for the Study
of Constitutionalism and Democracy], Argentina. 2010-present.
Seminario en Latinoamérica (SELA), organized by Yale Law School. 2006-present.
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