
Alvaro Santos
L.L.B., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; LL.M., Harvard; S.J.D., Harvard
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Comparative and Foreign Law, International Law, International Trade, Labor and Employment Law
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Alvaro Santos is Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas (CAROLA) at Georgetown Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of international trade, economic development, transnational labor law and drug policy. In 2018, he served as Deputy Chief Negotiator of the USMCA Agreement for the newly elected government of Mexico.
Professor Santos is co-editor of the books World Trade and Investment Law Reimagined: A Progressive Agenda for an Inclusive Globalization (2019), Law and the New Developmental State: The Brazilian Experience in Latin America (2013) and The New Law and Economic Development: A Critical Appraisal (2006). He is also the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Comparative Law, the Journal of International Economic Law, the Law and Development Review, and the Latin American Journal of International Trade Law.
He served as Co-Director of the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) in London in 2014-15. He regularly teaches at Georgetown’s Global Trade Academy and Harvard’s Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) and has also taught at the University of Texas, Tufts University, Melbourne Law School, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), and the University of Turin. He received an LL.B. with high honors from Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México (UNAM) and an LLM and SJD from Harvard Law School.
MAY 15, 2021
“¿POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE UNA GLOBALIZACIÓN ECONÓMICA INCLUSIVA?“, coverage in CNN en Español’s ‘Globo Economía’, May 15, 2021, interviewing Professor Alvaro Santos.
JULY 8, 2020
“A NORTH AMERICAN INTEGRATION THAT INCLUDES THE PEOPLE,” an opinion piece by Professor Alvaro Santos, in North American Project, July 8, 2020.
JUNE 25, 2020
“SOCIALISM PAST AND FUTURE – OR SOCIALISM IS PAST, AND THE FUTURE?,” an opinion piece by Professor Alvaro Santos, in the Law and Political Economy Project (LPE), June 25, 2020.
DECEMBER 18, 2019
“HOW THE USMCA SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FUTURE OF TRADE,” coverage by Quartz, December 18, 2019, mentioning Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 11, 2019
“USMCA APPROVED, EXPECTED TO BE RATIFIED“, coverage in ASI Central, December 11, 2019, quoting Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 10, 2019
“DIGITAL COMMERCE IN THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN TRADE AGREEMENT“, coverage in CNN, December 10, 2019, interviewing Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 10, 2019
“NO TWEAKS; IT’S A NEW NAFTA“, coverage in CBC, December 10, 2019, interviewing Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 10, 2019
“CANADA, THE U.S. AND MEXICO SIGN INFINITELY BETTER REVISED FREE TRADE DEAL“, coverage in RCI, December 10, 2019, quoting Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 10, 2019
“USMCA DROPS BIOLOGIC EXCLUSIVITY PROVISIONS FOR MEXICO AND CANADA IN FINAL DEAL,” coverage by Regulatory Focus, December 10, 2019, quoting Professor Alvaro Santos.
APRIL 11, 2019
“WHY THE FIGHT OVER MEXICO’S LABOUR REFORMS IS THE LATEST THREAT TO NEW NAFTA DEAL,” coverage by Financial Post, April 11, 2019, quoting Professor Alvaro Santos.
DECEMBER 3, 2018
“CAN TRUMP’S NEW TRADE DEAL KEEP ITS PROMISES TO U.S. AND MEXICAN AUTO WORKERS?,” coverage on PBS, Decemebr 3, 2018, featuring Professor Alvaro Santos.
AUGUST 27, 2017
“TLC: RENEGACION O RENEGOCIACION”, coverage in REFORMA, August 27, 2017 by Professor Alvaro Santos.
JUNE 21, 2017
“SIN GRANDES CAMBIOS, RENEGOCIACION DEL TLCAN, ADVIERTEN”, coverage in EL UNIVERSAL, June 21, 2017 featuring Professor Alvaro Santos.
MAY 3, 2017
“How NAFTA Renegotiation Works,” coverage by the WASHINGTONPOST.COM and the BALTIMORE POST, May 3, 2017, attributing background to Professor Alvaro Santos.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
“INEQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR INVITES SCHOLARS TO DISCUSS GREEK FINANCIAL CRISIS,” coverage in The Daily Texan, September 29, 2015, featuring Professors Philomila Tsoukala and Alvaro Santos.