Jorge Barrera-Rojas

Jorge Barrera-Rojas is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Rodes Fellow in Law and Religion at the Church, State & Society Program of Notre Dame Law School, University of Notre Dame. He previously held positions as an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chile and University San Sebastian, and served as a non-resident Fellow at Stanford Law School's Constitutional Law Center (2021–2023).

Education:

• LL.B., Universidad de Chile (2011, with distinction)
• LL.M., UCLA School of Law (2017)
• J.S.D., Notre Dame Law School (Cum laude)
• Ph.D., International and European Law, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

His research focuses on Constitutional Law, Education Law, and Religious Freedom. Key areas include federal education policy, the right to education under international frameworks, and the interplay between constitutional systems and religious rights in Latin America. Recent work explores challenges in balancing parental rights, children's autonomy, and state authority in educational contexts.

Professional experience includes roles as Chief Counsel for the Chilean Constitutional Council (2023), Comparative and Foreign Law Counsel at the U.S. Law Library of Congress, and legal practice in Chilean Congress and the law firm Bofill Mir Abogados (2018–2022).

Publications highlight themes like cooperative federalism in U.S. education, holistic constitutional approaches to education rights, and religious freedom erosion in Latin America. He is a recipient of the Rodes Fellowship, recognizing his contributions to law and religion studies.