Alicia Rivas Vaño

Alicia Rivas Vaño serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the School of Law, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO). Her academic career focuses on constitutional and European legal frameworks governing human rights, with particular emphasis on sexual and gender diversity protections.

Research Interests: Her scholarly work spans Constitutional Law, European Union Law, Sexual Diversity Law, Gender Identity Law, Anti-Discrimination Law, and Human Rights Law. She examines the intersection of political activism and legal development in advancing LGBTIQ+ rights across European jurisdictions, analyzing judicial interpretation trends and legislative reforms.

Her publication record reveals consistent scholarly contributions since 2001, with recent work (2021-2025) increasingly focusing on contemporary challenges in gender identity recognition, international human rights mechanisms, and Spanish constitutional implementation. The research demonstrates methodological rigor through comparative legal analysis, treaty interpretation, and examination of judicial reasoning patterns across European and international courts.

Academic Background:

• PhD from Universidad Pablo de Olavide (2015)
• Thesis: "The evolution of the protection of sexual diversity in European law, political activism and legal development"
• Supervised by Dr. Manuel José Terol Becerra