Julieta Marotta

Julieta Marotta is an Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT, a joint research and training institute of the United Nations University and Maastricht University. She is affiliated with the Institute for the Social Sciences of Innovation and Technology, focusing on justice, legal empowerment, and public policy.

Education:

• LLB, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• LLM, Louisiana State University, USA
• PhD, Maastricht University / United Nations University

Her research centers on inclusive access to justice, particularly for vulnerable populations such as victims of domestic violence and children. Using empirical legal research and qualitative methods, she explores how legal systems can better serve marginalized groups. She has conducted fieldwork in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, and the United States.

Her recent research focuses on children’s access to justice, emphasizing their right to be heard and the concept of evolving capacity. This work reflects a broader trend in her scholarship toward participatory justice and legal empowerment.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• No specific awards mentioned in the text.

Julieta has coordinated and lectured in the Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme and has taught courses in public policy and qualitative methods across multiple faculties, including the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, and Maastricht School of Management. She has also advised doctoral students at the University of Buenos Aires. While no grants are explicitly mentioned, her international visiting researcher roles suggest active grant-supported collaborations.

She has been a visiting researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (University of Oxford, 2024), the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (2018), and the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School (2017). These affiliations reflect her integration into global research networks on justice and legal innovation.