Maria Carmen Barranco Aviles

Maria Carmen Barranco Aviles is a Full Professor at Carlos III University of Madrid, affiliated with the Gregorio Peces-Barba Institute of Human Rights. Her work bridges International Law, Ecclesiastical Law, and Philosophy of Law, focusing on Human Rights, State of Law, and Democracy.

Research Interests include:

• Human Rights of Older Persons and Children
• Disability Rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
• Gender Equality and Feminist Legal Theory
• Constitutionalism and Judicial Legitimacy
• Critical Analysis of Discrimination (Ageism, Sexism)

Article Trends highlight her expertise in adapting international human rights frameworks to domestic contexts (e.g., Qatar, Spain), intersectional vulnerability studies, and philosophical foundations of law. She has contributed extensively to journals like Age of Human Rights Journal and Cuadernos Electrónicos de Filosofía del Derecho.

Projects she leads include:

• EDI-DER (2024-2027) on Human Rights and Deinstitutionalization
• Acceso a la Justicia y Vulnerabilidad (2020-2024)
• Technical assistance for international anti-discrimination frameworks (2019-2020)
• Age Discrimination in Spain (2019)

Books and Book Chapters address topics such as universal accessibility, gender and disability, and human rights education. She supervises research on dependency care systems, forced marriages in indigenous communities, and legal philosophy.