The conduct of a state's external relations includes the management of transboundary natural resources, including international rivers and groundwater. Promoting respect for the law enables riparian states to seek stability and cooperation in the management of these shared resources. Recourse to judicial mechanisms can contribute to the search for such stability. The Silala river case, which pitted Chile against Bolivia, will be analyzed in particular.
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chile.
Former National Director of Boundaries of the Government of Chile. Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Chile. Agent in the case concerning the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala (Chile v. Bolivia) before the ICJ.
First Degree in Law from the University of Chile and D.Phil from the University of Oxford.
She was a legal adviser of Chile before the ICJ in the Peru v. Chile Maritime Dispute case and in the Bolivia v. Chile case regarding an obligation to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean.
