{"id":1316,"date":"2026-06-19T12:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:52:33","slug":"dr-gemma-lligadas-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/en\/dr-gemma-lligadas-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Gemma Lligadas Gonz\u00e1lez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Postdoctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:gemma.lligadas@fau.de\">gemma.lligadas@fau.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gemma-lligadas-gonz\u00e1lez\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.linkedin.com\/in\/gemma-lligadas-gonz\u00e1lez\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:85% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Gemma-Lligadas-Gonzalez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1317 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Gemma-Lligadas-Gonzalez.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de\/files\/2026\/06\/Gemma-Lligadas-Gonzalez-222x300.jpg 222w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gemma Lligadas is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg. Previously, she was a Lecturer (Profesora Asociada) in Law and International Relations at Universitat Ramon Llull and a Global Governance Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d&#8217;Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). She also held visiting research appointments at the Faculty of Law of Universit\u00e4t Hamburg (Department of European and International Law) and the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge. She holds an LL.B. and an M.A. in International Law from Universitat Ramon Llull, a Joint Master&#8217;s Degree in Legal Research from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Universidad de Deusto, and Universitat Ramon Llull, and a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. She was awarded the Oxford\u2013Radcliffe Graduate Scholarship during her doctoral studies and received both the ESADE Foundation Academic Excellence Scholarship and the Academic Excellence Award during her earlier academic training. Gemma is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in the legal structure of global governance and the evolving global legal order that emerges at the intersection of domestic, transnational, and international politics.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapsibles \"><div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" data-href=\"#research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights-section\" id=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Research Project at Transforming Human Rights<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights-section\" class=\"accordion-body \" aria-labelledby=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\" role=\"region\" name=\"research-project-at-transforming-human-rights\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gemma\u2019s research examines the structural transformations of the global legal order at the intersection of international law, comparative constitutional law, and international relations. Her work explores how legal and political authority is constituted, contested, and reshaped across domestic, transnational, and international levels of governance. She studies the global reach of courts\u2019 transformative powers, the role of inter-judicial coordination in shaping policymaking during global crises, and the implications of these processes for the protection of human rights and the rule of law. She also investigates the resilience of international law and human rights under conditions of structural rivalry and normative change.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postdoctoral Researcher Contact: gemma.lligadas@fau.de LinkedIn Short Bio Gemma Lligadas is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg. Previously, she was a Lecturer (Profesora Asociada) in Law and International Relations at Universitat Ramon Llull and a Global Governance Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d&#8217;Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). 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