Professor Aldana Reappointed as ABA Rule of Law Initiative Special Advisor

The American Bar Association has reappointed Professor Raquel Aldana as a special advisor to the Council of the Latin American and Caribbean division of the Rule of Law Initiative.

Aldana will embark on her  third one-year term as a special advisor after chairing the board for three years and serving on the board before that. As part of her role, Aldana advises the team of lawyers who implement ROLI projects in Latin America.

Raquel E. Aldana joined UC Davis in 2017 to serve as the inaugural Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Diversity and returned to full-time law teaching in 2020. Aldana’s research has focused on transitional justice, criminal justice reforms and sustainable development in Latin America, as well as immigrant rights. She has authored or edited five books and published over 30 law review articles or book chapters. She is a graduate of Arizona State University and Harvard Law School.