Arribas Irazola

This book aims to replace violence between customary holders and the State for peaceful legal proceedings and negotiation tables. This book is directed to any property scholar and student interested in developing countries, social norms over assets, and natural resource conflicts.

Guillermo Jose Arribas Irazola is a professor of law at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he has taught Property law for over 10 years. He obtained his law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Law School, and holds a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) and a Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) from Yale Law School. In 2015 he published his first book (Property: A Path Towards Macondo) and has published various articles in property related topics in legal journals in different countries (Peru, Spain, and United States of America). His research focuses on property, human behavior, and the intertwined between extra-legal entitlements and the legal system. The author has also worked as legal advisor in different project finances in Latin America. Professor Arribas is a member of SELA, the Yale Law School faculty-centered seminar which promotes independent, interdisciplinary and theoretical legal research in Latin America.