Wendy Pena González

Wendy Pena González

Wendy Pena González

Ph.D. candidate

I’m a researcher interested in the aporophobic criminal system, terrorism, and the status of the freedom of expression in relation with the criminal law. I’m currently based at the Criminal Law Area of the University of Salamanca (Spain).

To know more about me, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mail: wendy.pena.g@usal.es

 

CV - BIO

I have an interdisciplinary background that has become a great starting point to develop my research career. I hold B.A. degrees in Law and in Political Science, and a master’s degree in Criminal law.
Since 2019 I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Rule of law and Global governance. In 2020, I started to work as an intern (Ph.D. contract FPU) at the University of Salamanca, lecturing and researching. I have also been working as an intern at the Spanish Constitutional Court, what has given me a complex perspective regarding criminal law.
I am a member of the Project Aporophobic and Criminal Law (funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation). Also, I am member of the Research Program 70593 International Law Responses to Transnational Corruption (funded by the Colombian Ministry of Science).

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2019-current | Ph.D. Researcher (FPU Ph.D. Contract)

Universidad de Salamanca

2017-2018 | Official Master’s Degree Criminal law

Universidad de Salamanca

2012 – 2017 | B.A. Political Science and Public Administration

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

2012 – 2017 | B.A. Law

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

AWARDS

  • IV Critical Studies of Justice Prize 2021 (Iberoamerican Institute of the Hague).
  • Master’s Degree Extraordinary Prize 2018: Criminal law (Universidad de Salamanca)
  • Academic excellence 2016: Law and Political Science and Public Administration (Comunidad de Madrid)

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH STAYS

Research stay: Sapienza Università di Roma – 3 months, 2021.

Funding: Ministry of Universities

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2021/22 Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Salamanca

  • Introduction to criminal law: in Law (ES)
  • Criminal Policy: in Global Studies (EN)

 

2020/21 Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Salamanca

  • Theory of the crime: in Law (ES)
  • Introduction to criminal law: in Law (ES)

PROJECTS

Member of the Project Aporophobic and Criminal Law. Funding: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

 

Member of the Research Program 70593 International Law Responses to Transnational Corruption. Funding: Colombian Ministry of Science.

 

Member of the Network Iberoamerican Perspectives of Justice. Funding: Iberoamerican Institute of the Hague.

 

PUBLICATIONS

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

  • PÉREZ ADROHER, A., HERNÁNDEZ MARTÍNEZ, E. and LÓPEZ DE LA VIEJA, M. T. (Eds.). (2020). “Derechos Humanos ante los nuevos desafíos de la globalización”. PENA GONZÁLEZ, W. Chapter: “Derecho penal y COVID-19: La explotación de seres humanos como ejemplo de un Derecho penal aporófobo” [in English: ‘Criminal law and COVID-19: Exploitation of persons as an example of an aporophobic criminal law’]. ISBN 978-84-1377-310-0. Madrid: Dykinson, pp. 1435-1466. Full text
  • CASAS VALLÉS, R./ SORIA PUIG, E., LÓPEZ RICHART, J., GUZMÁN, D., BURGOS ÁVILA, T., PENA GONZÁLEZ, W. y SIERRA LEÓN, Y. (2021). “Anuario Iberoamericano del Derecho del arte 2020”. PENA GONZÁLEZ, W. Chapter: “Arte y Crimen”. [In English: ‘Art and Crime’. ISBN: 978-84-1346-371-1. Madrid: Civitas, pp. 309-386. Full text

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