Karin Arana

Human Rights LL.M. Student

Home Country: Guatemala
Cohort: 2026-27

Karin Arana (Guatemala) is a lawyer from Guatemala who will attend the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. She is interested in public international law and human rights, with a particular focus on the protection of women’s rights. Karin served as a Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice, where she worked on cases involving treaty interpretation, genocide, humanitarian law, and other interstate disputes. She has also worked with multilateral human rights bodies, including the Inter-American Court and Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Center for Justice and International Law. At Notre Dame, she looks forward to advancing her research in international law, particularly within the Inter-American human rights system, while deepening her understanding of the contemporary challenges facing the field.