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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jose Rafael Belandria Garcia

Professional activity 

Current  

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  • Researcher at the Center for Civil and Political Rights (CEDEPOL) of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights.

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Academic training 

  • Doctor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (11/02/2012).  Doctoral thesis: “The right of petition in Spain and Venezuela”. Qualification: Outstanding “Cum Laude” unanimously.

  • Diploma of Advanced Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (09/14/2010). Thesis: "Sanctioning regime applicable to officials of the bodies subjected to military discipline for infractions in the exercise of the right of petition." Rating: Outstanding.

  • Specialist in Administrative Law from the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas, Venezuela (07/17/2008). Thesis: “The administrative procedure prior to the lawsuits against the Republic”.

  • Lawyer with Magna Cum Laude distinction from the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (07/18/2003). Grade point average: 18.24/20. Place in the promotion: 3rd/284.

research stays

  • Center for Political and Constitutional Studies (CEPC). Madrid Spain. Research stay during September 2015, on the right to good Administration.

  • Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris - SciencesPo. Paris France. Research stay from February to May 2012, on rights and freedoms; and training of public officials.

Relevant courses

  • Diploma of participation in the Conference "The effectiveness of the international protection of social rights", dictated by the Institut International des Droits de l'homme, in Strasbourg, France, from July 4 to 29, 2011.

Teaching experience

  • ​Professor in the Diploma course “Cinema and vulnerable groups”, in session III “Discrimination against older adults”, March 15, 2022. Inter-American Academy of Human Rights

  • Postgraduate professor in the "Electoral Cases with Comparative Perspective" module, December 10 and 11, 2021 (8 hours). Specialty in Political Rights with International and Comparative Perspective, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights.

  • Postgraduate professor in the module "Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights", September 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2020 (12 hours). Master's in Human Rights with International and Comparative Perspective, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights.

  • Postgraduate professor in the module "Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights", September 18 and 19, 25 and 26, 2020 (16 hours). Specialty in Rights of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights.

  • Undergraduate professor in the subject "Administrative Law I" (October 2014 - 2019). School of Law, Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences, Central University of Venezuela.

  • Undergraduate professor in the subject "Drafting of legal documents" (November 2014 - April 2017). School of Law, Faculty of Law, Monteávila University. Caracas Venezuela.

  • Postgraduate professor in the subject “Telematic Public Administration” (April 2013 – April 2015). Specialization in Administrative Law, Andrés Bello Catholic University. Caracas Venezuela

Publications

Books  

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. The right of petition in Spain and Venezuela. Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2013.pp. 492 (doctoral thesis). ISBN: 978-980-410-020-8.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. The administrative procedure prior to lawsuits against the Republic. Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2008. p. 168. ISBN: 978-980-6913-35-6.

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book coordinator  

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  • Urosa Maggi, Daniela; Rojas Perez, Manuel; and Belandria García, José Rafael (Coordinators). Fundamental Topics of Public Law. In tribute to Jesús González Pérez. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2020.pp. 620 (collective work that brings together twenty-one works by authors from Spain and Venezuela).

  • Belandria García, José Rafael (Coordinator). Digital transformation, modernization and innovation in Public Administration. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2019. pp. 410 (collective work that brings together thirteen works by authors from Colombia, Spain and Venezuela).

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Book chapters (collective works)  

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Principle of public interest in technology, related principles and their relationship with information, communication and the functioning of the Public Administration”. In: Brewer-Carias, Allan; and Araujo-Juárez, José (Coordinators). Fundamental Principles of Public Law. Current challenges. Commemorative book for the 20th anniversary of the publication of the 1999 Constitution. Editorial Venezolana Internacional Jurídica. Caracas, 2020.pp. 701-722.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "The telematic administrative procedure in Venezuela: existence, validity and a proposed solution". Annual conference of the Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law in 2020. Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law (AVEDA). Caracas, 2020.pp. 223-232.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “The Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union regarding the protection in the processing of personal data, rights of the interested parties and effective judicial protection”. In: Urosa Maggi, Daniela; Rojas Perez, Manuel; and Belandria García, José Rafael (Coordinators). Fundamental Topics of Public Law. In tribute to Jesús González Pérez. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2020.pp. 3-19.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael; and Sanchez Lora, Juan Carlos. “Citizen participation in the Venezuelan Constitution of 1999”. In: Participatory democracy and the mechanisms developed in Western constitutionalism. Tirant lo Blanch. Mexico City, 2020. pp. 171-221.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Electronic administrative file, protection of personal data and administrative transparency”. In: Belandria García, José Rafael (Coordinator). Digital transformation, modernization and innovation in Public Administration. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2019. pp. 103-122.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Object of the right of petition in Spain”. In: Herrera Garcia, Alfonso; and Rodríguez Chandoquí, Pedro (Coordinators). Constitutional justice, fundamental rights and democracy. Human Rights Procedural Law Collection 9. Ibero-American Institute of Human Rights – Complutense University of Madrid. Mexico City, 2015. p. 237-264.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Contents of the right to a good Administration”. In: 20 years of FUNEDA and Public Law in Venezuela. Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2015. p. 157-182.

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Articles in magazines  

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "Secrecy and confidentiality in relation to public information in the so-called Anti-Blockade Law for national development and the guarantee of human rights." Venezuelan Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence no. 16. Editorial Venezuelan Magazine of Legislation and Jurisprudence. Caracas, 2021. pp. 627-647.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Human rights in the Public Administration through the Internet”. Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 17-19, January-December 2019. Monteávila University. Caracas, 2019. pp. 111-128.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Legal regime of Venezuelan State Companies and applicability of Venezuelan administrative laws to State Companies incorporated abroad”. Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 16, September-December 2018. Monteávila University. Caracas, 2018. pp. 53-86.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “The telematic administrative procedure”. Electronic Bulletin of Administrative Law special issue “II Conference on Administrative Law José Araujo-Juárez”. Andres Bello Catholic University. Caracas, 2017. pp. 32-51.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Good Administration in the administrative procedure”. Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 11, January-April 2017. Monteávila University. Caracas, 2017. pp. 131-165.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “The collection and exchange of personal data by telematic means in Venezuela, in accordance with the Infogovernment Law”. Electronic Bulletin of Administrative Law no. 2, 2017. Andrés Bello Catholic University. Caracas, 2017. pp. 32-46.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “From liberalization to state monopolization in the provision of rail public transport service”. Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 10, September-December 2016. Monteávila University. Caracas, 2016. p. 129-144.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "Immunities of power in the functioning of the Public Administration through Information and Communication Technologies". Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 8, January-April 2016. Monteávila University. Caracas, 2016. p. 93-102.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "Administrative organization for the organization of the telematic Public Administration". Venezuelan Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence no. 7. Volume II. Editorial Venezuelan Magazine of Legislation and Jurisprudence. Caracas, 2016. p. 457-495.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Right to administrative information: the rejection of requests for information on the acquisition of medicines by the Ministry of Popular Power for Health”. Public Law Magazine no. 140, October-December 2014. Editorial Jurídica Venezolana. Caracas, 2014. p. 525-531.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Castilian as the official language and the native languages (regarding the regulation of the Law of Indigenous Languages)”. Public Law Magazine no. 134, April-June 2013. Editorial Jurídica Venezolana. Caracas, 2013.pp. 79-93.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "About the right to a good Administration: does it exist in the Venezuelan constitutional order?". Venezuelan Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence no. 1. Editorial Venezuelan Magazine of Legislation and Jurisprudence. Caracas, 2013.pp. 13-36.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “A School for the training of middle and high level officials of the Venezuelan Public Administration”. Journal of Civil Servant Law no. 6. Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2012. p. 37-61.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Information and communication technologies in the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice”. Journal of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences no. 136. Central University of Venezuela. Caracas, 2012. p. 91-108.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Judicial impartiality: fundamental right, duty of judges and image of the Judiciary”. Bulletin of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences no. 150. Academy of Political and Social Sciences. Caracas, 2011. p. 334-362.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Legal nature of national universities”. Dikaiosyne magazine no. 21. University of the Andes. Merida, 2008. p. 189-203.

Jurisprudential comments

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “The right of petition in judgment no. 108/2011, of June 20, of the Constitutional Court: proposals or suggestions in defense of the general interest”. Spanish Journal of Administrative Law no. 158. Editorial Civitas. Madrid, 2013.pp. 187-202.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "Freedom of conscience: comments on Judgment No. 1,431, dated August 14, 2008, of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice." Law Magazine no. 32. Supreme Court of Justice. Caracas, 2010. p. 105-133.

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Legislative Comments

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Comments on the decree with rank, value and force of the Organic Border Law”. Public Law Magazine no. 143-144, July-December 2015. Editorial Jurídica Venezolana. Caracas, 2015. p. 205-214.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. "Comments to the Decree with Rank, Value and Force of Organic Law of Culture". Public Law Magazine no. 140, October-December 2014. Editorial Jurídica Venezolana. Caracas, 2014. p. 327-332.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Law of Interoperability and Telematic Public Administration”. Yearbook of Public Law VI. Monteavila University. Caracas, 2012. p. 249-259.

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Foreword

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  • Prologue to the book by: Sánchez Lora, Juan Carlos. The Constituent Power in the era of globalization of human rights. Tirant lo Blanch. Mexico City, 2019. pp. 19-25 (the book is the doctoral thesis of the author and of which I was co-director).

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bibliographic reviews

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Review of the collective book of the proceedings of the VII Congress of the Spanish Association of Teachers of Administrative Law (AEPDA): Administrative structures and rationalization of public spending. Current problems of forced expropriation. The reform of local authorities in Italy in the context of the economic crisis”. Spanish Journal of Administrative Law no. 165. Editorial Civitas. Madrid, 2014.pp. 549-554.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Review of the collective book of the proceedings of the VI Congress of the Spanish Association of Teachers of Administrative Law (AEPDA): Public Law of the economic crisis. Transparency and public sector. Towards a new Administrative Law”. Spanish Journal of Administrative Law no. 156. Editorial Civitas. Madrid, 2012.pp. 325-330.

Dissemination (blogs, newspaper columns, etc.)

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Other publications

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  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Review of the collective book of the proceedings of the VII Congress of the Spanish Association of Teachers of Administrative Law (AEPDA): Administrative structures and rationalization of public spending. Current problems of forced expropriation. The reform of local authorities in Italy in the context of the economic crisis”. Spanish Journal of Administrative Law no. 165. Editorial Civitas. Madrid, 2014.pp. 549-554.

  • Belandria Garcia, Jose Rafael. “Review of the collective book of the proceedings of the VI Congress of the Spanish Association of Teachers of Administrative Law (AEPDA): Public Law of the economic crisis. Transparency and public sector. Towards a new Administrative Law”. Spanish Journal of Administrative Law no. 156. Editorial Civitas. Madrid, 2012.pp. 325-330.

Lectures at academic events

  • “AVEDA Foundation and activity, regarding its anniversary”, videoconference given on May 28, 2021 in the dissemination activities of the Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law (AVEDA).

  • "Digital transformation in Public Administration", videoconference given on November 19, 2020 to the academic and student community of the Tijuana Law School of the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico.

  • "The telematic administrative procedure in Venezuela: existence, validity and a proposed solution", videoconference given on October 8, 2020, at the 2020 Annual Conference of the Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law (AVEDA).

  • Accountability: state principle and human right. Comparative analysis of the legal systems of Colombia and Venezuela”, videoconference given on September 25, 2020, at the Seminar of researchers of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.

  • "The Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union regarding the protection in the processing of personal data, rights of the interested parties and effective judicial protection", videoconference given on June 16, 2020 in the presentation of the collective book entitled " Fundamental Topics of Public Law. In homage to Jesús González Pérez”, organized by the Administrative Law Studies Foundation and the Universitas Foundation.

  • "Human Rights in the Public Administration through the Internet", conference given on July 8, 2019 at the Conference entitled "Incidence of Computer Law in Public Law and Private Law", held at the School of Law of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the Central University of Venezuela.

  • “Public Administration and protection of personal data”, conference given on May 29, 2019 at the Institute of Public Law of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the Central University of Venezuela. “The telematic administrative procedure. Information and Communication Technologies in the administrative procedure in Venezuela”, lecture given on February 8, 2019 at the School of Law of the Faculty of Law of the Monteávila University.

  • “Administrative organization for the organization of the telematic Public Administration”, conference given on November 23, 2017 at the 5th Anniversary Conference of the Venezuelan Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence, held at the Academy of Political and Social Sciences of Venezuela.

  • "The telematic administrative procedure", lecture given on June 9, 2017 at the "II José Araujo-Juárez Conference on Administrative Law" of the Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela).

  • "The Telematic Public Administration", conference given on April 5, 2017 in the cycle of Talks of the Chair of Administrative Law of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the Central University of Venezuela.

  • “The current situation of freedom of expression in Venezuela”, conference given on December 8, 2016, at the Forum “Human Rights and Democracy in Latin America”, held at the Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela).

  • "The right to a good Administration in Venezuela", conference given on April 22, 2015, at the 2nd Anniversary Conference of the Venezuelan Journal of Legislation and Jurisprudence, organized by the Chair of Civil Law of the Central University of Venezuela.

  • “The duties of the judge in the Venezuelan constitutional protection process”, lecture given on August 1, 2014, at the Seminar on the new judicial practice in the protection process, organized by the Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA).

  • “The concept of good Administration in Venezuela”, conference given on November 14, 2013, at the Conference for Reflection on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA).

  • "The right of petition in the legal systems of Spain and Venezuela", lecture given on May 30, 2012, at the Seminar of Professor Eduardo García de Enterría, with the direction of Professor Lorenzo Martín-Retortillo Baquer, in the Department of Law Administrative of the Complutense University of Madrid.

  • “Object of the right of petition in Spain”, lecture given on February 23, 2011, at the Forum of Young Researchers in Law of the Institute of Parliamentary Law of the Complutense University of Madrid.

thesis advisory

  • Specialization Thesis. Specialization in Administrative Law, Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela). Title: "The precautionary power in the sanctioning regime of the Organic Law of Telecommunications". Author: Zeneika del Valle Guzmán García. Status: Completed, April, 2009.

  • Specialization Thesis. Specialization in Administrative Law, Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela). Title: "The role of legal advisor to the Attorney General's Office within the framework of the Constitution and its organic law." Author: Yuraima Karina Martínez Díaz. Status: Completed, December, 2015.

  • Doctoral thesis. Doctorate in Constitutional Law from the University of Seville (Spain). Title: "The constituent power: from its origins to the era of globalization". Author: Juan Carlos Sánchez Lora. Status: Completed, September, 2017.

Academic Product Evaluator

  • Referee of the Law Yearbook of the Center for Legal Research (CIJ) of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of the Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela). Article dictation for number 35.

  • Peer evaluator of the Law of the State Magazine of the Department of Constitutional Law of the Externado de Colombia University. Article dictation for number 51.

Coordinator of academic activities

  • Convener and co-coordinator of Estado & Comunes N° 14. Journal of public policies and problems. Institute of Advanced National Studies (IAEN). Quito, Ecuador, 2022. p. 232. 

  • Convener and co-coordinator of the collective book: Fundamental Topics of Public Law. In tribute to Jesús González Pérez. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2020.pp. 620 (collective work that brings together twenty-one works by authors from Spain and Venezuela).

  • Convener and coordinator of the collective book: Digital transformation, modernization and innovation in Public Administration. Center for Integration and Public Law (CIDEP) – Administrative Law Studies Foundation (FUNEDA). Caracas, 2019. pp. 410 (collective work that brings together thirteen works by authors from Colombia, Spain and Venezuela).

  • Coordinator of the Electronic Journal of Venezuelan Administrative Law no. 11, January-April 2017. Monteávila University. Caracas. pp. 402.

Areas of interest

  • Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, linking the Public Administration to human rights, administrative transparency, protection of personal data, use by the State of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the Internet of things and the Artificial intelligence

​Languages 

  • French and English reading.

  • Write and speak French (intermediate) and English (intermediate).

Other relevant academic information

  • Order "Luis María Ribas Dávila" for having obtained the highest academic performance in the period 2001-2002. University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, November 21, 2002.

  • Honor to youth merit Col. Luis Maria Ribas Davila. Government of the State of Mérida, Venezuela, February 12, 2003.

  • Distinction “ Magna Cum Laude ” for the qualifications obtained during the career of Lawyer. University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, July 18, 2003.

  • -Distinction “Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously” for the doctoral thesis “The right of petition in Spain and Venezuela”. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, October 30, 2012.

  • "Honorable Mention" in the prize of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences of Venezuela, call 2012-2013, for the research "The right of petition in Spain and Venezuela" (doctoral thesis). Caracas, July 2, 2013.

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