Ayla Alves joined the University of South Australia as a Lecturer in Law in 2023. Her research interests include international law, human rights, cultural heritage law, Indigenous peoples' rights, Latin American legal developments, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and children’s religious rights. Her doctoral research considered pathways to regulate cultural appropriation in international law, focusing on Indigenous cultural heritage, and proposing a look at Latin American normative experiences as a way to overcome current international impasses on the matter and to promote Indigenous voices. Ayla concluded her PhD at the University of New South Wales (UNSW-Sydney) in 2023.
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About me
Ayla Alves joined the University of South Australia as a Lecturer in Law in 2023. Her research interests include international law, human rights, cultural heritage law, Indigenous peoples' rights, Latin American legal developments, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and children’s religious rights. Her doctoral research considered pathways to regulate cultural appropriation in international law, focusing on Indigenous cultural heritage, and proposing a look at Latin American normative experiences as a way to overcome current international impasses on the matter and to promote Indigenous voices. Ayla concluded her PhD at the University of New South Wales (UNSW-Sydney) in 2023.
Ayla is a former Study Visitor (Judicial Clerk) at the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg), and former co-editor of the ASIL Rights of Indigenous Peoples Interest Group Newsletter. She worked as a research assistant in various projects at UNSW and UTS-Sydney, and as a Teaching Fellow at UNSW where she taught Torts, Introducing Law and Justice, Legal Research and Writing I, and Legal Research and Writing II.
Ayla graduated from Law at the State University of Feira de Santana (Brazil) and is registered with the Brazilian Bar Association. In Brazil, she also taught Human Rights Law and participated in a research project on the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, focusing on freedom of expression. Ayla did her LLM in International Human Rights Law at the University of Liverpool (UK), and moved to Australia to pursue her doctoral degree in 2019. Besides Brazil, the UK, and Australia, Ayla has had experiences with legal studies or legal practice in Portugal and France.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The Unveristy of New South Wales
Master of Laws University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Laws State University of Feira de Santana
Lecturer in Law (UniSA; 2023-)
Teaching Fellow in Law (UNSW; 2021-2023)
Adjunct Lecturer (Quadrivium Project; 2019)
Study Visitor (Judicial Clerk) (European Court of Human Rights; 2020-2021)
Research Assistant (UNSW and UTS-Sydney; 2019-2023).
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
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Ayla do Vale Alves, ‘Cultural Heritage Rights and Indigenous Peoples’ in Mattias Åhrén and others (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Peoples and International Law (Oxford University Press 2025)
Ayla do Vale Alves, Review of ‘Freedom of Religion or Belief in the European Convention on Human Rights: A Reappraisal’ by Caroline K. Roberts (2024) 5(4) European Convention on Human Rights Law Review 518
Ayla do Vale Alves, ‘Article 31’ in Jessika Eichler, Cathal Doyle and Seánna Howard (eds), A Commentary on UNDRIPS (Article-by-Article): International and Regional Human Rights Jurisprudence (Nomos, forthcoming 2025);
Ayla do Vale Alves, ‘Children’s Religious Identity in Adoption: The Need to Recentre the Child’s Best Interest in International Human Rights Adjudication’ (2023) 23(2) Human Rights Law Review 1.
Ayla do Vale Alves, Review of 'Les 3 Cours Régionales des Droits de L’Homme In Context: La Justice Qui n’Allait Pas de Soi' by Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen (2020) 26 Australian Journal of Human Rights 568
Ayla do Vale Alves, 'Is It Possible/Desirable to Establish a Vertical Model of International Dispute Settlement Mechanism with the International Court of Justice Being the 'Last Resort Court'? in Felipe Dutra Asensi et al. (eds), Interfaces entre Instituições e Estado (Grupo Multifoco, 2019, Brazil);
Ayla do Vale Alves, Márcia Costa Misi, 2016, 'Da liberdade de expressão ao discurso de ódio: uma análise da adequação do entendimento jurisprudencial brasileiro à jurisprudência da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos', Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFRGS, vol. 1
Torts (LLB and JD; at UNSW Sydney and UniSA);
Introducing Law and Justice (JD; at UNSW);
Legal Research and Writing II (LLB, JD; at UNSW);
Legal Research and Writing I (JD; at UNSW);
Human Rights Law (at Quadrivium Project, Brazil).
Teaching & student supervision