Research Areas

Migration and Law
We explore the role of law in the face of migration phenomena

Criminal Justice
We study the organizational and cultural dynamics of criminal agencies in Chile

Institutions
We address the structures and impacts of legal institutions in society

People-Centered Justice Lab
Applied research on access to justice and judicial reform
Latest Publications
"Nobody should experience this alone": caregiving legal consciousness in Chile between family and welfare
Mayra Feddersen, Javier Wilenmann, Felipe Aguila

"The State is something that disappoints": Legal consciousness amid institutional dissatisfaction.
Diego Rochow, Mayra Feddersen, Javier Wilenmann, Julia Cavieres
DOI: 10.1017/lsr.2024.56
Judicial Immunity: A South American Approach. In Transitional Justice and the Criminal Responsibility of Judges
Javier Wilenmann
Wilenmann, J., Larroulet, P., Arriagada, I., & Sozzo, M. (2025). Against the Latin American Current? Conditions and Mechanisms of Decarceration in Chile. International Criminology, 1-18.
Javier Wilenmann
Feddersen, M., Wilenmann, J., Cavieres, J., & Gambardella, M. (2024). "The state is something that disappoints": legal consciousness amid institutional dissatisfaction. Law & Society Review, 58(1), 69-94.
Mayra Feddersen, Javier Wilenmann, Julia Cavieres
