Jinú joined the Department of Law and Criminology in 2022 as a Lecturer in Law (TF). Before joining Royal Holloway, Jinú worked in Colombia as a qualified lawyer at the Prosecution Office (Public Policy and Planning National Division), and at the Constitutional Court (Special Supervisory Chamber for the Protection of Displaced Populations).

More recently, during his doctoral studies, Jinú participated in research projects with the Special Jurisidiction for Peace (JEP) and the Laboratorio de Justicia y Política Criminal about the investigation of international crimes committed by the Guerrilla FARC in Colombia, and with the Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho about the work of the Forensic Commission in the identification of disappeared migrants in Mexico.

Jinú’s research focuses on the right to justice in post-conflict situations, the prosecution of international crimes by domestic jurisdictions, and the role of judicial interactions in shaping international standards of justice. Despite following closely the peace process in Colombia, where he is from, Jinú’s research addresses the jurisprudence of international courts, European, Inter-American and African human rights bodies, as well as the judgments from domestic courts in multiple jurisdictions.

He is also interested in the application of quantitative methods in legal research, complexity theory, and the inclusion of research methods in academic legal training.

PhD in Law (Durham University - UK)

MA Human Rights (UCL - UK)

PgCert in Public Policy and Development (Universidad de los Andes - Colombia)

Bachelor of Laws (Universidad de los Andes - Colombia)

Bachelor of Philosophy (Universidad de los Andes - Colombia)

Jinú is the module lead for International Criminal Law and teaches on a variety of modules on the LLB courses, including Criminal Law, Public Law, English Legal System, and Public International Law.

He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.