Luz Helena Orozco y Villa

Luz is a Dphil Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, a non-resident Scholar at the Baker Institute of Public Policy, Rice University, and a Research Assistant at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights.

Her research lies at the intersection of constitutional law, regulation, and emerging technologies. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the constitutionalisation of the digital environment - specifically the case of online platforms and content moderation. In addition to Internet governance, Luz is interested in AI and the legal and social implications of the use of algorithmic systems in public and private decision-making, particularly in fragile democracies.

Prior to joining Oxford, Luz served as a career clerk for the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice and worked as a research advisor at the Gender Equality Program of the Federal Judicial Council. 

Luz holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, where she studied as a Fulbright grantee and Bretzfelder scholar, and an LL.B. from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. Both her master's and doctoral studies have been generously supported by Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology. 

At Oxford, she currently co-convenes the Future of Technology and Society Discussion Group at the Faculty of Law.