Mr Vinicius Alexandre Fortes De Barros
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About
PhD in Law, University of Cambridge - 2024 - ongoing
Master of International Law, University of Cambridge - 2021-22 - First Class with Honours
LL.B. (Bachelor of Law), Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2006-10 - First Class with Honours
Professional Qualifications
Federal Prosecutor, Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service - 2016 - ongoing
Judge, Mato Grosso State Court, Brazil - 2015-2016
Selected Scholarships and Prizes
Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2024 - ongoing
Chevening Scholarship 2021-22
Cambridge Trust Scholarship 2021-22
Platinum Award, Cambridge Pro Bono Project, 2025
Jennings Award for performance at the LL.M., Wolfson College, 2022
Gold Award, Cambridge Pro Bono Project, 2022
Partial Scholarship for Postgraduate Diploma, Fundação Escola Ministério Público de Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2012
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant ( LLM Paper 20, Law of Armed Conflict, and LLM Paper 25, International Human Rights Law, Graduate Workshop), University of Cambridge (2025 – )
Volunteer Lecturer at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2018-19
Relevant research experience
Research Assistant to Dr Lena Holzer - 2025
Other Academic Experiences
Managing Editor, Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ), 2025 -
Executive Director, Cambridge Pro Bono Project - 2024 -2025.
Project Manager of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project, Cambridge Pro Bono Project, 2021-22
Research
International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law.
Thesis: The protection of LGBTQI+ persons in armed conflicts
Supervisor(s): Professor Sandesh Sivakumaran
Research centres: Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP); Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL)