ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
“Sapere aude!
Have the courage to use your own understanding!”
- Inmmanuel Kant -

Books
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2023 “Corrective Justice vs. Funcional Justice. Aristotle, Bentham and the System of Legal Remedies”. Lima, Palestra – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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2021 “Unwise Rules. The Conceptual, Strategic and Political Inconsistencies of the Civil Code”. Lima, Palestra – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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2020 "Contracts. Economic, Moral and Legal Foundations". Lima, Palestra
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2002 "General Theory of Civil Law". Lima, ARA Editores
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Coauthor
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2023 “The Myths of The Penalty Clause”. In “A Tribute to Professor César Guzmán Barrón” (Karina Ulloa Ed.). Lima, Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre.
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2019 “Financial Assistance Under Provision 106 of the General Corporations Law”. In “Corporate Law” (Max Salazar Ed.) Lima, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
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2013 “The Puzzle of Covered Bonds”. In “Essays in Financial Contracting Law” (Freddy Escobar y Cecilia O’Neil Ed.). Lima, Universidad del Pacifico.
2011 “Understanding the Market: Standard Form Contracts as a Mitigation Tool for Dissatisfaction and Adverse Selection Problems” In “Essays On Consumer Protection in Peru” (Oscar Sumar Ed.). Lima, Universidad del Pacífico
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2010 “The Force of Capital Markets: An Essay on Catastrophe Bonds”. In “Capital Markets Compendium”. Lima, Ius et Veritas – Ediciones Legales
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​2004 “Contribution to the Study of Fiduciary Contracts”. In “Studies in Honor of Professor Lizardo Taboada Córdova” (Escobar, León, Morales y Palacios Ed.). Lima, Grijley.
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​2003 “Contracts and Real Rights”. In “Studies on Contract in General” (Leysser Leon Ed.). Lima, ARA Editores. "Voidable Contracts”. In: “Civil Code Commented. Vol. I”. Lima, Gaceta Jurídica
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Papers
Economic Analysis of Law
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2018 “Protection Ex Ante v. Protection Ex Post: the Case of Collaterals' Enforcement in Financing Deals”. In Themis. No. 72
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2012 “The Perverse Effect of Strict Liability: The Case of Directors of Publicly Traded Companies”. In Themis. No. 62
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2011 “Understanding the Market: Standard Form Contracts as a Mitigation Tool for Dissatisfaction and Adverse Selection Problems” In “Essays On Consumer Protection in Peru” (Oscar Sumar Ed.). Lima, Universidad del Pacífico
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2011 “The Elliott Case and the Dilemma of the Pari Passu Clause in Subordinated Debt: Between Holdout and Strategic Default”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 42
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2011 “Argument Against the Unification of Civil Liability Regimes” (with Luis Velarde). In Revista Latinoamericana de Responsabilidad Civil. No. 1
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2007 “Contractual Mistake”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 35
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Banking & Finance
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2018 “Protection Ex Ante v. Protection Ex Post: the Case of Collaterals’ Enforcement in Financing Deals”. In Themis. No. 72
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2013 “The Puzzle of Covered Bonds” In “Essays in Financial Contracting Law” (Freddy Escobar y Cecilia O’Neil Ed.). Lima, Universidad del Pacífico
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2011 “The Elliott Case and the Dilemma of the Pari Passu Clause in Subordinated Debt: Between Holdout and Strategic Default”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 42
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2009 “Hybrid Instruments in the Bank’s Effective Net Worth” (with Jeannette Aliaga). In Derecho & Sociedad. No. 32
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Civil Law
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2023 “The Myths of The Penalty Clause”. In “A Tribute to Professor César Guzmán Barrón” (Karina Ulloa Ed.). Lima, Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre (2023).
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2018 “Protection Ex Ante v. Protection Ex Post: the Case of Collaterals'’ Enforcement in Financing Deals”. In Themis. No. 72
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2017 “Corporate Contracting and Legal Evolution”. In Themis. No. 70
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2015 “Leibniz, the Science, and the Civil Code”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 50
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2015 “The Dead of Good Faith Before Public Registry”. In Themis. No. 67
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2014 “Ulpiano’s Gift. The Subjective Approach of the Contract Economic Value” In Themis. No. 66
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2013 “Freedom Under Attack: Contracts, Regulation, and Retroactivity” (with Guillermo Cabieses). In Ius et Veritas. No. 46
2012 “The Perverse Effect of Strict Liability: The Case of Directors of Publicly Traded Companies”. In Themis. No. 62
2011 “Manifest on the Civil Code’s Reform and on the Work of the Reformer Commission”. In: Themis. No. 60
2011 “Understanding the Market: Standard Form Contracts as a Mitigation Tool for Dissatisfaction and Adverse Selection Problems” In “Essays On Consumer Protection in Peru” (Oscar Sumar Ed.). Lima, Universidad del Pacífico
2011 “Arguments Against the Unification of Civil Liability Regimes” (with Luis Velarde). In Revista Latinoamericana de Responsabilidad Civil. No. 1
2010 “Vindicating the Common Sense: Arguments for the Abrogation of Civil Code’s Regulation on Invitation to Make Offers” (with Guillermo Cabieses). In Advocatus. No. 21
2008 “Tax Joint Liability for Assets’ Acquisition in the Context of Reorganization Deals” (with Andrés Valle). In Ius et Veritas. No. 36
2007 “Contractual Mistake”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 35
2006 “The Death Nature of the Contract Report” In Themis. No. 52
2005 “Notes on the Transfer of Derivative Real Rights”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 30
2004 “Inefficacy and Liability (The Case of Provision of 207 the Peruvian Civil Code)”. In Themis. No. 49
2004 “Contribution to the Study of Fiduciary Contracts”. In Advocatus. No. 10
2003 “Reflections on the Contract Report”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 26
2002 “Contract and Real Effects” In Ius et Veritas. No. 25
2001 “Myths on the Content of Property Rights (Critical Analysis of Provision 923 of the Civil Code)”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 22
2001 “Fiduciary Contracts”. In Advocatus. No. 5
2000 “Debt and Liability in the Structure of the Obligation: Story of a Confusion”. In Derecho & Sociedad. No. 15 and in Advocatus. No. 3
1994 “Reflections on Sales of Third Party Goods”. In Themis. No. 29
1992 “According to the Peruvian Civil Code: ¿Does the Sale Contract Transfer Movable Ownership?. In Ius et Veritas. No. 5
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Commercial Law
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2019 “Financial Assistance Under Provision 106 of the General Corporations Law”. In “Corporate Law” (Max Salazar Ed.) Lima, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
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2009 “Categories, Schemes and Shadows: The Case of Peruvian Trust” (with Guillermo Cabieses). In Advocatus. No. 19
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2006 “Traditions, Transplants and Inefficiencies: The Case of the Peruvian Trust”. In Vniversitas – Pontificia Universidad Javierana de Colombia. No.111 and in Ius et Veritas. No. 32
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2004 “Brief Essay on Fiduciary Ownership in the Peruvian Legal System”. In Themis. No. 48
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Capital Markets
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2010 “The Force of Capital Markets: An Essay on Catastrophe Bonds”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 40.
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Legal Theory
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2015 “Leibniz, the Science, and the Civil Code”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 50
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2006 “Economic Analysis of Law and Positive Law”. In Themis. No. 52
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2000 “Fundamental Aspects of the Legal Duty”. In Derecho. No. 52
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1998 “Contribution to the Study of the Inter Subjective Legal Relationship”. In Themis. No. 38
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1998 “The Subjective Right: Considerations on Its Essence and Structure”. In Ius et Veritas. No. 16
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Other
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1995 “Breach and Amparo Writ”. In Derecho & Sociedad. No. 10
Awards
2012 Alacde Award granted to the Best Paper in Financial Law - XVI Annual Conference of the Latin American and Iberian Association of Law and Economics: “The Puzzle of Covered Bonds”
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2010 Microsoft Award granted to the Best Paper on Contract Law - XIV Annual Conference of the Latin American and Iberian Association of Law and Economics: Vindicating the Common Sense: Arguments for the Abrogation of Civil Code’s Regulation on Invitation to Make Offers” (with Guillermo Cabieses).