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Universidad Michoacana awards honorary doctorate to UNAM jurist Ernesto Villanueva
The Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo has conferred an honorary doctorate on Ernesto Villanueva, a researcher at UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Why it matters: UNAM researcher Ernesto Villanueva is recognised by the Universidad Michoacana for legal scholarship that the university links to protecting fundamental rights.
Ernesto Villanueva, a researcher at UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, has received an honorary doctorate (doctorado honoris causa), according to Gaceta UNAM.
The award was conferred by the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Gaceta UNAM reported.
The Universidad Michoacana highlighted the jurist's contribution to the development of his discipline and its connection with the protection of fundamental rights.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The honour, decided by the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, recognises a UNAM legal researcher whose work the awarding university ties to the protection of fundamental rights.
