Diana E. Márquez
Lawyer & notary · Mediator · Restorative Justice Specialist · info@dianamarquez.org
Current positions
- National Coordinator of Víctimas por la Paz.
- Director of the Restorative Justice Area and member of the Board of Asociación Pensamiento Penal; editor of its Restorative Justice and ADR Section.
- President of SAJuR (Argentine Society of Restorative Justice).
- Secretary of the Board of Cooperativa Liberté.
- General and regional coordinator of the Integral Reparation Programme (PRI).
- Full Council Member and Director of the Mediation Centre of the Necochea Bar Association (since 2012). Former Vice-President (2024–2026) and Deputy Treasurer (2022–2024).
- Delegate for the Mediation Area at COLPROBA.
- Co-founder of ULIB (Universidad Liberté Popular y Libre).
- Consultant and advisor for doctoral, master's and diploma programmes. Expert in Restorative Justice and prison-related issues. National and international speaker and consultant.
Education & training
- Lawyer and Notary — Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP).
- Postgraduate in Property Law — UBA.
- Pre-litigation Mediator — Ministry of Justice, Province of Buenos Aires.
- Specialist in Family Mediation — Fundación CIJUSO.
- Specialist in Restorative Justice; dialogue facilitator.
Teaching
- Lecturer at the UBA Postgraduate Programme «Negotiation and Conflict Resolution»; invited lecturer at the Chair of Criminal Policy for Freedom (UBA) and master classes in Penitentiary Law (Egological Theory).
- Lecturer for the Diploma in Penal Execution — Universidad de San Isidro (USI).
- Co-coordinator of the diploma programmes UNMdP + Coop. Liberté / ULib (2021/2026).
- Trainer for the Buenos Aires Provincial Prison Service (2021/2023) and for the National Public Defender's Office (2020/2023). Lecturer at UCASAL, San Juan, Mendoza, among others.
Work in prison contexts
- Member of the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Committees at Units 15 (Batán) and 21 (Campana) and of the Federal Prison of Marcos Paz «Comité Mario Juliano».
- Member of the Conflict Resolution Cabinet at Unit 15 of Batán (2021–2023).
- Creator and coordinator of the programme «Víctimas por la Paz nos une».
- Coordinator and member of the Victims' Aid Fund (FAV).
- Coordinator and facilitator of Restorative Encounters for VxP.
Memberships & networks
- CLACSO — working group (2022/2024).
- AJUFIDH — Association of Human Rights Lawyers of Latin America and the Caribbean (and Academic Committee of its Human Rights Studies Centre).
- ALDP — Latin American Criminal Law Association (Editorial Committee).
- Co-founder of ULIB (Universidad Liberté Popular y Libre) and of the project «Pizarras de Esperanza».
Publications
- «To Be the Protagonist of One's Own Life». The International Journal of Restorative Justice, 8(3), 440–444 (2025). Brill, Leiden.
- «Víctimas, una mirada restaurativa» (Ed. Erreius, 2020; and in Políticas Públicas y Política Criminal, Ed. Desarrollo i, 2020).
- «Víctimas por la Paz» — co-authored with Mario Juliano and Andrés Castagno (EDULP, 2021).
- «Ley de Víctimas de la Pcia. de Bs. As. y Justicia Restaurativa» (Editores del Sur, 2022).
- «La Prisión en el Siglo 21» (Editores del Sur, 2023).
- «Construyendo redes en la Justicia Restaurativa…» — co-authored with Miguel Assis (Editores del Sur, 2024).
- «La reparación como eje central de la Justicia. El Caso Manuel…» (Ed. IUS, 2026).
- «Justicia Restaurativa y Violencia de Género» — SAJuR (2024).
- Contribution to «Análisis de Casos – Justicia Restaurativa» Nº 8 — Public Defender's Office of CABA (2023).
- «La evolución del pacificador» — Será Justicia Journal, Necochea Bar Association, nº 87 (Dec 2018); also in Pensamiento Civil.
- «Mediación y covid-19» — Será Justicia Journal (2020).
- «La Mediación. Una alternativa» — bar association journal.
- Various publications in the Journal of Asociación Pensamiento Penal.
Pioneering work in Restorative Justice
- 2017 — First restorative encounter between an indirect victim and offenders (homicide).
- 2019 — First restorative encounter with an offender who committed the crime as a minor (double homicide in the course of robbery).
- 2020 — First conciliation in a federal case involving victims («Martins y otros»).
- 2021 — Integral reparation in a federal case («Seoane Heredia»).
- 2023 — First restorative encounter in Argentina with surrogate victims (restorative circle, CABA).
- 2021/2022 — Restorative encounters and collective accountability within the FAV.
Conferences & training
- Organiser and speaker at the Seminar on Non-Violent Communication. Batán Prison. Certifying institution: Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. 2021
- Speaker at the 3rd Latin American Congress of Restorative Justice. 2021
- Speaker at the First Latin American Forum on Restorative Justice. 2021
- Training for national Victims' Advocates: Victims' Law. 2021
- Training for public defenders: Conflict Prevention and Resolution Committee. 2021
- Coordinator and member of the Victims' Aid Fund (FAV). 2021
- Speaker at the VI Update Conference for the Buenos Aires Criminal Judiciary. 2021
- Speaker at the Permanent Research Seminar on Criminal Policy. Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires. 2021
- Master class at the Chair of Penitentiary Law through the Egological Theory. UBA. 2021
- Master class at the Chair of Criminal Procedure Law. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. 2021
- Director of the Mediation Centre of the Necochea Bar Association since 2012
- Vice-President of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Necochea Bar Association, 2016–2021
- Full Council Member, Necochea Bar Association, 2022–2026
- Speaker at the Argentine Chamber of Deputies on Alternative Sentencing Methods in the debate on the Juvenile Criminal Regime (2018)
- Speaker in San Luis on «Protagonistas en la Justicia Restaurativa», organised by the Bar Association. (2019)
- Speaker in Chaco, Resistencia, on «Restorative Justice. Roles of the parties» (2020)
- Speaker at the Legislature of the Province of Buenos Aires on the Victims' Law (2020)
- Speaker at the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires on Jury Trials (2021)
- Presentation on Restorative Justice at Fundación NOVO, Córdoba. (2021)
- Presentation at the Institute of the Public Prosecution of Córdoba on Restorative Justice. (2021)
- Creator and coordinator of the project «Víctimas por la Paz nos une» at the federal prison of Marcos Paz.
- Member of the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Committees at Provincial Penitentiary Units 15 (Batán) and 21 (Campana) and the Federal Prison of Marcos Paz.
- Coordinator and Editor of the Restorative Justice Section of the Pensamiento Penal Journal.
- Coordinator, Organiser and Facilitator of Restorative Encounters for Víctimas por la Paz. The most recent was held in coordination with the Centro de Contención of Moreno, Province of Buenos Aires.
- Member of the training team for the Diploma Programme «Self-management models and practices. Ethics of care and Restorative Justice in prison contexts» (2021)
- Lecturer for the Basic Course and Training on «Conflict prevention and resolution committees in Penitentiary Units». Organised by the Directorate-General of Training Institutes of the Buenos Aires Prison Service. (2021)
- Speaker, course «Conflict prevention and resolution committees in the prison setting. Dialogue, mediation and restorative justice. The work of the cabinets» (2021)
- Speaker at the III International Seminar on ADR and Mediation. Lessons Learned. New Scenarios and Possibilities. Organised by Fundación Instituto de Mediación and Todo sobre Mediación. (2022)
- Speaker at the Discussion Forum «Integral human development of children and adolescents». Organised by UCA de Rosario, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. (2022)
- Lecturer at the Postgraduate Programme in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: «Restorative Practices and Mediation in Conflicts with Criminal Consequences» (2022/2023)
- Speaker at the lecture series Against Life Imprisonment, organised by Asociación Pensamiento Penal. (2023)
- Member of the CLACSO working group (2022–2023–2024)
- Panellist «Recovering rights in an Argentine prison», experience of the Liberté Space and Community, Batán Unit 15, at the Third World Human Rights Forum. (2023)
- Speaker at the launch of the book Linchamientos en América Latina. Vigilantismos y Violaciones a los DDHH. CLACSO at the Third World Human Rights Forum. (2023)
- Coordinator of the Liberté and Universidad de Mar del Plata Diploma Programme (2021/2022/2023)
- Opening speaker at the Diploma in Penal Execution and Penitentiary Issues, Universidad de San Isidro (2023/2024)
- Master class at the Chair of Penitentiary Law through the Egological Theory. UBA (2022/2023)
- Master class at the Chair of Politics and Criminology for Freedom. UBA (2020/2021/2022/2023/2024/2025/2026)
- Invited lecturer at UBA, Chair of Criminal Policy for Freedom (2020/2021/2022/2023)
- Speaker: «Conversamos sobre Justicia Restaurativa». Cooperar (2023)
- Speaker at the 2nd Diploma in Penal Execution and Penitentiary Issues, San Juan (July 2023)
- Panellist at «Restorative Practices in the Criminal Justice System», Centro Ricardo Núñez, Córdoba (2023)
- Trainer at «Workshop on non-violent communication and restorative practices». Judicial Training Centre, Consejo de la Magistratura CABA (2023)
- Speaker at the First Argentine Congress of Justice and Restorative Practices (2023)
- Trainer for the Buenos Aires Provincial Prison Service (2021/2022/2023)
- Trainer for the National Public Defender's Office (2020/2021/2022/2023)
- Speaker at the Discussion Forum «Civil society and the Restorative approach». Santa Fe (2023)
- Lecturer, Postgraduate Course «Restorative Practices, models and design for implementation». UCASAL (2023)
- Speaker at the Diploma in Judicial Innovation and Management. Mendoza (2023)
- Speaker at the Co Imagina Discussion Forum. Irise / Conicet UNR. Rosario (2023)
- Panellist at the Penal Execution Conference: Film debate. El Libro de los Jueces. San Isidro Bar Association (October 2023)
- Invited speaker at the «I Restorative Justice Congress of the Venado Tuerto Bar Association», Santa Fe (November 2023)
- Speaker at the «II Course: Penitentiary Security in the Americas». Ecuador (December 2023)
- Speaker at the «2nd Latin American Meeting of Women Deprived of Liberty», Mar del Plata (February 2024)
- Co-founder of the «Proyecto Pizarras de Esperanza» together with Coop. Liberté and ALDP (February 2024)
- Speaker «Criminal Proceedings, gender focus, violence and Restorative Justice» (Necochea, March 2024)
- Speaker at the «II Patagonian Congress of Restorative Practices and Juvenile Criminal Justice» (April 2024)
- Presenter at the «Seminar on the State of Penitentiary and Criminological Issues in Latin America» (June 2024)
- Trainer at the «Penitentiary Mediation Training Programme, training Mediators» (June 2024)
- Speaker at the «IX Update Conference for the Buenos Aires Criminal Judiciary» (9–10 August 2024)
- Third International Course on Women Deprived of Liberty in Latin America (Latacunga, 19 February 2025)
- IV AJUFIDH Forum, Speaker «Hay esperanza, hay Liberté» (São Paulo, March 2025)
- UBA, Postgraduate Programme, Lecturer at the Course «Restorative Practices and Mediation in Conflicts with Criminal Consequences» (Buenos Aires, 24 February 2025)
- Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences, Universidad de La Pampa; speaker «The threads of Restorative Justice for the recomposition of the Social bond» (La Pampa, December 2025)
- Mar del Plata Bar Association, Speaker at the «V Mar del Plata and II International Conference on Systemic Law» (October 2025)
- Second Argentine Congress of Justice and Restorative Practices and First Ibero-American Forum on Juvenile Restorative Justice, Speaker (March 2026)
- V AJUFIDH Forum, Participant (La Plata, March 2026)