Koldo Casla

Dr Koldo Casla assumed his function as Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, on 1 May 2026.

He is Senior Lecturer at Essex Law School and a member of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Essex.

He has 15+ years of experience in human rights research and practice, and six as an academic, specialised in International Law, International Relations and Human Rights.

He holds a PhD in European and International Studies from King’s College London (2017), a Fulbright MA in International Studies from the University of Denver (2011), a MA in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Essex (2009), and a Law Degree from the University of the Basque Country (2008).

He is the author of more than 30 publications, including most recently "The Social Right to Property: Social Function and Human Rights" (2026, open access with Edward Elgar Publishing).