Nathan Reyes

Nathan Reyes is a PhD student at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto, where he focuses his research on the sociolegal construction of notions of victimhood, marginalization in the justice system, and how these intersect with the agency of families of missing persons in the search for their loved ones. Previously, Nathan worked from 2012 to 2024 with the United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross as a protection specialist in Latin America, Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa — roles in which he engaged substantively with authorities, weapons-bearers and communities on complex humanitarian issues, visited persons deprived of liberty, provided accompaniment to victims/families, and strove to clarify the fate of countless missing persons. A sailor, explorer and life-long learner, fluent in four languages, he is as likely to be found on the field or at sea as in his Toronto home.

Selected Publications

• Reyes, N. (2026). Chapter XII: The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. In Wiener, M., Salama, I., & Nicolmann, B. (Eds.), Faith in United Nations human rights treaties: Legal and religious commentaries for research and peer-learning (pp. 386-418). UN University for Peace, British University in Egypt, and Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. https://upeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Faith-in-UN-Human-Rights-Treaties-1.pdf
• Fournier, P., & Reyes, N. (2013). A language of hybridity: Honour and otherness in Canadian law and Sharia. In Berger, M. (Eds.), Applying Sharia in the West (pp. 189 - 203). Leiden University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400601055-011