Imer is a Mexican legal scholar, political philosopher, and Full-Time Tenured Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (IIJ) and the Faculty of Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He earned both his Bachelor of Laws and Ph.D. with highest honors from UNAM and completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Harvard Law School. He coordinates UNAM’s Observatory of Legislation and Adjudication, directs the journal Hechos y Derechos, and co-founded the academic publication Problema. Anuario de Filosofía y Teoría del Derecho. His international academic experience includes visiting appointments at Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, and the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Recognized as a Level III member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNI), he is a leading authority on constitutional theory and legal philosophy.
Flores’s research centers on jurisprudence, democratic governance, human rights, and the constructive interpretation frameworks associated with scholars like Ronald Dworkin. Rather than treating statutory frameworks as static commands, his scholarship explores the deep connections between legal theory and judicial practice, examining how constitutional courts exercise discretion and uphold the rule of law during political crises. His extensive publications in Spanish and English analyze democratic accountability, legislative adjudication, and the evolution of constitutional structures across Latin America.