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Book Event on “Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century “

October 14, 2025

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

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Latin America has been a pivotal site for influential and innovative developments in international law since the colonial era. While Latin American states have developed their own approaches to international law and exerted a notable influence on both law and doctrine, they have also, through much of the twentieth century, operated under a distinct set of constraints imposed by the interests of the United States. Today, as the United States recedes on the international plane and geopolitical dynamics shift, scholars and legal practitioners are grappling with the restructuring and potential transformation of international relations—and what this means for international law in the region. 

 Join a group of highly regarded scholars for a discussion of a new book that explores Latin America’s approaches, developments, and contributions to international law. The conversation will delve into specific advancements in the fields of human rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, transitional justice, and climate justice. 

 

Panelists  

Arnulf Becker Lorca is Chair in Public International Law at the European University Institute in Florence and visiting Professor at Harvard Law School. His research examines the intellectual history of international law from the perspective of the Global South and is currently working on the Spanish/Amerindian encounter, exploring the appropriation of the law of peoples by Inca intellectuals.  

Alejandro Chehtman is Dean and Professor of Law, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina, and Executive Director of the Latin American Society for International Law. Originally from Argentina, Chehtman writes mainly on international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and transitional justice, with a focus on philosophical and empirical approaches. 

Alexandra Huneeus is Evjue Bascom Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Society and Justice at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Originally from Chile, Huneeus grew up in the US and writes about international law, rights movements, and courts, with a focus on Latin America. 

Kathryn Sikkink is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and an affiliated faculty member at HLS and Government Department. Sikkink works on international norms and institutions, transnational advocacy networks, the impact of human rights law and policies, and transitional justice. She is a Principal Investigator of the Transitional Justice Evaluation Team based at Harvard Kennedy School.   

Abadir Ibrahim (moderator) is the Associate Director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. His current research focuses on African approaches to human rights which studies, among other things, the iteration and practice of human rights as impacted by Africa’s (post)colonial, religious and traditional heritages. 

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