Latin America h as been a pivotal site for influential and innovative developments in inter national law since the colonial era. While Latin American states have devel oped their own approaches to international law and exerted a notable influe nce on both law and doctrine\, they have also\, through much of the twentie th century\, operated under a distinct set of constraints imposed by the in terests of the United States. Today\, as the United States recedes on the i nternational plane and geopolitical dynamics shift\, scholars and legal pra ctitioners are grappling with the restructuring and potential transformatio n of international relations—and what this means for international law in t he region.
Join a group of highly regarded scholars for a discussion of a new book that explores Latin America's approaches\, developments\, and con tributions to international law. The conversation will delve into specific advancements in the fields of human rights\, indigenous peoples’ rights\, t ransitional 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 Scho ol. His research examines the intellectual history of international law fro m the perspective of the Global South and is currently working on the Spani sh/Amerindian encounter\, exploring the appropriation of the law of peoples by Inca intellectuals.
Ale jandro Chehtman is Dean and Professor of Law\, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella\, Argentina\, and Executive Directo r of the Latin American Society for International Law. Originally from Arge ntina\, Chehtman writes mainly on international criminal law\, internationa l humanitarian law\, and transitional justice\, with a focus on philosophic al and empirical approaches.
Alexandra Huneeus is Evjue Bascom Pr ofessor 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 c ourts\, with a focus on Latin America.
Kathryn Sikkink is the Rya n Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and an affiliated faculty member at HLS and Government Department. Sikkink works o n 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 ba sed at Harvard Kennedy School.
Abadir Ibrahim (moderator) is th e Associate Director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. His current research focuses on African approaches to human rights which studi es\, among other things\, the iteration and practice of human rights as imp acted by Africa’s (post)colonial\, religious and traditional heritages.
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