Title: Left Internationalism and the Horizon of Critique: Feminism, Reparations, Anti-Imperialism
Speaker: Vasuki Nesiah (New York University)
Date: 13 November 2026
Time: 12:30
Venue: A-130 Seminar Room
Abstract
Dr. Vasuki Nesiah is a legal scholar and Professor of Practice at NYU’s Gallatin School, who is known for her work on international law, human rights, humanitarianism, global feminisms, and decolonization. She is a founding member of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and previously worked for over seven years at the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). Her talk at Bilkent University will cover her recent book International Conflict Feminism (Penn Press, 2024) and her in-progress manuscript on international law and reparations.
Bio
Vasuki Nesiah is Professor of Practice in Human Rights and International Law at NYU’s Gallatin School. Her current focus is on a project on reparations and legal interpretation, tentatively titled Reading the Ruins: Slavery, Colonialism and International Law. Her publications include International Conflict Feminism (UPenn 2024), A Global History of Bandung and Critical Traditions in International Law (Cambridge 2017) and the Handbook on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) (Elgar 2025). Before returning to academia, Nesiah worked as a human rights lawyer at the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). She is from Sri Lanka and Brooklyn.