Vázquez Guevara, Valeria

Dr Valeria Vázquez Guevara is a Global Academic Fellow at the University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law. Valeria’s research addresses questions of international law, its institutions, and geopolitical implications, especially between North-South and South-South states and actors, through the interdisciplinary field of ‘law and humanities’. The research builds on Valeria’s personal and professional experiences in international development and peacebuilding projects in El Salvador, Spain, the Basque Country, and South Africa. Valeria serves as Managing Editor of the Australian Feminist Law Journal (Taylor & Francis); as a member of the Executive Committee of the Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia; and as Co-chair of the History and Theory of International Law Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). Valeria holds a PhD in Law from Melbourne Law School (Australia), an MA in Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame (USA), an MA in Sociology of Law from the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Basque Country/Spain), and an LLB from the University of Granada’s Faculty of Law (Spain).

Area(s) of expertise: Public International Law; International Law and Politics; Transitional Justice; Law and Humanities