Vazquez Guevara, VA

 

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Professor Vazquez Guevara, Valeria Alejandra

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Professor Vazquez Guevara, Valeria Alejandra

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Assistant Professor

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Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2007 - 2012Universidad de GranadaLLB
2014 - 2015International Institute for the Sociology of LawMA Sociology of Law
2015 - 2017University of Notre DameMA Peace Studies
2017 - 2023The University of Melbourne Melbourne Law SchoolDoctor of Philosophy
Biography

Dr Valeria Vázquez Guevara researches and teaches across the areas of international law, law-and-humanities, and land/property law. Valeria’s research engages with law-and-humanities methodologies to address questions of international law, its institutions, contestations, and geopolitical implications, especially between North-South and South-South actors. 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 is the author of Truth Commissions and International Law (Cambridge University Press, in press). The book examines how Truth Commissions deal with the plurality of (rival) accounts that exist across communities to establish an authoritative account of the past. It expands on her doctoral thesis at Melbourne Law School, which won the University of Melbourne Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis and Melbourne Law School’s Harold Luntz Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis. Valeria’s next major research project focuses on the historical and contemporary relationship between ASEAN and international law, with a particular focus on land tenure issues.

Valeria serves as member of the executive committee of the Law, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia, and as co-convener of the Critical Approaches to International Law Interest Group of the European Society of International Law (ESIL). Previously, Valeria has served as co-chair of the History and Theory of International Law Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (2022-2025), and as Managing Editor and Editorial Board member of the Australian Feminist Law Journal (2021-2023).

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2024-08-02The Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis (University of Melbourne)
Research Achievement
2024-04-24Harold Luntz Graduate Research Thesis Prize
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
06/2022 - presentCo-Chair of History and Theory of International Law Interest GroupAustralian Society of International Law
02/2025 - presentCo-Convener of Critical Approaches to International Interest GroupEuropean Society of International Law
12/2021 - presentMember of Executive CommitteeLaw, Literature and Humanities Association of Australasia
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Institutions
Public International Law
Law and Humanities
International Law and Politics
International Law and Development
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English英語
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Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English英文
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