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Jayan Nayar

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Jayakumar Nayar

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Law Department
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL 		Tel: 02476 523097
Fax: 02476 524105
Email: R.J.Nayar@warwick.ac.uk

 

RESEARCH PROFILE


Main research interests are in the fields of international law, human rights and development, social movements and theories of non-violent resistance.

BACKGROUND


Dr. Nayar obtained his undergraduate law degree from the University of Leicester (1st Class Hons.) and his Ph.D from the University of Cambridge. His main research interests are in the fields of international law, human rights and development, social movements and theories of non-violent resistance. From 2002-2005, Dr. Nayar was seconded to the Lelio Basso International Foundation in Rome, to initiate and develop the Peoples' Law Programme. The aim of this initiative was to consolidate and elaborate on the theories and practice of alternative, non-institutional 'resistance' law-doings by peoples' movements in struggle, with a special emphasis on the role of Peoples' Tribunals towards this end. In connection with this, Dr. Nayar was a member of the International Coordinating Committee of the World Tribunal on Iraq initiative, and was an active contributor to various 'Social Forum' gatherings. Dr. Nayar teaches in the International Development Law and Human Rights LL.M programme.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


  • Nayar, J (2008) 'Between Hope and Despair: The Iraq War and International Law Futures?' in The Iraq War and International Law., 329 - 348, Editors: P. Shiner and A. Williams, Hart
  • Nayar J (2007) 'Media Crimes against Truth and Humanity: Towards a Peoples' Law Judgement' in International Law after the Iraq War, Editors: Williams A, Hart
  • Nayar J (2006) 'Peoples' Law: Decolonising Legal Imagination' in Droit des Affaires face aux Droits des Peuples , Editors: Amin S, Houtart F, Paris: Syllepse
  • Nayar J (2006) 'Taking Empire Seriously: Empire's Law, People's Law, and the World Tribunal in Iraq' in Empire's Law: The American Imperial Project and the 'War to Remake the World' , Editors: Bartholomew A (0745323707), Pluto Press
  • Nayar J, Williams A (2002) 'Excavating the Fear in Law' Juridiska Foereningen i Finland. Tidskrift 257 - 278 (0040-6953)

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