Dr. Swati Singh Parmar

Associate Professor of Law

ssparmar@cnlu.ac.in drafts

About

Dr. Swati Singh Parmar has primary interests in International legal theory and history, Critical International Law, Critical Legal Pedagogy, and Research Methodology.

Her authored book, ‘An Introduction to International Law’ (Thomson Reuters, 2021) was cited as one of the ‘most interesting works in 2021’ by the International Law Reporter. She has published book chapters, including invited chapters for books published by OUP, CUP, and Edward Elgar. Her works find home in journals including the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, International Migration, Indonesian Journal of International Law, Indian Journal of International Law, NUJS Law Review and EPW. She has also penned blog posts for Opinio Juris, Voelkerrechtsblog, & AsianSIL Voices (Cambridge Core), among others. She is also an op-ed contributor to The Hindu.

She has presented her work at various platforms, including the Asian Legal History Conference, Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL), Asian Law Institute (ASLI), International Society of Public Law (ICON S), European Society of International Law (ESIL), Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), & others. She has delivered invited lectures at United Nations Environment Programme Summer School and other forums. Additionally, she presently is the Oxford Rapporteur for International Organisations (OXIO).

Qualification

Ph.D. (Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur)

LL.M. (Amity University, Lucknow),

B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) (University of Allahabad, Prayagraj)

Teaching / Research Experience

She has taught courses including Public International Law; Jurisprudence; Law, Justice in a Globalised World; Interpretation of Statutes; Law of International Institutions; and International Refugee Law at Amity Law School, Lucknow and Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur.

Area of Interest

Public International Law, Critical International Law, Critical Legal Pedagogy, Jurisprudence, and Research Methodology

Publications

BOOK

An Introduction to International Law published by Thomson Reuters, 2021 (ISBN:978-9390673872).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Sites and Sights of Resistance in and through International Law teaching in India, in Battle for International Law, Vol. II edited by Philipp Dann, Surabhi Ranganathan, and Jochen van Bernstorff, Oxford University Press (2026).
India and International Law, Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Asian Law, by Edward Elgar and Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne (2026).
Researching Third World Approaches to International Law in Legal Pedagogy & Research Methodology, by NLJUA, Assam (ISBN: 978-81-954276-6-6) (Pages 337-358, 2023).
Philosophy of International Environment Law in Handbook of International Environment Law published by Thomson Reuters (ISBN: 978-93-95696-07-4) (Pages 33-48, May 2023).

ARTICLES

Caste as a provocateur to the Disordering of State, Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal (OUP), (SCOPUS indexed) (Upcoming 2027).
Crisis Aporias in Questioning International Law’s Efficacy and Legitimacy, Indonesian Journal of International Law(SCOPUS indexed), Vol. 23, Issue 1 (ISSN 1693-5594), (June 2026).
Naiveté or Strategic Ambiguity? Examining Economic, Demographic and Security Narratives in India’s Refugee Policy, International Migration, Wiley (SCOPUS indexed), (Upcoming 2026).
Positivism’s eschewal of Naturalism in Jus Cogens, NUJS Law Review: Special issue on Subaltern Perspectives and Alternative Epistemologies in International Law, Volume 18, Issue 2 (November 2025).
In the name of “Intervention”: Framing and Portraying intervention at the Security Council (1945-1995), Indian Journal of International Law, Indian Society of International Law, Vol. 65, No. 1& 2, June 2025, pages 77-99 (ISSN 0019-5294).
Against the Sovereignty intransigence in Transboundary Environmental Harm cases, Dehradun Law Review (UGC CARE), Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 107-118, November 2024, (ISSN 2231-1157).
Law of Transboundary Aquifers and State Sovereignty, Indian Law Review, (NLIU Bhopal) Vol. XIV, pages 250-267, 2022 (ISSN 2229-7960).
An Anticolonial Dream against the Disaffection and Dissonance: Teaching the (other) International Law in India, Indonesian Journal of International Law(SCOPUS indexed), Vol. 20, Issue 2, pages 229-261, 2023 (ISSN 1693-5594), DOI- https://doi.org/10.17304/ijil.vol20.2.4
Of Semiotics, The Marginalised and Laws During the Lockdown in India, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law(SCOPUS indexed), Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 977-1000, 2022 (ISSN 0952-8059) by Springer DOI- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-021-09878-y
Exorcising the Colonial Ghost in a Geographical South Classroom: Contextualising teaching of International Law in the Geographical South, Shimla Law Review(HPNLU, Shimla) (UGC-Care indexed), Volume IV, pages 77-96, 2021 (ISSN 2582-1903), by EBC and available on SCC Online at http://www.scconline.com/DocumentLink/ammMGl8Q
Imperial Legislative Designs and Human Rights of Indigenous Children in Settler Colonial Canada, Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Journal(UGC-Care indexed), Volume 14, Pages 144-158, 2022 (ISSN 0975-9549), by EBC.
Self-Deception of Human Rights and the State Sovereignty in Case of Rohingya Crisis, Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Journal(UGC-Care indexed), Volume 13, Pages 143-157, 2021, (ISSN 0975-9549), by EBC and available on SCC Online at http://www.scconline.com/DocumentLink/35

Blogposts:

Beyond State Centrality & Positivism: Weighing the 2025 Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, AsianSIL Voices, Cambridge Core on 16 August 2025.
The Epistemic Location of Bandung, AsianSIL Voices, Cambridge Core on 8 April 2025.
Let us Agree to Disagree: Reflections on Modirzadeh’s ‘Let us all Agree to Die a Little’, Opinio Juris on 9 May 2024.
Teaching International Law in India, Indian Blog of International Law on 8 Mar 2024.
Internationalisation of Caste, Völkerrechtsblog on 15 Jun 2023.
Rahmatullah Khan: A Remembrance and a reminder, Indian Blog of International Law on 2 May 2023.
Academic Imperialism and Universal Academic Accessibility: Echoes from the Global South, RGNUL Student Research Review on 27 Aug 2022.
Navigating a journey of writing through “Intellectual settler colonialism”, International Law and the Global South blog on 3 July 2021.
Top Reads on International Law, Indian Blog of International Law on 1 Mar 2021.
Most Interesting 2020, International Law Reporter (ILR) Blog on 15 Dec 2020.

OP-Eds:

Body as a site for defiance, The Hindu, 22 Dec 2024.
Diego Garcia as a Mnemonic (De)colony, EPW, Vol. 59, Issue No. 41, 12 Oct, 2024.

Conference / Seminar / Workshop

Presented a paper ‘British India Paintings as Historical and Methodological Sites of Enquiry’ at the Annual Conference of International Society of Public Law (ICON S), Dublin, Ireland (29 June – 1 July 2026).
Presented a paper ‘Asian Cities and International Law’ at Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia (3-4 June 2026).
Presented a paper ‘Motivated Misappropriations of TWAIL and FWAIL’ at the Australian Progressive Legal Studies Annual Meeting, University of Queensland Law School (8-9 December 2025).
Presented a paper ‘British India Paintings as Historical and Methodological Sites of Enquiry: A Feminist Analysis in Mode and Subject’ in ANZSIL’s (Australian & New Zealand Society of International Law) workshop on Feminist Approaches to International Law in Times of Atrocity, Anthropocene and Authoritarian Capitalism (30-31 October 2025).
Presented a paper ‘Is State Consent an Objective Element in Humanitarian Interventions?’ National Conference ‘International Law in Times of Crisis’, organised by Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) and VIT-AP University (8-9 March 2024).
Presented a paper ‘A case for (de)constructing ‘Soft law’’ at the ESIL Feminism in International Law Interest Group on ‘Diversity as Fairness: Narratives, Relationships, and the Path Forward’ (30 August 2023).
Presented a paper ‘TWAIL and its stories of embracing and evading the Threats’at the AsianSIL 9th Biennial Conference, Bandung-Cimahi, Indonesia (8-10 Aug 2023).
Presented a paper ‘Cartesian detachment, crafting of ‘development’ and coloniality as faultlines in international environmental law’ at the MMU PGR ECR Long Nineteenth 3rd Annual Summer Symposium organised by Manchester Metropolitan University (22 Jun 2023).
Presented a paper ‘International Law History through British India Paintings’ at the 3rd Asian Legal History Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (20 – 21 Jun 2023).
Presented a paper ‘Reconstructing non-interventionism through Ambedkarite and Gandhian Philosophy’ at the 2nd Asian Legal History Conference organised by Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, and National University Singapore (23-24 Jul 2022).
Presented a paper ‘Exorcising the colonial ghost in a geographical south classroom’ at National Seminar on Emerging Issues in Law & Justice in perspective of globalisation organised by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow (19-20 Feb 2022).
Presented a paper ‘Finding solutions to the Rohingya Crisis through reconceptualised sovereignty’ at an International Conference organised by Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (23 -24 Jan 2021).
Presented a paper ‘Of State Sovereignty, Human Rights and Rohingya Crisis’ at a two-day Conference to celebrate the completion of 60 years of ISIL organised by Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi (20-22 Feb 2020).
Presented a paper ‘Between Mediation and Sovereignty: Seeking Solutions to the Rohingya crisis’ at a three day International 21st Workshop of the Association Jeunes Etudes Indiennes on ‘Of Mediation and Power: Intermediaries in the South Asian Societies’, organised by Centre De Sciences Humaines with Laboratoired’ethnologie et de sociologie comparative, Paris West University Nanterre La Defense and French Academic Network on Asian Studies (23 -25 Apr 2019).
Presented a paper “Self- sustaining peace through ‘Responsibility to Rebuild’: a revival of traditional republican approach of Immanuel Kant” at International conference on ‘Emerging Trends and Transformation in Contemporary Society: A Global Futuristic Perspective’ organised by Amity University, Noida (9-10 Aug 2018).
Presented a paper “Actuarial justice: A new penology” at National Seminar on ‘Protective amendments in criminal law’ organised by Unity P.G. and law College, Lucknow (4 Aug 2018).
Presented a paper “Geo-polity and Peace Maintenance from the perspective of International Law” at 47th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi (12- 13 May 2018).
Presented a paper “Sovereignty in respect of trans-boundary environmental issues: An analysis of underlying concepts” at International Environmental Law Conference organised by India International Law Foundation (IILF) in association with Environment Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Udisha at Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi (21 Apr 2018).
Presented a paper “Geo-strategic locations and conflict resolution in international law” at International Seminar on ‘Global challenges and solutions’ at Faculty of Law, Lucknow University (14 -15 Apr 2018).

Capacity Building Training Programmes

Attended a 4-week Faculty Induction Program on ‘Faculty in Universities/colleges/institutes of Higher Education’ organised by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (4th Jun – 1st Jul 2020).
Attended a Refresher course on ‘Research Methodology: Research Ethics, Methods, Skills, Writing and Communication’ organized by UGC- STRIDE (Scheme for Trans-Disciplinary Research For India’s Developing Economy) Program and Mizoram University (19th Aug – 1st Sept 2020).
Attended a two week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Learning Advanced E-tools for MOOCs Development & Research’ organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi and Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (1st Sept – 14th Sept 2020).
Attended a seven-day National Faculty Development Programme organised by Amity Law School, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus (10th -16th June 2019).
Attended a three day International 21st Workshop of the Association Jeunes Etudes Indiennes on ‘Of Mediation and Power: Intermediaries in the South Asian Societies’, organised by Centre De Sciences Humaines with Laboratoired’ethnologie et de sociologie comparative, Paris West University Nanterre La Defense and French Academic Network on Asian Studies (23rd -25th Apr 2019).
Attended a two-day Regional Workshop on The Biological Diversity Act, organised by United Nations Development Programme – GEF(Global ABS Project) in collaboration with Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur and National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (1st -2nd Feb 2019).
Attended a two day ‘National Training Workshop on The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013’ organised by National Law University, Delhi under the aegis of National Academy of Law Teachers (6th – 7th Oct 2018).
Attended a five day ‘National Workshop and Faculty Development Programme on Client Counselling & Alternative Dispute Resolution’ conducted by Amity Law School at Amity University, Lucknow Campus (14th -18th Mar 2018).
Attended a two-day workshop on ‘Quantitative Techniques using EXCEL and SPSS’ conducted by Amity Business School at Amity University, Lucknow Campus (18th -19th Nov 2018).
Attended a workshop on Mediation Certificate Training Programme, organised by ‘Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Trust’ (PACT) and Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi (23rd -24th Aug 2017).

Honours / Awards / Membership

Gold Medal, LL.M. in International Laws.
Life Member, Indian Society of International Law (ISIL, New Delhi).
Member,Asian Society of International Law (ASIL).
Member, European Society of International Law (ESIL).
Member, International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (ISTJ), Canada.
Member, Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE).

Visiting Faculty / Guest Lectures / Keynote Address

Resource Person for the Certificate Course on Intellectual Property Rights being conducted by the DPIIT–IPR Chair, RMLNLU, from 2 February to 16 February 2026.
Resource person in Training Programme on Legislative Drafting organised by the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi, in August 2025.
Resource person in Faculty Development Programme in International Humanitarian Law organised by the Indian Society for International Law (ISIL), New Delhi, from 31 July to 4 August 2025.
Resource person in South Asian Research Colloquium 2021-23 organised by MNLU Mumbai, in association with NUS Singapore, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and ILI, New Delhi.
Delivered a lecture on ‘Cartesian detachment, crafting of ‘development’ and coloniality as faultlines in international environmental law’ in the 3rd annual online Summer/Winter School on Environmental and Human Rights, by the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 11-15 September 2023.
Delivered a lecture on ‘Law, Language and Gender Equality’ on Women’s day at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (7 Mar 2023).
Delivered a lecture as a resource person on ‘Feminist Jurisprudence’ for a Certificate course on Gender Justice and Feminist Jurisprudence by Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (22 Apr 2022).
Delivered a lecture as a resource person on ‘Carceral Feminism’ for National Webinar at Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow (8th March 2022).
Delivered a lecture as a resource person in Webinar on ‘Insights into Evolution of Feminist Discourse’ by Nirwan University, Jaipur (27 Jan 2022).
Delivered a guest lecture at a National Webinar on “Setting the discourse on International Law” organised by the School of Legal Studies, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow (7 Jun 2020).
Delivered a lecture on ‘Techniques of Law and Remedies II’ for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) (9 Oct 2020).
Delivered a lecture on ‘Public law and Private Law’ for National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) (17 Nov 2020).
Delivered a guest lecture at a National Webinar on ‘Uses of Law in International Peace- Keeping’ organised by the University of Lucknow (26 -28 May 2020).