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Dr Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg

Dr Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Fellow in Human Rights

Department of Sociology

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a.gurmendi-dunkelberg@lse.ac.uk
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OLD.3.15
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Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Key Expertise
International Law, War & Political Violence, Postcolonial Approaches

About me

Alonso’s work focuses on the history of the international regulation of war and political violence, from a postcolonial perspective. His latest book, Conflicto Armado en el Perú: La Época del Terrorismo bajo el Derecho Internacional (University of the Pacific Press, 2019) explores the role of international humanitarian law in post-conflict political discourses in Peru.

Prior to joining ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, Alonso worked at King’s College London, Oxford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of the Pacific. 

He is a contributing editor for the international law blog and a member of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Use of Force.

Expertise Details

International Law; History of International Law; War and Political Violence; Postcolonial Approaches

Selected publications

Books

, (University of the Pacific, 2019)

Book Chapters

The Cold War & Latin American International Law, in Matthew Craven, Sundhya Pahuja & Gerry Simpson (eds), The Cambridge History of International Law, Vol. XI (Cambridge, forthcoming 2024)

, in Kai Ambos & José Martínez (eds), Göttingen Handbook for Latin American Law (Nomos, 2022)

Selected Research Articles

, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 24 (2022), pp. 3-31

, Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies 12:2 (2021)

 (2020) 7 Journal on the Use of Force and International Law 7 (2020), pp. 102-121

, The Military Law and the Law of War Review 56:2 (2018), pp. 1-24

 (2018) 7 Latin American Journal of International Law 7 (2018), pp. 99-130

Media Articles

(2023) The Conversation

(2020) Americas Quarterly

Research

Alonso's research focuses on reframing histories of international law by recentring them on those excluded by it. He is currently working on research projects exploring the concepts of genocide and of use of force under international law from the perspective of the Global South.

Teaching and PhD supervision

Alonso teaches courses on Approaches to Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory on our MSc in Human Rights programme.

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