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VOL. 11, ISSUE 7 (2025)
The illusion of inclusion: How mainstream international law scholarship silences global south voices?
Authors
Anushree Goel
Abstract
The article analyses the epistemic hierarchies embedded in
international law that sustain the marginalization of Global South viewpoints.
Despite claiming to be a global knowledge, international law is predominantly
influenced by scholarship from the Global North, which selectively acknowledges
non-Western contributions and perpetuates colonial legacies. This study
examines citation practices, investment arbitration jurisprudence, and feminist
legal discourse to reveal the mechanisms of epistemic silence and violence in
legal academics and adjudication. It contends that Western paradigms are
universalized to the detriment of indigenous and non-Western legal traditions,
hence marginalizing alternative epistemologies. Combining postcolonial theory
and Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), the article advocates
for measures to achieve cognitive justice, such as changing legal education,
fostering multilingualism, enhancing institutional diversity, and acknowledging
intersectional feminism. It ultimately encourages a pluralistic international
legal framework that appreciates multiple forms of knowledge and redirects the
discipline towards fair global justice.
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Pages:106-110
How to cite this article:
Anushree Goel "The illusion of inclusion: How mainstream international law scholarship silences global south voices?". International Journal of Law, Vol 11, Issue 7, 2025, Pages 106-110
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