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==International Peace Institute==
==International Peace Institute==
Professor Sriram directed the conflict prevention project at the International Peace Academy (now the [[International Peace Institute]], a think tank which works primarily with the [[United Nations]]) from 2000-2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipacademy.org/AboutIPA/PeopleIPA/AbouPeople_body.htm |title=About IPA - People at IPA |publisher=International Peace Academy |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030805082259/http://www.ipacademy.org/AboutIPA/PeopleIPA/AbouPeople_body.htm |archivedate=August 5, 2003 |accessdate=2012-09-09 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref> holding numerous conferences, workshops, and seminars with [[United Nations Security Council]] member state representatives, and key departments, funds and agencies of the United Nations, academics, and representatives of [[non-governmental organization]]s. From 2003-2005, she was a lecturer in the School of International Relations at the [[University of St. Andrews]],<ref>{{cite web |title=University of St Andrews - School of International Relations - Faculty and Staff |publisher=St-Andrews.ac.uk |date= |url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/intrel/staff.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407221600/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/intrel/staff.html |archivedate=2005-04-07|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref> after which she was a visiting associate professor in 2005 at the [[University of Maryland School of Law]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Maryland School of Law - Faculty (2006)|url=http://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty_display.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206134649/http://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty_display.asp |archivedate=2006-02-06}}</ref><ref>[http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2005/12/exporting-torture-us-rendition-and.php "Exporting Torture: US Rendition and European Outrage"]. Chandra Lekha Sriram. December 13, 2005. Jurist.law.pitt.edu</ref>
Professor Sriram directed the conflict prevention project at the International Peace Academy (now the [[International Peace Institute]], a think tank which works primarily with the [[United Nations]]) from 2000-2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipacademy.org/AboutIPA/PeopleIPA/AbouPeople_body.htm |title=About IPA - People at IPA |publisher=International Peace Academy |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030805082259/http://www.ipacademy.org/AboutIPA/PeopleIPA/AbouPeople_body.htm |archivedate=August 5, 2003 |accessdate=2012-09-09 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref> holding numerous conferences, workshops, and seminars with [[United Nations Security Council]] member state representatives, and key departments, funds and agencies of the United Nations, academics, and representatives of [[non-governmental organization]]s. From 2003-2005, she was a lecturer in the School of International Relations at the [[University of St. Andrews]],<ref>{{cite web |title=University of St Andrews - School of International Relations - Faculty and Staff |publisher=St-Andrews.ac.uk |date= |url=http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/intrel/staff.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407221600/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/intrel/staff.html |archivedate=2005-04-07|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref> after which she was a visiting associate professor in 2005 at the [[University of Maryland School of Law]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Maryland School of Law - Faculty (2006)|url=http://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty_display.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206134649/http://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty_display.asp |archivedate=2006-02-06}}</ref><ref>[http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2005/12/exporting-torture-us-rendition-and.php "Exporting Torture: US Rendition and European Outrage"] {{wayback|url=http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2005/12/exporting-torture-us-rendition-and.php |date=20061211021655 }}. Chandra Lekha Sriram. December 13, 2005. Jurist.law.pitt.edu</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 09:36, 19 November 2016

Chandra Lekha Sriram is Professor of Law at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).[1] She has written and lectured widely on conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding, human rights, international criminal law, and transitional justice. Her most recent monograph, Peace as governance: Power-sharing, armed groups, and contemporary peace negotiations (2008), offered a comparative critical examination of the use of power-sharing incentives in peace processes in Colombia, Sri Lanka, and Sudan.[2] Previous monographs on transitional justice and international criminal accountability, Confronting past human rights violations: Justice versus peace in times of transition (2004)[3] and Globalizing Justice for mass atrocities: A revolution in accountability (2005);[4] (reviewed in Human Rights Quarterly[5]) examined transitional justice and internationalized and externalized criminal justice processes in or for Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, El Salvador, Honduras, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Argentina.

Book credits

Professor Sriram has co-edited or co-authored numerous books on human rights and armed conflict, including

University of East London School of Law

Professor Sriram was professor of human rights at the University of East London School of Law from 2005–2010, where she founded and directed the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, an interdisciplinary research centre devoted to work on the intersection between human rights and conflict prevention, resolution, and peacebuilding.[15] As director of the Centre, she was principal investigator on several larger research grants, including, a large research grant from the British Academy, on Rule of law in African countries emerging from violent conflict: Critical issues and cases (2007–2009), which produced the edited volume Peacebuilding and Rule of Law in Africa: Just peace? (with Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman, 2010)[16] European Union Framework VII project on Just and Durable Peace by Piece (led by University of Lund, 2008–2011),[17] and a grant from the United States Institute of Peace (with the Norwegian Human Rights Centre, 2010–2012) on Transitional Justice as Peacebuilding.[18]

United Nations Development Programme

Professor Sriram has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme, Crisis Management International, Human Rights Internet, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and other organizations. She was team leader of a team that produced, for the United Nations Development Programme, a guidance note on governance and conflict prevention and early recovery,[19] and is on the UNDP experts' roster as a human rights expert. From 2008-2010 she was chair of the Human Rights section of the International Studies Association.[20]

International Peace Institute

Professor Sriram directed the conflict prevention project at the International Peace Academy (now the International Peace Institute, a think tank which works primarily with the United Nations) from 2000-2003,[21] holding numerous conferences, workshops, and seminars with United Nations Security Council member state representatives, and key departments, funds and agencies of the United Nations, academics, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. From 2003-2005, she was a lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews,[22] after which she was a visiting associate professor in 2005 at the University of Maryland School of Law.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "SOAS Staff List". Soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  2. ^ Peace as governance: Power-sharing, armed groups, and contemporary peace negotiations Palgrave Publications.
  3. ^ Confronting past human rights violations: Justice versus peace in times of transition. Sony eBooks listing.
  4. ^ ''Globalizing Justice for mass atrocities: A revolution in accountability'' (2005). Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  5. ^ Ross, Amy (May 2006). "Project MUSE - Globalizing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Revolution in Accountability (review)". Human Rights Quarterly. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 542–546. doi:10.1353/hrq.2006.0022. ISSN 1085-794X. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  6. ^ "War, Conflict and Human Rights: Theory and Practice (Paperback)". Routledge. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2012-09-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Schmid, Alex P. (2009). "War, Conflict and Human Rights: Theory and Practice Review". Perspectives on Terrorism. 3 (4). Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  8. ^ Morus, Christina M. (November 2010). "Project MUSE - War, Conflict and Human Rights: Theory and Practice (review)". Human Rights Quarterly. 32 (4): 1051–1057. doi:10.1353/hrq.2010.0020. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  9. ^ "UKZN Press' Peace vs Justice? The Dilemma of Transitional Justice in South Africa Wins a Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award | UKZN Press". Ukznpress.book.co.za. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  10. ^ International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice (Hardback). Routledge. 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  11. ^ Surviving Research: Doing Fieldwork in Violent and Difficult Situations. Routledge. 2009. ISBN 978-0415489348. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  12. ^ Managing Armed Conflicts in the 21st Century. Frank Cass & Co. 2001. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  13. ^ From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 2003. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  14. ^ Exploring Subregional Conflict: Opportunities for Conflict Prevention. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 2004. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  15. ^ "CHRC". Uel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  16. ^ Peacebuilding and Rule of Law in Africa: Just Peace?. Routledge. 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  17. ^ Lunds universitet. "Just and Durable Peace by Piece Lund University". Justpeace.eu. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  18. ^ "CHRC". Uel.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  19. ^ "Oslo Governance Centre" (PDF). UNDP. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  20. ^ "Chair: Chandra Lekha Sriram (2008-2010)". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29.
  21. ^ "About IPA - People at IPA". International Peace Academy. Archived from the original on August 5, 2003. Retrieved 2012-09-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "University of St Andrews - School of International Relations - Faculty and Staff". St-Andrews.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  23. ^ "University of Maryland School of Law - Faculty (2006)". Archived from the original on 2006-02-06.
  24. ^ "Exporting Torture: US Rendition and European Outrage" Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. Chandra Lekha Sriram. December 13, 2005. Jurist.law.pitt.edu
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