Parvathi Menon

Dr. Parvathi Menon is a researcher affiliated with the School of Law at SOAS University of London. Her work critically examines intersections of international law, colonial history, and political economy through postcolonial and decolonial frameworks.

• Focus on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL)
• Examines colonial legal structures and their contemporary legacies
• Analyzes protection regimes in colonial and postcolonial contexts

Recent publications explore themes like: decolonial civilizers, gender in postcolonial diplomacy, and ambivalent colonial protections. Her research synthesizes Marxist and critical legal theories to challenge normative legal-spatial binaries.

Current affiliations include:

• School of Law (LAW), SOAS University of London
• Potential collaborative ties with Centre for the study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law