A conversation on reparations: comparative, historical, contemporary and legal perspectives

The conference will discuss the diverse elements and commonalities structuring contemporary debates about reparations as they are being played out in several countries around the world, from the United States and France to Kenya and Colombia. 

Speakers:

• Magali Bessone, Professor of political philosophy at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Myriam Cottias, Director of the  Centre International de Recherches sur les esclavages et post-esclavages (CIRESC)
• Ariela Gross, Distinguished Professor at UCLA Law School
• Vasuki Nesiah, Professor of Practice, Human Rights and International Law at the Gallatin School, NYU
• Carolina Vergel Tovar, Professor and Researcher at Universidad Externado de Colombia

Chair: Helena Alviar García, Professor at Sciences Po Law School