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Ep. 82 - Global South Perspectives on Insolvency Priorities

June 17, 2026 • Episode 82

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This episode focuses on an article by Prof. Mariana Pargendler (Harvard Law School) where she discusses her research on legal heterodoxy in the Global South.

She is then joined by experts from Brazil (Prof. Sheila Neder Cerezetti, University of Sao Paulo), Uganda (Prof. Winnie Tarinyeba Kiryabwire, Makarere University), and China (Dr. Shuai Guo, China University of Political Science & Law). The reflect on the institutional, economic and political forces shaping insolvency law in their jurisdictions, and how these experiences may inform future policymaking and research across the Global South.

Mariana Pargendler: "Legal Heterodoxy in the Global South: Priority of Workers versus Secured Creditors in Insolvency"

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Follow on LinkedIn: Mariana, Sheila, Winnie, Shuai

Interviewer: Sabrina Becue, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Introduction and credits voiced by Lisa McNeil, INSOL International
Edited and produced by Harriet Norman, INSOL International

Music by Jorikbasov