Get to know CRN 26 and 58 Co-Chair Chaumtoli Huq!
Institution:
City University of New York School of Law
Number of years as LSA member:
About seven years
Number of LSA Meetings Attended:
Four
LSA Governance Position(s) and Committees:
Co-Chair, CRN 26: Race and Private Law
Co-Chair, CRN 58: Critical Legal Pedagogies of Race and Empire
Other Association Affiliations:
Association of American Law Schools
Critical Legal Collective
Areas of Research:
Transnational Labor
Feminist Praxis
Human Rights
Critical Race Theory
Coloniality and Law
Favorite Topics to Teach or Research:
Race and Coloniality in Law
Labor and Employment Law
Transnational Labor & Migration
Unique Skill or Fact:
I am the Founder and Editor of Law@theMargins, an innovative law-and-media platform that amplifies grassroots voices, particularly those of migrant, working-class, and marginalized communities. I am able to distill complex topics into forms that are readily accessible to a general public. (Follow @lawatmargins on Instagram!)
Additional Hobbies:
I love music and enjoy discovering new artists from varied cultures. Music also inspires my own work. I also love to promote arts & culture from my birth country, Bangladesh.
Notable Awards and Grants:
Access to Justice Leadership Award, South Asian Bar Association of New York | 2019
Fulbright Scholar, Málaga, Spain | 2023
Top Books and/or Publications:
“Gender Conscious Labor Environmentalism” (Hofstra Labor and Employment Journal, 2024)
“Feminist Interventions from the Global Sount in International Law: Insights from Bangladesh” (Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2025)
“Decolonizing Objective Theory: Race and Coloniality in US Contract Law,” (Decolonisation, Anti-Racism and Legal Pedagogy, 2023)
Education:
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Major Appearances:
“Roots and Routes: Our Immigration Story” (Asian American Life, 2025)
“Can the Law Work for Marginalized Communities?” (Rising Up for Justice, 2025)
“The Changing Landscape of Movement Law” (Guest Speaker, 5th Annual CRT Symposium at Albany Law School, 2026)
What do you find the most beneficial about being an LSA member?
Because my work is both transnational and interdisciplinary, I have found the Law and Society Association (LSA) to be an especially valuable intellectual community. The scholars who participate in LSA engage in research that closely aligns with my own while also bringing a wide range of disciplinary, methodological, and geographic perspectives. The Association provides a unique opportunity to build relationships with scholars from around the world and to engage in conversations that have significantly enriched my research and teaching.
LSA has also provided an important platform for intellectual community-building. Through the Association, I have co-founded two Collaborative Research Networks (CRNs): CRN 26 on Race and Private Law and CRN 58 on Critical Legal Pedagogies on Race and Empire. These networks have enabled me to develop sustained scholarly programming, foster interdisciplinary dialogue, and build communities of scholars committed to advancing research and teaching on race, law, and empire. They have also created lasting opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and the exchange of ideas across institutions and national contexts.
Why should professionals or students join LSA?
For anyone seeking an international, interdisciplinary network that values rigorous scholarship, collaboration, and intellectual exchange, LSA is an exceptional professional home.
Learn more about Chaumtoli Huq, her many publications, awards, and involvement with academic organizations here.