Bringing Human Rights Abusers to Justice 

October 27, 2023

Mostafa El-Harazi L’23 leveraged his international law experience as an extern with Center for Justice and Accountability in co-founding the International Law Society at Penn.

Pathways to the Profession, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Climate Law & Human Rights 

September 15, 2023

Sheridan Macy L’24 shares her experience working at the intersections of environmental law and human rights.

Environmental Law, Pathways to the Profession 

Advancing International Human Rights 

August 22, 2023

As a Global Justice Fellow and Mead Fellow, Natalie Malek L’25 worked for the UK-based international human rights organization, Reprieve.

International & Comparative Law, Pathways to the Profession 

‘Poverty Penalties’ Pose Human Rights Concerns 

August 9, 2023

Criminal fines and fees disproportionately affect poor individuals and people in vulnerable groups, write Prof. Jean Galbraith and students.

International & Comparative Law 

4/17/23 - Captured on Camera: Exposing War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses 

April 17, 2023

 

4/11/23 - China’s Assault on Human Rights at Home and Abroad 

April 11, 2023

China 

3/28/23 - The Chocolate Case 

March 28, 2023

 

What to Wear in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Debate on Legitimacy, Authority, and Public Morality 

February 24, 2023

Jisha Sarkar

 

2/23/23 - The Dilemma of Trafficking in the Gulf Cooperative Council for Arab States 

February 23, 2023

 

12/6/22 - Human Rights Advocacy & Social Media: Lessons from Zimbabwe 

December 6, 2022

 

Thought Leadership: Closing the Climate Funding Gap 

November 22, 2022

Prof. Bill Burke-White proposes a “green investment treaty” to close the climate funding gap.

Cross-Disciplinary, Environmental Law, International & Comparative Law, Research and Scholarship 

11/16/22 - Democracy vs. Autocracy in the Ukraine and Beyond: A Human Rights Perspective 

November 16, 2022

 

11/9/22 - A Separation: Human Rights Movie Screening 

November 9, 2022

 

10/17/22 - Careers in Human Rights and International Development 

October 17, 2022

 

10/11/22 - Defending Indigenous Rights and Laws 

October 11, 2022

 

10/3/22 - A Discussion with Dr. Sima Simar 

October 3, 2022

Womens Rights 

9/20/22 - The War in Ukraine: Seven Months and Counting 

September 20, 2022

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis Elected to Represent Sri Lanka on the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Columbo Gazette 

June 27, 2022

 

Cross-Disciplinary LGBTQ Certificate 

May 9, 2022

The new, formalized, cross-disciplinary program will enable students to study LGBTQ+ issues from multiple perspectives.

Cross-Disciplinary, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

4/26/22 - Conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 

April 26, 2022

 

4/12/22 - “Flee”: A Film Discussion 

April 12, 2022

 

Transnational Legal Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti discusses her work in immigration and human rights law: Immigration Nerds 

March 25, 2022

 

Prof. Mitch Berman suggests playing sports is a human right: Sports Illustrated 

March 25, 2022

 

Prof. Tobias Wolff explains the Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and a Texas directive on transgender children 

March 24, 2022

Wolff is the Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law and Deputy Dean for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

Research and Scholarship, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Hermes Hein Aedo LLM’22 and María Alejandra Maldonado Ibaceta LLM’22 aim to apply international perspectives to criminal law reforms in Chile 

March 23, 2022

Hermes and Alejandra intend to bring what they learn at the Law School back to their home country.

 

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School hosts an expert briefing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 

March 16, 2022

The panel included the Law School’s William Burke-White and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Philip Nichols of Wharton, and native Ukrainian Victoria Kaplan LLM’15.

 

Advocating for women’s rights at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 

March 8, 2022

From pathbreaking coursework to pro bono advocacy, students at the Law School engage meaningfully in the fight to advance women’s rights, both locally and around the world.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis and Perry House Executive Director LaShawn R. Jefferson discuss the UN bill of rights for women 

March 8, 2022

LaShawn R. Jefferson, Executive Director of Perry World House (left) joined Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Associate Dean of International Affairs of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, in a conversation on global women’s rights.

 

Immigration and refugee justice advocacy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 

March 1, 2022

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law students have an amalgam of academic and experiential opportunities to prepare them for careers fighting for immigration and refugee justice.

Administrative & Regulatory Law, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights, Cross-Disciplinary, Experiential Learning, Immigration & Transnational Law, Social Justice, Equity, & Inclusion 

Meet Lipman Fellow Juni Nyheim Solbraekke LLM’22 

February 22, 2022

For Solbraekke, the interdisciplinary philanthropy program offers a chance to test and flex her leadership skills.

Cross-Disciplinary 

2022 Global Institute for Human Rights offers immersive experience in human rights advocacy 

February 1, 2022

The 2022 GIHR will be held in late May through early June, and applications are now being accepted through April 29.

 

In remembrance of Lani Guinier, former Law School professor and pioneering civil rights advocate 

January 11, 2022

The Law School remembers and honors the legacy of Lani Guinier, who taught here from 1988 and 1998 and passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022.

Research and Scholarship 

Fellowship experience: Jesse McGleughlin L’20 

December 15, 2021

Jesse McGleughlin L’20 is the recipient of Toll Public Interest Fellowship and works at the Southern Center for Human Rights.

 

‘Women, Law, and Leadership’ students advocate for change during ’16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ 

December 10, 2021

Student leaders from across the globe joined delivered remarks on the vital status of women’s rights activism today.

Research and Scholarship 

Spike in child marriages may be ‘the most disturbing fallout of the Taliban takeover’ 

November 30, 2021

De Silva de Alwis explains why there has been an increase in marriages of underage girls in Afghanistan and what could be done to improve girls’ lives.

Research and Scholarship 

2021 Global Institute for Human Rights’ Hackathon aimed to build a more equal and sustainable post-COVID-19 world 

October 18, 2021

The 2021 Global Institute for Human Rights - Build Back Better focused on generating novel approaches to address human rights challenges during a global pandemic.

 

Hon. Naheed Farid testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking 

October 14, 2021

Farid is the immediate former Member of Afghanistan Parliament and is a visiting researcher at the Law School this academic year.

 

Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy explains the refugee security screening and resettlement process in the U.S. 

October 7, 2021

People who wish to enter the United States as refugees must prove a “well-founded fear of persecution, based on five grounds: race, religion, nationality, social group, or political opinion.”

 

Practice Prof. Sarah Paoletti and Adjunct Prof. Fernando Chang-Muy explain factors behind Haitian migrant border crisis: 6abc 

September 27, 2021

 

Twenty years later: Law School faculty reflect on 9/11’s impact on the law 

September 10, 2021

Law School faculty share their insights into how 9/11 has impacted the law, particularly in their areas of expertise:

Research and Scholarship 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis makes the case for CEDAW ratification in the U.S.: Inter Press Service 

September 9, 2021

 

Prof. Serena Mayeri explains what the Texas abortion ban means and what’s next for the country: Penn Today 

September 2, 2021

 

Margaret Zhang L’15 advocates for pregnancy and lactation rights at the Women’s Law Project 

August 23, 2021

Zhang’s own experience of attempting to obtain lactation accommodations to take the bar exam helped inspire her career path.

 

Pathways to the Profession: Trevor Stankiewicz L’23 

August 9, 2021

A recipient of the Mead Fellowship, Trevor Stankiewicz L’23 is interning at Fortify Rights, a global nonprofit that works to ensure human rights for all people.

Pathways to the Profession 

Prof. Jasmine Harris explores the intersection of race and disability in the activities of law enforcement in at-risk communities: The Crime Report 

August 4, 2021

 

LLM graduate fellows to advance human rights in the justice system and technological world 

August 4, 2021

The work of Hugh Fitzgibbon LLM’21 and Meri Baghdasaryan LLM’21 is supported by the Law School’s LLM Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowship.

 

Policy Lab on Global Sexual Harassment Lawmaking submits model codes to the World Bank Legal Vice Presidency 

August 3, 2021

The model codes address “gender-based harassment in the virtual world of work.”

 

Public interest fellows to advocate for civil and criminal justice worldwide 

July 28, 2021

Upon graduation, eighteen 2021 graduates will pursue important and diverse public interest work with the support of prestigious fellowship funding.

 

Prof. Fisch comments on mutual funds’ decisions to include profitable Xinjiang-based companies in indices despite human rights violations 

June 30, 2021

 

Prof. Fisch comments on mutual funds’ decisions to include profitable Xinjiang-based companies in indices despite human rights violations 

June 30, 2021

 

Fellowship experience: Allison Perlin L’20 

June 22, 2021

Allison Perlin L’20 works at Human Rights First, where she works to better serve clients in grave need of immigration representation.

Pathways to the Profession 

Patricia Stottlemyer L’17 fights for more equitable access to asylum system 

June 14, 2021

At Human Rights First, Patricia Stottlemyer L’17 uses impact litigation to fight for more equitable access to the legal system for asylum seekers.

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis’ International Women’s Human Rights Law students on whether women were better leaders during the pandemic: GIWPS 

June 10, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis’ International Women’s Human Rights Law students on whether women were better leaders during the pandemic: GIWPS 

June 10, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis’ International Women’s Human Rights Law students on whether women were better leaders during the pandemic: GIWPS 

June 10, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis proposes an intersectional approach to violence against Asian Americans and women: GIWPS 

May 24, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis proposes an intersectional approach to violence against Asian Americans and women: GIWPS 

May 24, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis proposes an intersectional approach to violence against Asian Americans and women: GIWPS 

May 24, 2021

 

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School team places third at G2 Conference and Hackathon Challenge 

April 28, 2021

The Law School team’s proposal, entitled “Feminizing Financing for Trade in Africa: New Approaches to Systemic Challenges,” was selected as one of the top innovative policy proposals for the WTO.

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis discusses importance of legal and cultural change in stopping Anti-Asian racism and misogyny: The Caravel 

April 15, 2021

 

The anniversary of COVID-19 and the growing importance of allyship 

April 8, 2021

In Fall 2020, Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership Rangita de Silva de Alwis’ “Women, Law, and Leadership” course interviewed over 65 male law students and 40 legal and business leaders to ask about gender bias and allyship in the workplace.

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis outlines four steps to building a future free of racism and gender-based violence: Ms. 

April 5, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis outlines four steps to building a future free of racism and gender-based violence: Ms. 

April 5, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis outlines four steps to building a future free of racism and gender-based violence: Ms. 

April 5, 2021

 

Prof. Roberts shows how algorithms used in making child welfare decisions could be racially biased: The Morning Call 

March 25, 2021

 

Prof. Roberts shows how algorithms used in making child welfare decisions could be racially biased: The Morning Call 

March 25, 2021

 

Prof. Roberts shows how algorithms used in making child welfare decisions could be racially biased: The Morning Call 

March 25, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis describes how we can build a future free of racism and gender-based violence after Atlanta: GIWPS 

March 24, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis describes how we can build a future free of racism and gender-based violence after Atlanta: GIWPS 

March 24, 2021

 

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis describes how we can build a future free of racism and gender-based violence after Atlanta: GIWPS 

March 24, 2021

 

Cynthia Soohoo L’92 works to make human rights an American value 

March 22, 2021

Soohoo is a professor of law and co-director of the Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law.

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis authors “An Emergency for Women: The Global Gender Dimensions of the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy”: GIWPS 

March 15, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis authors “An Emergency for Women: The Global Gender Dimensions of the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy”: GIWPS 

March 15, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis authors “An Emergency for Women: The Global Gender Dimensions of the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy”: GIWPS 

March 15, 2021

 

Marking International Women’s Day, Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis makes the case for U.S. ratification of the UN’s global bill of rights for women 

March 8, 2021

Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis recently shared her insights on the urgency of women’s rights in this moment with Penn Today.

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis lays out the case for U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 

February 24, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis lays out the case for U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 

February 24, 2021

 

Prof. de Silva de Alwis lays out the case for U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 

February 24, 2021

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis on how allyship paves the way for overcoming women’s self-censorship: Legal Executive Institute 

January 19, 2021

 

Chih McDermott L’22 analyzes family regulation vs. family support in federal child welfare legislation: Field Center Newsletter 

December 15, 2020

 

Transnational Legal Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti expresses hope that abuse of detained immigrants will finally be addressed: Al Jazeera 

November 22, 2020

 

Prof. Roberts advocates Commission on Human Rights investigating racial bias in hospital drug tests of new mothers: The Imprint 

November 16, 2020

 

Penn Law Student helps reporter find migrant laborer mistakenly declared dead in Saudi Arabia: Los Angeles Times 

October 28, 2020

 

Prof. Wolff discusses Trump administration’s COVID-19 policies’ devastating effects on immigrants: NBC News 

August 27, 2020

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis leads research team on institutional allyship as partial fix for sexual harassment: Thomson Reuter 

August 4, 2020

 

Prof. Roberts emphasizes important role visitation plays in getting child back from foster care: Injustice Watch 

June 29, 2020

 

Prof. Mayeri explains the feminist strategy behind including the sex amendment in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Forbes 

June 29, 2020

 

Adam Garnick L’21 offers perspective on Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 

June 26, 2020

Adam Garnick L’21, co-director of the Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project offers his take on the recent SCOTUS decision on Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam.

 

Prof. Burke-White writes about danger of Trump’s new sanctions on International Criminal Court and human rights defenders: Brookings 

June 18, 2020

 

Experts convene from around the world through Global Institute for Human Rights 

June 18, 2020

Leaders from around the globe convene for a virtual event through the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Global Institute for Human Rights.

 

Michal Gilad SJD ’19 urges social accountability to prevent child abuse as COVID-19 restrictions ease: NY Daily News 

June 12, 2020

 

Prof. Roberts’ ‘Killing the Black Body’ featured on list of books by black authors on identity, justice, and love: MindBodyGreen 

June 10, 2020

 

FT highlights proposal by Associate Dean Rangita de Silva in collaboration with UNESCO and Law School 

April 30, 2020

 

Law School partners with Thomson Reuters for research on Allyship 

April 27, 2020

Law students partner with Thomson Reuters to lead seminal research on relationship between women and male leaders in business and law

 

Proposal by Assoc. Dean Rangita de Silva in collaboration with UNESCO and Penn Law class on Intl. Women’s Rights highlighted by FT 

April 24, 2020

 

Prof. Finck warns of increasing number of families struggling to meet basic needs because of COVID-19 pandemic: NBC10 

April 24, 2020

 

Penn Law’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis discusses executions during COVID-19 pandemic: Law, Leadership, Influence Podcast 

April 23, 2020

 

International Women’s Human Rights: COVID-19’s impact on domestic violence and reproductive rights 

April 20, 2020

Alyssa Cannizzaro L’21 and Eduarda Lague L’21, two students in Associate Dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis’ International Women’s Human Rights class, share their insights from their research papers on COVID-19’s impact on two key issues: reproductive healthcare and domestic violence.

 

International Women’s Human Rights: COVID-19’s impact on domestic violence and reproductive rights 

April 20, 2020

Alyssa Cannizzaro L’21 and Eduarda Lague L’21, two students in Associate Dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis’ International Women’s Human Rights class, share their insights from their research papers on COVID-19’s impact on two key issues: reproductive healthcare and domestic violence.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Prof. Roberts discusses how coronavirus pandemic could lead to broader social change: PacerMonitor 

April 1, 2020

 

Penn Law’s Rangita de Silva de Alwis discusses legal reform for women: Council on Foreign Relations 

March 26, 2020

 

Seminal research on allyship – advancing inclusive workplaces; Penn Law’s Rangita de Silva launches partnership with Thomson-Reuters 

March 16, 2020

 

ML program supports National High School Ethics Bowl, an educational event promoting civil discourse regarding real-world issues  

March 4, 2020

 

Professor Beth A. Simmons co-authors an important study to inform the 2020 review of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body System 

February 10, 2020

Self-Reporting contributes to human rights improvements, find professors Beth Simmons and Cosette Creamer, who offer recommendations to improve UN Human Rights Treaty Body System

 

Penn Law Transnational Legal Clinic, University of Texas School of Law Immigration Clinic File Petition Against Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) 

January 29, 2020

Petition filed on one-year anniversary of implementation of MPP program, also known as “Remain in Mexico”

 

Penn Law students present original research on The Gambia 

January 28, 2020

Six Penn Law students present research findings at New York Bar Association on access to justice in The Gambia

 

A Contentious Legislation, Protests and a Regime of Division and Discrimination in India 

December 27, 2019

Raghav Mendiratta and Vibha Mohan

 

Moral leadership is focus of new publication by Penn Law’s International Programs office 

November 27, 2019

Penn Law’s Office of International Programs has released the publication, “Bending the Arc of the Moral Universe: Three Essays on Moral Leadership.”

 

Asian law expert Prof. deLisle offers perspective on FIFA’s decision to award World Cup tournament to China: NYT 

October 28, 2019

 

In op-ed, adjunct Prof. Chang-Muy and 2L Adam Garnick examine why harsh U.S. asylum policies don’t deter migrants: NY Times 

July 29, 2019

 

Prof. deLisle analyzes Hong Kong officials’ potential options to mitigate protests: Newsweek 

July 25, 2019

 

Prof. Paoletti discusses legal and political controversy over census citizenship question: The Reg Review 

July 15, 2019

 

Prof. Roberts comments on recent attention the Hyde Amendment has received from presidential candidates: NY Times 

June 7, 2019

 

Ebola 

June 5, 2019

Ebola. It’s perhaps appropriate that the name itself is a French bastardization of an indigenous name for a river in the Congo. As the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the most fragile states in the world, struggles to find its footing amid a contested presidential election and various rebellions, the nation is also facing the newest instantiation of Ebola outbreak. The ongoing outbreak, first identified in August 2018, is now the deadliest since the outbreak of 2014-16, which began in Guinea in 2013, directly caused more than 10,000 deaths and indirectly caused many thousands more.

International Affairs 

Op-ed by Prof. Blackhawk examines how the use of Indian Law has allowed for the mistreatment of other vulnerable populations: NY Times 

May 28, 2019

 

Victims of genocide in Sudan, represented by Prof. Wolff, now able to pursue claims after U.S. Court of appeals revives lawsuit: Reuters 

May 23, 2019

 

“The Eternal Reciprocity of Tears” – on the Bombings on Easter Sunday 

May 15, 2019

Radhika Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and High-level Mediation Advisory Group to the UN Secretary-General, will serve as a Bok Visiting International Professor in the Fall of 2019 and will teach a course on Women, Peace, and Security with Associate Dean of International Affairs, Rangita de Silva de Alwis.

 

Students in “New Debates in International Women’s Rights” seminar present policy proposals to United Nations leadership 

May 9, 2019

Few law school classes involve convenings at the UN. Even fewer give students a forum to discuss their policy proposals with UN leadership. Yet Penn Law students in Associate Dean for International Programs Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s seminar on “New Debates in International Women’s Rights” did just that when they convened at the United Nations on April 29 to present their research to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Women, Office of Legal Affairs, and the newly appointed Office of the Secretary-General’s Victims’ Rights Advocate. The students had the opportunity to present to Under-Secretary-General and Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares and Assistant Secretary-General Jane Connors and other experts. For students eager to share a semester or more of research, this audience of key policy leaders was an inspiration.

International Law, Womens Rights 

Prof. Roberts argues eugenics is still the basis for social policies that preserve unjust social order: Philly Inquirer 

May 1, 2019

 

The Audacity of Dissent: Ilhan Omar and Criticism of Israel 

April 1, 2019

A post published last week titled, “A Diverse House,” accused freshman Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) of being a driving force behind the spread of anti-Semitism within the halls of Congress. While we strongly disagree with this false allegation, we write to emphasize that, much like the frenzied outcry that Rep. Omar’s Tweets generated, that post failed to acknowledge the broader context in which Rep. Omar’s criticisms of AIPAC and Israeli policies must necessarily be understood–in particular, the rise of white nationalism and Islamophobia in this country. We write to provide some of this necessary context.

 

NAFTA 2.0 — More Deadly Than the Drug War, the Top Causes of Death in Mexico and Why the US Should be Concerned 

March 14, 2019

 

Celebrating Dorothy Roberts 

February 27, 2019

Twenty-two years ago Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty changed the national conversation on race, gender and reproductive justice. Two decades later, it remains more critical than ever before–a rallying cry around the world, for education, awareness, and action. Its vision for reproductive justice for all women engages in the global conversations on Female Genital Mutilation, virginity testing, forced pregnancy, forced sterilization and asks questions on how women’s ability to control their bodies is constantly challenged by politics, economics, race, cultural traditions, and injustice.     A whole generation of feminist scholars and practitioners are trained on Dorothy Robert’s groundbreaking scholarship. In marking International Women’s Day, we speak to her about the way she continues to exert an influence on the study of law, gender, and its intersections.   A Q&A with Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Associate Dean of International Affairs

Womens Rights 

Public interest podcast hosts Dr. Monique Morris to discuss the disparities faced by African American girls 

February 14, 2019

 

Responding to Rogers Smith, Prof. Berman rejects his argument against birthright citizenship as “startlingly revisionist” Penn Gazette 

January 4, 2019

 

Prof. Roberts advocates providing increased support to poor and incarcerated parents rather than taking children away: Washington Post 

December 4, 2018

 

Penn Law’s de Silva de Alwis to facilitate high-level roundtable of women heads of state, Nov. 28 in Reykjavik, Iceland 

November 21, 2018

Rangita de Silva de Alwis, the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Associate Dean for International Programs, will be a featured participant at a major international summit, the Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland.

 

Anti-Semitism is a Simple Reality, But We Can Change That 

November 13, 2018

In the aftermath of this attack, CNN reported: “Dismay, horror, and disbelief were feelings shared by many in the aftermath of the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.” Similar headlines blazed the front pages of international dailies, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, and The Guardian. While the international community certainly reacted to the shooting with dismay and horror, disbelief was not among the emotions that registered in the Jewish community.

International Affairs 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis discusses how countries use loopholes to undermine laws against child marriage: CFR.org 

October 15, 2018

 

Lecturer Sozi Tulante urges officials to raise refugee cap by explaining how admission to the U.S. saved his family: Philly.com 

September 10, 2018

 

Profs. Hoffman and Mayeri explain that the real threat to abortion is state-by-state restrictions 

September 6, 2018

 

Assoc. Dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis writes on what the mapping of family laws globally reveals: IPS 

August 21, 2018

 

Prof. Rudovsky analyzes why police officers rarely face prosecution for shootings: Vox 

July 31, 2018

 

Prof. Paoletti analyzes the future of U.S. immigration detention policies: The Regulatory Review 

July 24, 2018

 

Prof. Paoletti analyzes the future of U.S. immigration detention policies: The Regulatory Review 

July 24, 2018

 

Editorial by Domenic Powell L’20 argues for “humane” immigration agenda, abolition of ICE: Jacobin 

July 12, 2018

 

Explore how Penn Law’s global presence is shaping international law and policy in the Global Affairs Review 

July 11, 2018

 

Incoming J.D. student Victoria Ochoa gives first-hand account of what’s really going on at the border: Washington Post 

July 5, 2018

 

Prof. Rulli discusses on the effect of “zero tolerance” on the lives of undocumented migrants: Philly.com 

June 29, 2018

 

Prof. Allison Hoffman comments on the future of abortion rights in light of SCOTUS vacancy: The Citizen 

June 29, 2018

 

Prof. Roberts comments U.S. policies fall short of other countries in supporting families: The New York Times 

June 26, 2018

 

Case in Point podcast: Profs. Paoletti and Mayeri discuss U.S immigration policy and the family separation crisis 

June 26, 2018

 

Prof. Coglianese’s op-ed explains how Trump’s order doesn’t afford border children meaningful protection: The Hill 

June 25, 2018

 

Prof. Coglianese comments on the President’s Executive Order to halt the separation of families: The Toronto Star 

June 25, 2018

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis examines the historic resolution that urges the EU to ban child marriage: Inter Press Service 

June 22, 2018

 

Prof. Mayeri LA Times op-ed: Family separation policy for migrants takes U.S. back to “shameful” periods in history 

June 20, 2018

 

Penn Law alumna works to protect pregnant and women’s rights in PA 

June 7, 2018

Margaret Zhang L’15 works as a legal fellow at the Women’s Law Project advocating for pregnant and breastfeeding women in PA workplaces, schools, and prisons.

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis joins High-level Group on Justice for Women at The Hague 

June 1, 2018

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis on addressing disappearances of women and children through a gender perspective 

May 2, 2018

 

Rangita de Silva de Alwis on the role of law schools in shaping global gender justice: Inter Press Service 

March 14, 2018

 

Rangita de Silva pens tribute to the late Asma Jahangir, champion of human rights in Pakistan 

February 15, 2018

 

Newest Global Research Seminar takes students to Colombia to examine peace process 

January 16, 2018

Members of Professor Beth Simmons’ Global Research Seminar on international humanitarian and international criminal law in Colombian peace process, traveled to Colombia to study the recent peace agreement and its implementation.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Alka Pradhan, adjunct professor who teaches International Human Rights Post 9/11, profiled in New York Times 

December 19, 2017

 

Students from Penn Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic call for action in the cases of detained immigrants 

December 11, 2017

 

Arhama Rushdi L’18 shares her experiences working in the International Refugee Assistance Project 

December 7, 2017

 

TPIC’s Emily Sutcliffe trains human rights attorneys and activists in Malaysia 

November 13, 2017

As part of the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative, in partnership with the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights, Penn Law’s Emily Sutcliffe traveled to Malaysia to conduct a week-long training for human rights attorneys and activists.

 

Former ICC Chief Prosecutor traces the evolution of international criminal law 

November 8, 2017

On November 6, Luis Moreno Ocampo spoke at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House about global justice systems and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

 

Journalist details the hazards of reporting in Russia 

November 6, 2017

On November 2, Marc Ambinder, Journalist-in-Residence with Penn Law’s Center for Ethics and Rule of Law, spoke with Russian investigative journalist Yevgenia Albats about the ethical challenges she has faced throughout her journalism career in Russia.

 

Partnership with UNDP creates post-graduate opportunities in global rule of law and human rights 

October 30, 2017

Penn Law has announced a new partnership for its Chubb Rule of Law Fellowship, a prestigious post-graduate fellowship awarded annually to a Penn Law student or recent graduate pursuing a public-interest career in international rule of law and human rights. The 2018 Chubb Rule of Law Fellow will be placed with the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Rule of Law, Justice, Security and Human Rights (RoLJSHR) team at the United Nations in New York.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Photographer and legal scholar Henry J. Steiner connects art and human rights 

October 12, 2017

On October 10, Henry J. Steiner, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard University, visited Penn Law to engage in discussion with students about his newly released book, Eyeing the World, as part of the Law School’s Critical Global Conversations.

 

No Country for Rohingyas 

October 2, 2017

According to the United Nations, Rohingya Muslims are considered to be the most persecuted minority group in the world. These unfortunate people are an ethnic Muslim minority numbering around one million living in the Buddhist majority country of Myanmar. The Rohingya have been residing in the northern parts of “Rakhine”, which is a geographically isolated state in western Myanmar. The word “Rohingya” is considered taboo in a country where they have been residing for more than a century. The continued victimization of Rohingyas at the hands of the Myanmar government is not a contemporary issue. The former British colony after achieving independence in 1948 has been struggling with armed ethnic and religious conflict.

International Affairs, International Law 

New ‘Global Affairs Review’ offers a glimpse of a changing world through the prism of Penn Law 

September 28, 2017

The new Penn Law Global Affairs magazine creates a platform for ideas and action for a rapidly changing global order through the prism of Penn Law.

 

Learning from every client: Penn Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic 

September 11, 2017

In the Transnational Legal Clinic, which was founded in 2006, students directly represent clients and organizations in international human rights and immigration legal proceedings. In this video feature clinic director Sarah Paoletti and alumni discuss the clinics work for clients seeking asylum and other forms of immigration relief.

 

Prof. Paoletti shares her perspective on Charlottesville & human rights 

August 16, 2017

 

Pathways to the Profession: Darien Wynn L’19 

August 3, 2017

In this dispatch, Darien Wynn L’19 describes his work with SECTION27, a public interest law center in South Africa.

Cross-Disciplinary 

2016 Chubb Rule of Law Fund Report 

June 29, 2017

Established in 2012 in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the fellowship creates new pathways for students to build careers in international rule of law and human rights.

 

Pathways to the Profession: John Peng L’19 

June 22, 2017

In this summer employment dispatch, John Peng L’19 discusses his work in Nepal with the Center for Migration and International Relations.

 

The National Security Narrative Exacerbates Persecution of Rohingya Muslims 

June 20, 2017

The United Nations (UN) has long characterized the Rohingya Muslims as one of the world’s most persecuted minorities, with anti-Rohingya and anti-Muslim sentiment tainting Burma’s political and social spheres.  In contravention to international human rights law, Burmese officials subject Rohingya Muslims to a spectrum of human rights violations including the denial of citizenship rights, restrictions on religious freedom, forced displacement, gender-based violence and the arbitrary deprivation of life.

International Affairs 

Students present research on international women’s rights to policymakers 

June 12, 2017

In April, students from Penn Law’s seminar of International Women’s Rights presented their research during a forum at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. The seminar was taught by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, the Law School’s Associate Dean for International Programs. In this video feature, students from the course discuss their work on women’s rights and the trip to meet with policymakers and researchers.

 

Penn Law Visiting International Professors appointed to high-level UN fact-finding mission in Myanmar 

June 6, 2017

On May 30, the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli, announced the appointment of Indira Jaising and Radhika Coomaraswamy to serve on a three-member high-level fact-finding mission in Myanmar.

 

Simmons elected to American Philosophical Society 

May 11, 2017

Penn Law professor Beth Simmons, an expert on international relations and human rights, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. She was one of 32 new members elected by the society’s membership this April.

 

Patricia Stottlemyer L’17 will join Human Rights First as Chubb Rule of Law Fellow 

April 24, 2017

Patricia Stottlemyer L’17 has been awarded this year’s Chubb Rule of Law Fellowship to support her work in international law and human rights following her graduation from Penn Law this year.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Highlights from the Penn Law & UNESCO High-level Roundtable on Women and Legislative Reform 

April 17, 2017

 

Prof. Paoletti comments on Canada’s role in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 

March 29, 2017

 

Prof Paoletti on how there is no excuse for U.S. refusal to attend InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights hearing 

March 28, 2017

 

Professors Roosevelt & Paoletti weigh in on whether the courts will permanently block Trump’s travel ban 

March 23, 2017

 

Prof. Paoletti discusses Trump administration skipping Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing 

March 22, 2017

 

Global Research Seminar takes Penn Law students to newly opened Cuba 

March 13, 2017

In January 2017, Penn Law faculty members Wendell Pritchett and Fernando Chang-Muy led a delegation of sixteen students to Cuba as part of their year-long Global Research Seminar (GRS).

 

TLC’s Ayodele Gansallo featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer 

March 6, 2017

Transnational Legal Clinic lecturer in law Ayodele Gansallo has been working hard to assist those affected by the recent Trump travel ban. Click the link to read more on Philly.com

 

Op-ed from Prof. Roosevelt examines Trump’s executive order on refugees & immigrants: FPRI 

February 1, 2017

 

Profile of Judge Burroughs L’88, who blocked Trump refugee & immigrant ban: Boston Globe 

January 30, 2017

 

Statement from Dean Ruger in response to Jan. 27 White House Executive Order on refugees, immigration 

January 30, 2017

Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger affirms that “as a world-leading research and teaching institution, we must engage actively with students, attorneys, and policymakers from around the globe in order to prepare our students to be lawyers and leaders in an increasingly connected society and economy.”

 

Penn Law community responds to presidential executive order on refugees 

January 30, 2017

On January 27, President Trump’s signed an executive order blocking refugees and temporarily suspending immigration from seven predominately Muslim countries. A number of members of the Penn Law community have responded to news about the order, and this page contains information on upcoming events, comments from Penn Law faculty, students, and alumni, as well as information about the order’s effects on refugees and immigrants, the legal challenges being brought against it, the response of the judiciary, and the role of lawyers in the order’s wake.

 

Sharswood Fellow Adnan Zulfiqar joins Tumblr’s “Answer Time” on Aleppo and Syria 

December 22, 2016

 

International human rights body rules in favor of clients represented by Transnational Clinic in decade-long case 

December 21, 2016

On December 19, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, released its decision in favor of two undocumented workers who were denied access to justice and the right to non-discrimination after being injured on the job while working in the United States.

 

A Dignified Death: Reflections on the Treatment of Prisoners and Compassionate Release 

December 10, 2016

In honor of Human Rights Day on December 10th, Hayley Winograd L’17, shares her reflections on her documentary A Dignified Death, which addresses issues of the treatment of prisoners and compassionate release from Pennsylvania state prisons. Introduction by Editor Patricia Stottlemyer, L’17.

International Law 

Op-ed from Rangita de Silva de Alwis asks who will speak for the women of the world now: The Hill 

December 8, 2016

 

Rep. Barbara Lee discusses racial inequality and the study of reparations at annual Higginbotham lecture 

October 31, 2016

Congresswoman Barbara Lee delivered the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Penn Department of Africana Studies and held at Penn Law, on the successes of the Obama administration and the case for reparations.

 

Penn Law Hosts UN Giants to Discuss the Role of Women in the Global Human Rights Movement 

October 25, 2016

Two titans of the global human rights movement reflected on the challenges facing women’s human rights, on September 20, before a packed room of students and faculty at Penn Law. Associate Dean for International Programs Rangita de Silva de Alwis moderated the conversation between former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Hina Jilani and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.

International Affairs, International Law, Womens Rights 

How Can US Foreign Policy Address Child Marriage? 

October 11, 2016

Earlier in the year, on International Women’s Day, The United Nations announced an initiative to end child marriage by 2030. If nothing is done to accelerate change, women married as children will reach one billion by 2030.  While child marriage is well-documented as a heinous crime against girls, from a development perspective, addressing the causes of child marriage will be more expedient than addressing the consequences of child marriage: vulnerability to violence, maternal mortality, HIV Aids, and feminization of poverty, among others. As we mark the first year after nations committed to a new development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, ending early child marriage must be defined as both a women’s rights issue and a development imperative.

Womens Rights 

UN Global Compact official explains how businesses can advance human rights 

October 3, 2016

Ursula Wynhoven, Chief of Social Sustainability, Governance, and Legal for the UN Global Compact, sat down with the Law School’s Maura Douglas L’18 for Penn Law’s latest Critical Global Conversation.

 

Fellowship takes LLM graduate to UN Security Council 

October 3, 2016

After graduating from Penn Law, Sarah Kuper LLM’16 headed to the United Nations to work for her home country of New Zealand. As the Law School’s LLM Rule of Law and Human Rights Fellow, she used her experience in international law in her work at the Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations.

 

Penn Law establishes fellowships with UN Women and UN Global Compact 

September 28, 2016

The University of Pennsylvania Law School has entered into Memoranda of Understanding with UN Women and the UN Global Compact to establish a fellowships for Penn Law students to work with UN Women on issues of gender equality and the law and with the UN Global Compact on human rights and decent work.

 

UN experts discuss the role of women in defending human rights 

September 26, 2016

Hina Jilani and Dr. Navi Pillay talked at Penn Law about the challenges faced by women human rights defenders and the opportunities they could take advantage of to advance human rights.

 

Natasha Arnpriester L’16 uses fellowship to fight for the rights of refugees 

September 22, 2016

In January, Penn Law’s newest Chubb Rule of Law Fellow, Natasha Arnpriester L’16, will begin her fellowship at Human Rights First, where she will be working in the group’s international refugee protection division, focusing on refugee advocacy and refugee law within the international context.

 

Girls’ Education as a “Justice” Issue: Redefining Attacks against Girls’ Education as a Tactic of Terror 

July 28, 2016

Girls’ education as a justice issue expands the notion of the right to education and invokes the right to education as a justiciable right. This new definition of education as justice provides a fresh lens to analyze the current war against girl’s education.

Education, Womens Rights 

Transnational Law Clinic leads Human Rights Commission hearing on refugee children & families 

April 11, 2016

 

Child Advocacy Profs Weigh in on ‘Disturbing’ Montco Court’s Dicta 

March 16, 2016

Montco Court opinion on a denied petition filed by Child Advocacy Clinic professors, Kara Finck and Jennifer Nagda, highlights misunderstandings between state and federal laws which leaves children with Special Immigrant Juvenile status unprotected.

 

Penn Law graduate advocates for refugees who can’t access counsel 

March 7, 2016

With support from a Chubb Rule of Law Fund Grant, Kathleen Norland L’13 is conducting a “Refugee Access to Counsel” project, collecting testimony from refugees who do not have access to counsel about their interview process and how having a lawyer would have been helpful.

 

New episode of Case in Point examines global challenges to rule of law and gender equality 

February 17, 2016

 

Transnational Legal Clinic calls for IACHR hearing about Central Americans held in detention 

January 22, 2016

 

Transnational Legal Clinic Calls for IACHR Hearing 

January 22, 2016

TLC calls for IACHR hearing about Central Americans held in detention centers.

 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts & CTIC’s Jeff Vagle examine the history of racial surveillance: The Hill 

January 5, 2016

 

Op-ed from Prof. Robinson on how the Black Lives Matter movement can improve justice system: Philadelphia Inquirer 

December 15, 2015

 

UN official Zainab Hawa Bangura speaks out on sexual violence in war 

December 8, 2015

Under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura spoke to Penn Law on the topic of sexual violence and trauma in conflict.

 

Prison Portraits: Photographic Self-Representation in an Image Desert 

December 7, 2015

As the Docs Program undertakes visual work on behalf of lifers incarcerated for decades because they are ineligible for parole, we confront a ban on photographing and filming in prisons.  Prison Portraits may be useful in providing not only a way to deal with the ban, but also an argument why it is wrong.

 

New “Case in Point” episode examines the roots of the EU migration and refugee crises 

November 24, 2015

 

Prof. Paoletti examines the economic impact of teen migrants and the refugee crisis: Knowledge @ Wharton 

November 7, 2015

 

U.N. official advocates a more active push for human rights 

October 6, 2015

Ivan Šimonović, the U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, came to Penn Law to speak about a more proactive approach to human rights.

 

Prof. Sarah Paoletti analyzes Europe’s migrant crisis: Knowledge@Wharton 

September 10, 2015

 

Pathways to the Profession: Natasha Arnpriester L’16 

August 17, 2015

Natasha Arnpriester L’16 worked this summer on issues of antidiscrimination and statelessness at the Open Society Justice Initiative.

 

“A Civil Remedy” Backstory: How Law Professor Kate Nace Day Came to Make a Documentary Short about Domestic Sex Trafficking 

July 17, 2015

After analyzing numerous documentaries about sex trafficking, Law Professor Emerita Kate Nace Day decided to make one that focuses on a vision of civil justice for survivors.

 

Leaving No One Behind 

July 9, 2015

On July 7, 2015, Penn Law and the International Development Law Organization co-hosted a panel discussion at U.N. headquarters on how efforts to promote the rule of law may best address problems of equity and social justice confronting the international community.

 

Profs. Lee & Gordon discuss the history of claiming rights in America: BackStory Podcast 

July 6, 2015

 

Collective Trauma, Transitional Justice and Two Documentaries about Philadelphia’s Confrontation with MOVE 

July 3, 2015

As “Let the Fire Burn” (2013) and “The Bombing of Osage Avenue” (1987) show in very different ways, May 13, 1985 was a traumatic day in the history of police/citizen relations in Philadelphia.  Its legacy is reflected in contemporary controversies over race relations in America.

 

“The Look of Silence”: Vicarious Fear, Transitional Justice, and Documentary Practice 

June 8, 2015

Like “The Act of Killing,”  Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Look of Silence” examines the 1965 Indonesian genocide; this time the focus is Adi Rukun, the brother of a victim, who pursues his own mission of truth and reconciliation.

 

Penn Law International Dean speaks about findings of 2015 Report on the Status of Women and Girls 

March 30, 2015

Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Penn Law’s Associate Dean for International Programs, was one of a number of women leaders who spoke at the release of the 2015 Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California.

 

TPIC Honorary Fellow Reed Brody makes cases against dictators around the world 

March 2, 2015

Reed Brody, the Honorary Fellow-in-Residence for this year’s Public Interest Week, discussed working high profile cases against dictators such as Augusto Pinochet, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, and Hissène Habré.

 

Panel 4: Privacy as a Human Right 

January 20, 2015

3:30 - 5:00 PM

 

The Lived Experience of an Oxymoron: Harry Reicher’s Visual Approach to Law & the Holocaust 

November 10, 2014

The late Harry Reicher, Adjunct Professor at Penn Law, made extensive use of visual material in teaching Holocaust Studies in the Law.  His talk at the Shoah Foundation explains how and why.

 

Harry Reicher, leading human rights scholar, dies at age 66 

October 27, 2014

Harry Reicher, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and one of Australia’s leading international law and taxation experts, died on October 27. He was 66.

 

Public interest fellow Bhattacharjee L’13 drafts groundbreaking report on “manual scavenging” 

September 8, 2014

University of Pennsylvania Law Review Public Interest Fellow Shikha Bhattacharjee L’13 spent almost a year doing research on “manual scavenging” in India. The report she wrote based on her interviews, “Cleaning Human Waste: ‘Manual Scavenging,’ Caste, and Discrimination in India” was recently released by Human Rights Watch.

 

Pathways to the Profession: Natasha Arnpriester L’16 

August 5, 2014

This dispatch from Natasha Arnpriester L’16 is one in a series of firsthand accounts by Law School students about how their summer employment opportunities are preparing them for their legal careers.

 

Pathways to the Profession: Catherine Eagan L’16 

July 24, 2014

This dispatch from Catherine Eagan L’16 is one in a series of firsthand accounts by Law School students about how their summer employment opportunities are preparing them for their legal careers. Eagan, from New Jersey, will be pursuing public defender or civil rights litigation work after graduation.

 

New study by Prof. Paoletti details abuses suffered abroad by Nepal’s migrant workers 

July 7, 2014

New study by Prof. Paoletti details abuses suffered by Nepal’s migrant workers in Mideast, shows justice elusive for low-wage workers abroad.

 

Documenting Social Justice Protests #3: The Supporting Roles of Three Different Kinds of Lawyers 

May 27, 2014

Lawyers play a supporting role in protecting and assisting protesters who interact with digital visual technology. The lawyers may be practicing criminal law, civil liberties, or international human rights.

 

Penn Law students engage DC policy makers on rule of law, human rights 

May 7, 2014

Penn Law’s Rule of Law Policy and Practice class traveled to Washington, DC for a day of meetings with key stakeholders in Rule of Law and International Human Rights arenas.

 

Human Rights First next stop for ACE Rule of Law Fellowship winner Lucia Seyfarth L’14 

March 31, 2014

Third-year University of Pennsylvania Law School student Lucia Hall Seyfarth L’14 has been awarded the 2014-15 ACE Rule of Law Fellowship, given annually to a Penn Law student or recent graduate pursuing an international public-interest law career.

 

Third-year students in the Penn Law Transnational Legal Clinic advocate on the world stage 

March 24, 2014

During spring break two students from the Penn Law Transnational Legal Clinic traveled to Geneva to participate in the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s review of U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

 

Penn Law faculty comment on the top legal decisions & developments of 2013 

December 19, 2013

Important court decisions, revelations about NSA spying, and high-profile trials were among the legal events that captured headlines in 2013. Here, Penn Law faculty to weigh in on the year’s top legal developments.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Sharswood Fellow Matiangai Sirleaf reflects on the legacy of Nelson Mandela 

December 6, 2013

Sharswood Fellow Matiangai Sirleaf reflects on the passing and legacy of Nelson Mandela.

 

Externship opportunities hone Penn Law students’ practice skills in government & nonprofit sectors 

November 14, 2013

More than two dozen second- and third-year students participating in Penn Law’s Externship Program are working this semester in government agencies and nonprofit organizations from New York, to Philadelphia, to Washington, D.C.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Highlights from “Scholarship After Snowden” panel on digital surveillance 

October 21, 2013

The rise of pervasive digital surveillance and what it means for the academic world and future professionals was the subject of a program sponsored Oct. 17 by Penn Law and the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication.

 

Penn Law seminar students take the measure of Internet companies on human rights 

October 9, 2013

Students in a seminar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School this fall are contributing to a University wide, cross-disciplinary project that seeks to rate how well the world’s leading Internet companies uphold free expression and privacy rights.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Shikha Bhattacharjee L’13 recipient of Fulbright Award 

October 7, 2013

Shikha Bhattacharjee L’13 has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to India in Law, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.

 

Highlights from “Rights Litigation, Law and Political Reform in China” 

October 1, 2013

Last week, Penn Law hosted a panel discussion about rights litigation, law and political reform in China in Fitts Auditorium. The event was divided into two parts: the first part consisted of a panel in which the speakers discussed what the state of the rule of law in China was, and the second part consisted of a panel in which the speakers discussed rights protection, activist lawyering, accountability, and reform.

 

Bok Visiting International Professors bring a global perspective to campus 

September 3, 2013

Five distinguished faculty members from around the world will visit Penn Law in the coming academic year to offer short, specialized courses, as part of  a unique program designed to enrich the Law School’s curriculum with global perspectives.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Sept. 30 deadline to apply for new ACE Rule of Law & Human Rights Fellowship 

August 6, 2013

Applications are being received for the 2014-15 ACE Rule of Law & Human Rights Fellowship.

 

Pathways to the Profession: Pinky Mehta L’15 

July 17, 2013

Supported by an International Summer Human Rights Fellowship, Pinky Mehta L’15 is working in Geneva, Switzerland, at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

 

Penn Law Human Rights Fellow Cochav Elkayam-Levy will combat human trafficking 

June 19, 2013

Cochav Elkayam-Levy, who graduated with distinction from Penn Law’s LLM graduate program in May, has been awarded the Law School’s LLM Rule of Law and Human Rights Fellowship.

 

An advocate for immigrant workers 

June 5, 2013

Marsha Chien L’10 is a Skadden Fellow at the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) in the National Origin, Immigration and Language Rights program.

 

Sharswood fellow Matiangai Sirleaf on the truth about truth commissions 

April 19, 2013

A Sharswood fellow at Penn Law, Matiangai Sirleaf’s research is moving the conversation about transitional justice beyond its traditional framework, which focuses on truth and punishment.

 

PLIRP co-sponsors “De Novo,” a documentary illustrating life of an undocumented immigrant youth 

March 12, 2013

The Penn Law Immigrant Rights Project (PLIRP) is a TPIC Pro Bono Project whose goals include providing pro bono immigration law services to the greater Philadelphia community and educating the Penn community on issues of immigration law.

 

Human Rights First is next stop for fellowship winner Kathleen Norland L’13 

March 12, 2013

Third-year Penn Law student Kathleen Norland L’13 has been awarded the inaugural 2013-14 ACE Rule of Law & Human Rights Fellowship.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Penn Law students detail abuses suffered by guest workers before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 

March 6, 2013

Students involved in Penn Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic testify on behalf of legal immigrants in the U.S. who suffer widespread abuses under the temporary guest worker program.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Law Alumni Society honors outstanding alumni and former faculty with Annual Alumni Awards 

October 17, 2012

Six University of Pennsylvania Law School graduates honored for their career achievements, pro bono work, service to the legal profession and the Law School on October 24, 2012.

 

CERL hosts conference, “Cyberwar and the Rule of Law,” Oct. 15 

October 8, 2012

The conference brings together leading authorities in the law, technology, and ethics to address the threat of cyberwarfare.

 

CERL launch event convenes experts to examine key trends, questions in national security law 

September 12, 2012

On the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Penn Law hosted the inaugural event for the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) in Fitts Auditorium.

Cross-Disciplinary 

Penn Law to establish ACE Rule of Law Fellowship with Human Rights First 

July 11, 2012

Penn Law is establishing the ACE Rule of Law Fellowship with the generous support of both the ACE Charitable Foundation and ACE Limited General Counsel Robert Cusumano L’80. Human Rights First, a preeminent legal advocacy organization, will partner with Penn Law to enable graduates to work on cutting-edge projects in rule of law and global human rights.

 

Prof. Jacques deLisle on the China and International Human Rights Seminar Series 

March 29, 2012

Innovative new seminar, “China and International Human Rights,” draws together Law School students, other Penn students, and members of the wider University community.