Current Students

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  Karin Arana

  Guatemala
  2026-27

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  Karin Arana

  Guatemala
  2026-27

  Karin Arana (Guatemala) is a lawyer from Guatemala who will attend the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. She is interested in public international law and human rights, with a particular focus on the protection of women’s rights. Karin served as a Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice, where she worked on cases involving treaty interpretation, genocide, humanitarian law, and other interstate disputes. She has also worked with multilateral human rights bodies, including the Inter-American Court and Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Center for Justice and International Law. At Notre Dame, she looks forward to advancing her research in international law, particularly within the Inter-American human rights system, while deepening her understanding of the contemporary challenges facing the field.

   

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  Lihle Bululu

  South Africa
  2026-27

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  Lihle Bululu

  South Africa
  2026-27

  Lihle Bululu (South Africa) is an LL.M. candidate in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. She holds an LLB from the University of Fort Hare and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

  Currently, Lihle works as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, where she handles pleadings, mediations, arbitrations, and litigation across commercial and public-law disputes. Prior to this, she spent two years as a Law Clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where she worked closely with four justices, including Retired Justice Madlanga and Deputy Chief Justice Maya.

  Lihle’s commitment to human rights is centered on achieving social justice through redistributive policies that target systemic inequality and status-based disparities, including those related to race, gender, and disability. This dedication earned her the Notre Dame Fellowship to pursue her graduate legal studies.

  At Notre Dame, Lihle looks forward to engaging with a diverse community of scholars and practitioners, deepening her expertise in international and comparative human rights...

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  Iñigo Díaz-Leante

  Spain
  2026-27

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  Iñigo Díaz-Leante

  Spain
  2026-27

  Iñigo Díaz-Leante (Spain) is a lawyer from Spain joining the LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. After beginning his career in Big Law, where he discovered that courtroom advocacy was where he felt most at home, he came to recognize a calling to human rights through pro bono work and formative experiences with organizations dedicated to the protection of human dignity.

  His academic interests include international human rights law, strategic litigation, freedom of expression, and the relationship between law, public policy, and civil society. Before joining Notre Dame, he completed an Expert Program in Human Rights and EU Advocacy, joined the World Youth Alliance Certified Training Program and Advocacy Academy, and was invited to participate in the Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

  During his time at Notre Dame, Iñigo looks forward to making the most of this unique community by joining student clubs, experiencing campus life, cheering at football games, and building friendships. Go Irish! ☘️

   

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  Noelia Gabriele

  Argentina
  2026-27

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  Noelia Gabriele

  Argentina
  2026-27

  Noelia A. Gabriele (Argentina) is an Argentinian attorney who graduated with honors from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where she specialized in public international law.

  Over the past years, her career has focused on international human rights law. She currently serves as a legal advisor at the Undersecretariat of State for Human Rights, where she represents the Argentinian State before the Inter-American Human Rights System. Previously, she completed internships at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Center for International Law and Justice. Since 2023, she has been serving as a teaching assistant for the course Human Rights and Guarantees at UBA. Through these experiences, she has contributed to the promotion and protection of human rights at both national and regional levels.

  At Notre Dame, Noelia will pursue an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law. She looks forward to deepening her understanding of international human rights law and learning from the diverse perspectives of her classmates.

   

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  Verónica Hernández

  Colombia
  2026-27

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  Verónica Hernández

  Colombia
  2026-27

  Verónica Hernández (Colombia) is an LL.M. candidate in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. Her academic and professional interests focus on international human rights litigation and the mechanisms through which international law becomes binding and enforceable at the domestic level.

  Prior to joining Notre Dame, Verónica gained diverse experience in international human rights litigation. Her work has included serving on the legal team representing El Salvador before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well as representing victims in cases before international human rights bodies. Most recently, she practiced banking and finance law, advising clients on complex cross-border transactions.

  Verónica is excited to return to the field of human rights within an academic setting to expand her legal perspective and learn from peers and faculty with diverse global backgrounds. She looks forward to fully engaging with the Notre Dame community, building lasting relationships, and continuing her personal and professional growth.

   

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  Tariqul Islam

  Bangladesh
  2026-27

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  Tariqul Islam

  Bangladesh
  2026-27

  Tariqul Islam (Bangladesh) is an LL.M. candidate in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. He is a judge in the Bangladeshi judicial service with over eight years of experience in the administration of justice. Throughout his career, his work has focused primarily on civil and criminal judicial proceedings, which have deeply shaped his commitment to human rights and access to justice.

  During his time at Notre Dame, Tariq aims to strengthen his legal research and writing skills while deepening his expertise in comparative and international law. Upon completing his LL.M., he intends to return to Bangladesh to resume his judicial service, enriched by a broader global perspective.

   

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  Oksana Ivantsiv

  Ukraine
  2026-27

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  Oksana Ivantsiv

  Ukraine
  2026-27

  Oksana Ivantsiv (Ukraine) is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and documentary film producer. She graduated from the Law School of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and began her career working in the Ukrainian Parliament. She later founded a human rights advocacy organization, “Arts&Rights,” that combines legal advocacy with documentary filmmaking.

  Before pursuing her LL.M. in Human Rights at Notre Dame Law School, Oksana earned an M.A. in International Peace Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs. She also worked with the Global Human Rights Clinic during 2025-2026 academic year.

  Her academic and professional interests include international human rights law, reparations, and transitional justice. At Notre Dame, she is exploring how international human rights law and transitional justice can better respond to the needs of survivors and their families in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

   

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  Jan Oleksiuk

  Poland
  2026-27

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  Jan Oleksiuk

  Poland
  2026-27

  Jan Oleksiuk (Poland) is an early-career legal academic joining Notre Dame Law School as an LL.M. student in International Human Rights Law. He recently graduated in law summa cum laude at the University of Warsaw and aspires to combine professional legal practice with scholarly work, primarily in criminal law, with a particular interest in the intersection of ethical and legal responsibility. Interested rather in legal ideas than legal norms alone, he comes to Notre Dame in search of the pre-statutory boundaries of responsibility, the natural limits of what and whom the state may punish and the unwritten foundations of liability for mass human rights violations. Jan is a scholarship recipient of the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education, and a Graduate Student Award grantee of the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission. At Notre Dame, he hopes to experience law as transcending any given system and connect with the Polish-American community.

   

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  Bruno Quadri Adrogué

  Argentina
  2026-27

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  Bruno Quadri Adrogué

  Argentina
  2026-27

  Bruno Quadri Adrogué (Argentina) is an Argentine lawyer who was selected as a Fulbright grantee to pursue an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, pursued further academic training at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), and later specialized in the Administration of Justice, with a focus on artificial intelligence and its impact on judicial institutions. He serves as a legal officer in the judiciary of Buenos Aires, where he contributes to the analysis and drafting of judicial decisions involving public law, constitutional issues, social rights, state responsibility, and access to justice. He also conducts comparative legal research at the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Institute, focusing on systems of government, institutional design, and the protection of human rights across different legal traditions. At Notre Dame, Bruno looks forward to joining a diverse international community and deepening his understanding of human rights law in theory and practice.

   

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  Sophia Sideras-Haddad

  South Africa
  2026-27

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  Sophia Sideras-Haddad

  South Africa
  2026-27

  Sophia Sideras-Haddad (South Africa) is an LL.M. candidate in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School. Prior to joining the program, she completed a clerkship with Justice Mhlantla at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. She previously practiced at Richard Spoor Incorporated, a prominent South African public-interest law firm specializing in class-action settlements and land rights advocacy and litigation. In this role, her work predominantly focused on addressing governance failures in land restitution trusts, resolving customary land allocation disputes, and litigating constitutional challenges to resource extraction and infrastructure projects impacting rural communities.

  Through the LL.M. program, Sophia aims to deepen her understanding of human rights within comparative and international contexts. She looks forward to engaging with an academic community of peers and faculty who bring diverse global perspectives, while developing a rigorous framework for analyzing the relationship between law and justice.

   

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  Faizah Sidi

  Kenya
  2026-27

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  Faizah Sidi

  Kenya
  2026-27

  Faizah Sidi (Kenya) is a human rights lawyer from Kenya with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of law, accountability, and institutional reform. Her career has spanned national and international human rights systems, from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, where she led treaty body reporting, legislative advocacy, and the Commission's successful re-accreditation under the UN Paris Principles, to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, where she supported national human rights institutions across multiple regions and authored reports to the Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly. Grounded in practice and committed to results, Faizah believes that strong institutions are the foundation of lasting human rights protection. She is a published author and a recipient of the ICRC Henry Dunant Prize. At Notre Dame, she looks forward most to its community life: the people, the relationships, and the shared sense of purpose that she hopes will sustain her long into her career.