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Christine Venter

Christine Venter

Teaching Professor

Office: 2191 Eck Hall of Law
Phone: 574-631-5216
Email: cventer@nd.edu
Staff Assistant: Carolyn Dowd
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Christine Venter is a Teaching Professor currently based in London, U.K.
 
She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Cape Town and her law degree from the University of Cape Town School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. She also holds an LL.M in International Law and Human Rights (summa cum laude) from Notre Dame Law School and was the first graduate to be awarded a Doctorate of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) by Notre Dame Law School.
 
Christine's teaching and research interests center on international human rights and women's rights, as well as legal writing.
 
Prior to joining the faculty at Notre Dame, Christine practiced law with a boutique firm in California and a civil rights firm in South Africa.
 
Her publications have appeared in the BYU Law Journal, The Journal of Appellate Practice and Procedure, and the Michigan Journal of Gender and the Law. She authored a textbook on Women's Rights in International Law.

Courses Taught

LAW60705, Legal Writing I

LAW73320, Gender Issues in International Law

LAW75745, International Moot Court Advocacy

Scholarship

Articles

Eliminating Fear through recreating Community: The Role of the Gacaca Courts in Rwanda, 13 Texas Wesleyan L.R 577 (2007)

Analyze This: Using Taxonomies to "Scaffold" Students' Legal Thinking and Writing Skills, 57 Mercer L. Rev. 631 (2006)

The New South African Constitution: Facing the Challenges of Women's Rights and Cultural Rights in Post-Apartheid South Africa,21 J. Legis., 8 (1995)

Community, Culture and Tradition: Maintaining Male Dominance in Conservative Institutions, 12 J. LAW AND RELIGION 61, (1996).

Teaching Personal Responsibility, An Alternative approach to teaching Legal Ethics, 58 DUKE J. OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY 287 (1995)

Is there a Valid Role for Customary Law in post apartheid South Africa? Occasional Paper, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School (1992)

Books

FORGING A NEW AFRICAN JURISPRUDENCE: RULES OF RECOGNITION, CUSTOMARY LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (Book manuscript under submission).

Areas of Expertise

  • Gender Issues in International Law
  • Human Rights in Africa
  • Human Rights Law
  • International Moot Court
  • Legal Writing