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LLM graduate reelected as Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Center for Civil and Human Rights congratulates Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, a 1996 Notre Dame LLM graduate, who this week was reelected to a second five-year term as Executive Secretary...
Prof. Carozza Leads Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Notre Dame Professor of Law Paolo Carozza just returned from Washington, D.C., where he presided at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ most recent period of sessions, held Oct. 15-31....
Notre Dame Law School to host Chief Justice John Roberts
John G. Roberts Jr., chief justice of the United States, will hold a one-day appointment to the James J. Clynes Visiting Chair in the Notre Dame Law School on Friday...
CCHR Post-doc Discusses Human Rights in Sudan
On Monday, Sept. 15, Muthee Kiunga, a post-doctoral research associate for Notre Dame Law School’s Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) will present “Beyond Darfur: Conflict and Human Rights...
LL.M. Alum Recognized for Role in Guatemalan Murder Trial
On April 26, 1998, Bishop Juan Gerardi of Guatemala was found dead in his garage, bludgeoned to death by a chunk of concrete. Mario Domingo—a 2008 graduate of the LL.M....
CCHR Launches Joint Project on Health and Human Rights in Haiti
The Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) has joined the Notre Dame Haiti Program to launch a joint project on health and human rights in Haiti. The yearlong project...
Professor of the Year Commencement Address
You have heard several wonderful messages today: Be noble in this profession, lead integrated lives, pursue justice. I am not going to repeat them. Surely they resonate deeply with you....
Prof. Jenuwine Helps Train Attorneys for Domestic Mediation
Notre Dame Law School and the St. Joseph County Courts are co-sponsoring a domestic relations mediation training program for area attorneys and law students this week and next on campus....
Defending Pakistan's constitution
When General Pervez Musharraf suspended the Pakistani Constitution and imposed martial law last November, Ali Qazilbash '97LL.M., '05J.S.D. knew that he was facing a crisis for which he had prepared...
Dean O'Hara to Step Down Next Year
In June of next year, I will complete my tenth year as dean. When I was a relatively new dean, a wonderful alumnus and generous supporter offered me what I...
Spotlight on Careers for Social Change
Two Notre Dame Law School alums will tell their stories at a campus event on Wednesday called “Making a Living, Making a Difference: Careers for Social Change.” It takes place...
2008 Moot Court Showcase
Notre Dame Law School will present its 58th annual Moot Court Showcase Argument on Thursday, February 21, in the Judge Norman C. Barry Courtroom.
George Mugwanya '00 J.S.D.
Dr. George Mugwanya (J.S.D. ’00), Senior Appeals Counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Addresses NDLS Students and Faculty
ND Law Post-Doc Helps African Nation Transition to Democracy
After more than a decade of civil war, the African nation of Burundi is on the path to democracy and rebuilding following the recent signing of a peace accord between...