School of Law - Human Rights Law
New report examines rise of involuntary commitment for homelessness
A study, drafted by Miami Law students and the National Homelessness Law Center, analyzes the trend of institutionalizing unhoused individuals and proposes community-based alternatives.
Panel highlights Cuban repression at School of Law's Human Rights Symposium event
The School of Law co-sponsored the "Cuban Voices: Rights, Reality, and the Rule of Law" program, which included a panel discussion moderated by Interim Dean Patricia Sánchez Abril.
Global gavel: Miami serves as hemispheric hub for human rights law
The School of Law hosted a weeklong Human Rights in the Americas Symposium featuring the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Professor Irwin Stotzky discusses Haiti’s perpetual crisis on Miami Law’s Explainer podcast
Professor Stotzky is a human rights law expert and the author of two books on Haiti.
School of Law recognized as national innovator, sweeps top marks in 2025 rankings
preLaw and National Jurist magazines spotlight the school's pioneering AI lab and award A- grades in five key practice areas and success in law firm employment.
University of Miami School of Law to host major human rights symposium
The weeklong event will feature hearings by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and expert panels on critical issues facing the Americas.
Students take top honors with the Clinical Legal Education Association Award
Students from the Human Rights Clinic received the CLEA Outstanding Team award, while Gregory Beeson and Eyga Williamson earned the CLEA Outstanding Externship Student Award.
Director of the Human Rights Clinic gives talks in Germany and University of Michigan
Professor Caroline Bettinger-López’s scholarship, practice, and teaching deal with international human rights law and policy advocacy.
