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Human Rights Law

PreLaw magazine bestows high marks on the School of Law in legal technology, moot court, and more

The legal education magazine has once again singled the law school out for accolades in their Back-to-School 2024 issue.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/11/pre-law-magazine-bestows-high-marks-on-school-of-law.html


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Faculty director of the Human Rights Program participates in International Congress on Law and Mental Health

Health law and human rights expert Tamar Ezer presents two lectures in Barcelona.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/10/faculty-director-of-the-human-rights-program-participates-in-international-congress-on-law-and-mental-health.html




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Human Rights and Environmental Justice clinics address racial justice before the U.N.

A collaboration on a racial justice assessment in Miami-Dade County revealed critical insights, leading to a Miami Law student presenting in Geneva.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/09/human-rights-and-environmental-justice-clinics-address-racial-justice-before-the-un.html




Human Rights Law

The Alan S. Becker and Gary A. Poliakoff Preeminent Leaders in Law Speaker Series

The speaker series presents the 12th Annual Louis Henkin Lecture on Human Rights which brings Julissa Reynoso, former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, to the School of Law.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/09/becker-and-poliakoff-and-louis-henkin-lecture-to-be-held-at-miami-law.html


Human Rights Law

Human Rights and Environmental Justice clinics address racial justice before the U.N.

A collaboration on a racial justice assessment in Miami-Dade County revealed critical insights, leading to a Miami Law student presenting in Geneva.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/09/human-rights-and-environmental-justice-clinics-address-racial-justice-before-the-un.html


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Cultural intellectual property, human rights, and human development expert joins faculty

Jan Osei-Tutu co-developed the IP program at FIU, where she taught trademarks, fashion, and design law.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/08/cultural-intellectual-property-human-rights-and-human.html


Human Rights Law

Human Rights Clinic Calls Upon the UN to Help End Criminalization of Homelessness

The clinic filed complaints emphasizing new local ordinances worsen homelessness and violate multiple human rights.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/08/human-rights-clinic-calls-upon-un.html


Human Rights Law

Clinic Supports Pan-African Litigation on Women’s Rights and Economic Justice

The Human Rights Clinic’s Gender Justice team helped develop a curriculum and supplemental resources for a Pan-African Litigation Institute on Women and Economic Justice.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/05/clinic-supports-pan-african-litigation-on-womens-rights-and-economic-justice.html


Human Rights Law

Miami Law Aids in Federal Action Curtailing Unnecessary Intimate Exams

Under guidance from Professor Caroline Bettinger-López, second-year student Nicole Azarian researched and presented findings about the practice to federal agencies.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/clinic-aids-in-federal-action-curtailing-unnecessary-intimate-exams.html


Human Rights Law

Law Students Seek Justice for Colombian Victims

The Human Rights Clinic, part of Miami Law's Human Rights Program, promotes social and economic justice globally and in the U.S.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2024/03/law-students-seek-justice-for-colombian-victims.html


Human Rights Law

Environmental Justice and Human Rights Clinics Host Series of Town Halls

Miami Law's clinics offer innovative and high-quality legal services to clients from some of Miami’s most marginalized communities using delivery models that reach clients who would not otherwise have access to counsel.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/ejc-and-hrc-host-series-of-townhalls.html


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Immigration Clinic's Advocacy Succeeds in Reuniting Wrongfully Deported Haitian Client with Family

The client is one of six in a human rights petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/immigration-clinics-advocacy-efforts-in-reuniting-wrongully-deported-client.html


Human Rights Law

Miami Law Student Publishes in Journal of Human Rights Practices

The article deals with how the weakening of environmental protections can jeopardize the rights of citizens.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/miami-law-student-publishes-in-journal.html


Human Rights Law

Sustainable Development Goals and Racial Justice Town Hall

Working with community partners, Miami Law's Environmental Justice Clinic and Human Rights Clinic and Program are collaborating with the Black Audit Project to assess Miami-Dade County.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/sustainable-development-goals-and-racial-justice-town-hall.html


Human Rights Law

Human Rights Clinic Hosts United Nations Consultation on Racism and Violations of the Right to Food

The clinic, part of Miami Law's Human Rights Program, promotes social and economic justice globally and in the U.S.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/12/human-rights-clinic-hosts-united-nations-consultation-on-racism.html


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