How We Are Involved
About Human Rights Law
The study of human rights law at the Yale Law School is focused around the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights. It coordinates a diverse program of human rights activities that serve students and scholars at Yale and contribute to the development of the human rights community locally and internationally.
Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights
Clinics
The Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Law Clinic is a Law School course that gives students firsthand experience in human rights advocacy. The clinic undertakes a wide variety of projects each term on behalf of human rights organizations and individual victims of human rights abuse.
Fellowships
A number of fellowships allow Law Students to dedicate their time to advocacy, human rights work and scholarship.
Robert L. Bernstein International Human Rights Fellowships
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
News
Court Orders Disclosure of Information About Veterans Exposed to Radiation
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic secured an order with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims granting limited discovery in a case involving Veterans exposed to radiation.Friday, November 09, 2018
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Friday, November 9, 2018
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Justin Hansford, "Lawyering for Black Lives in the Context of Human and Civil Rights"
12:10PM
Faculty Lounge
Sunday, November 4, 2018
In The Press
The Great Unravelling: Human Rights
BBC World Service/The Compass
Professor of Law Samuel Moyn was one of several law professors interviewed by the BBC about the state of human rights.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
In The Press
Immigrant Class May Proceed With Mandatory Detention Suit
Law360
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Marisol Orihuela ’08 are mentioned in an article about the latest updates in Reid v. Donavan.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
In The Press
Report re-energizes push to end solitary confinement in state
NJTV
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik was interviewed by NJTV about the recent survey by the Arthur Liman Center and the Association of State Correctional Administrators on solitary confinement.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
In The Press
Solitary confinement is an affront to human decency
The Washington Post
Findings contained in a recent survey by the Arthur Liman Center and the Association of State Correctional Administrators are cited in The Washington Post.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
In The Press
More than 4,000 mentally ill inmates held in solitary in US — report
The Guardian
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted in a Guardian article about a new report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the Association of State Correctional Administrators on the number of mentally ill prisoners being held in solitary confinement. Sonia Sotomayor ’79 is also quoted. A similar article appeared in Fortune.com.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
In The Press
250 Law Profs Release Statement: ‘The Problem With Sexual Harassment Is Sexism’
The Cut
Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz authored and publicly distributed an Open Statement on Sexual Harassment by U.S. Law Professors, which received over 300 signatures.
Alumni & Student Profiles
I say to you, my classmates, we have much to do. Yale gave us the tools to do it with. We owe it to the rest of the country, because of our success, to share what we know and what we can give to the future…”
President Bill Clinton
Class of 1973