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In collaboration with Stanford Global Studies, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice hosted the “Careers in International Law” panel on November 14, 2024. The panel — which brought Center Associate Director Penelope Van Tuyl into…
Center Associate director Jessie Brunner (left) moderates a student-facing discussion on forced labor with international experts.
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice hosted a lunch panel with international academic experts on the topic of combating exploitation and forced labor in global supply chains in conjunction with a convening of the Re:…
Launched in April 2021 with the mission of combating severe labor exploitation in global supply chains through business model innovation, the Re:Structure Lab recently received a second round of funding from the Ford Foundation, Humanity United…
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s appeals chamber in Leidschendam in the Netherlands.
When the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) closed down at the end of 2023, historians and practitioners of international law were left to wonder: Who will preserve its legacy? Just seven months later, an interdisciplinary team from…
Alongside Stanford’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice recently co-sponsored “Brazil: Challenges & Progress,” a panel discussion exploring critical education, climate, and labor-…
As further evidence of her amazing spirit and commitment to Stanford, Center for Human Rights and International Justice Associate Director Penelope Van Tuyl was one of three recipients of the 2024 Amy J. Blue Award. The award is named after an…
On the heels of the global community marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the cornerstone document in the history of human rights, Stanford’s Center for Human Rights and International Justice commemorates its…
In the Stanford Center's 2024 Annual Lecture on Human Rights on May 14, famed international human rights lawyer Jared Genser explored a daunting new arena where technological advancement stands to both challenge and promote human rights: our own…
Professor Beth Simmons of the University of Pennsylvania delivered the Center for Human Rights and International Justice’s 2024 Annual Lecture on International Justice on April 9, titled “From Barriers to Abuse: International Border Hardening and…
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice welcomed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on February 14 to deliver keynote remarks reflecting on the role of human rights frameworks in guiding tech companies, governments,…
As the culmination of his appointment as a Visiting Senior Fellow this summer, Faculty Co-Director David Cohen was honored to deliver the S.T. Lee Distinguished Annual Lecture at Singapore’s S. Rajarantnam School of International Studies at the…
General Masaharu Homma, a Japanese officer charged with war crimes, testifies in his own defense at his trial held in the High Commissioner’s residence in...
Michael Eastman, a researcher for the Center's Virtual Tribunals Initiative, recently returned from an exciting and fruitful scoping trip he undertook to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in College Park, Maryland. The trip…
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Professor Tendayi Achiume delivered the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice’s 2023 Annual Lecture on International Justice. Achiume’s lecture, titled, “Race, Justice, and International Law,” described the past and present…
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice recently hosted a discussion entitled “New Directions in Genocide Studies,” which featured three scholars contributing to intellectual innovation in the field of genocide studies.
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Stanford Human Rights Minor, Ananya Karthik, has been selected as a 2023-24 John Gardner Fellow by the Haas Center for Public Service. As a Computer Science and Political Science major, Ananya is deeply interested in the intersection of human…
Stanford Human Rights Minor, Gabby Crooks, has been selected as a recipient of the 2023-24 Tom Ford Fellowship in Philanthropy by the Haas Center for Public Service. As an emerging scholar, Gabby is passionate about human rights, in both domestic…
Stanford Human Rights Minor, Kyra Jasper, has been named a 2023 Marshall Scholar and will be pursuing her graduate studies at the University of London and the London School of Economics. The Marshall Scholarship offers financial support to…
The Taube Archive of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, 1945-1946 (IMT) is now available as the result of a partnership between the Stanford Libraries and the Stanford Center for Human Rights and…
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice recently held a discussion entitled “Toward Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Oceans,” which elevated the work of the Indonesian Ocean Justice Initiative to advocate for sustainable and…
Fifteen seniors affiliated with the Center for Human Rights and International Justice have won the Stanford Alumni Association's Award of Excellence. Created to recognize the top 10% of the class, the Award of Excellence honors graduating seniors…