USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic counts many successes in past five years -By Julie Riggott When Hannah Garry founded the International Human Rights Clinic at USC Gould, she had a holistic vision for championing human rights. Through litigation in cases before international and U.S. courts, representation of survivors of human rights abuses, and educational and legislative advocacy,…Continue Reading Real-life Justice League
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Making a Difference
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USC Gould students intern with international criminal tribunals…Continue Reading Making a Difference
Mass Atrocities, the International Criminal Court and the Future of International Criminal Justice
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USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic hosted Judge Fausto Pocar, who presided the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda….Continue Reading Mass Atrocities, the International Criminal Court and the Future of International Criminal Justice
International clerkship with special tribunal for Lebanon awarded to second clinic grad
John Flynn ’12 has accepted a prestigious clerkship opportunity with Chambers at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague….Continue Reading International clerkship with special tribunal for Lebanon awarded to second clinic grad
Clinic students successfully represent survivors of human trafficking
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Two human trafficking victims who endured abuse, forced labor and exploitation in the U.S. have secured legal status thanks to USC’s International Human Rights Clinic….Continue Reading Clinic students successfully represent survivors of human trafficking
Former clinic student lands clerkship with special tribunal for Lebanon
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USC Gould School of Law graduate Brian Rifkin ’11 has accepted a competitive one-year fellowship working with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Chambers in The Hague….Continue Reading Former clinic student lands clerkship with special tribunal for Lebanon
IHRC Students Fight Against Genocide and War Crimes
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Clinic gives students firsthand legal experience….Continue Reading IHRC Students Fight Against Genocide and War Crimes
Clinic fall 2012 newsletter: IHRC tackles new cases closer to home
USC Gould’s International Human Rights Clinic is adding a variety of domestic work to its legal docket, including representing human trafficking survivors, working with the U.S. Department of Justice and providing legal analysis for a Supreme Court case. It is also expanding its global reach through a new partnership with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon–the…Continue Reading Clinic fall 2012 newsletter: IHRC tackles new cases closer to home
Rose Dipeitrantonio, ’14, files case on behalf of survivor of domestic abuse and human trafficking
By Rose Dipeitrantonio, ’14 One of my first assignments in the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) this past summer was to work with a client who was trafficked into the United States. Her story was heart breaking. She was forced into slave labor in Los Angeles and later became a victim of domestic violence. Her…Continue Reading Rose Dipeitrantonio, ’14, files case on behalf of survivor of domestic abuse and human trafficking
Lawyers without borders
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By Gilien Silsby Three USC Gould graduates grapple with the world’s most harrowing cases – genocide and war crimes committed in Cambodia, Rwanda and the Balkans….Continue Reading Lawyers without borders