International Human Rights Clinic

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The International Human Rights Clinic, launched in 2011, gives students the opportunity to work on real cases of human rights violations that occur in several countries around the world.

The clinic is directed by Professor Cesare Romano.

The clinic is active year-round, over three terms. Students sign up for two consecutive terms (two units per term). Only six students are able to participate in the clinic per term.

In 2011-2012, students enrolled in the International Human Rights Clinic worked under the supervision and direction of Prof. Romano on the following cases:

• I/A Court, Nadege Dorzema (the "Guayabin Massacre") v. Dominican Republic
• I/A Court, Gretel Artavia Murillo et al. ("In Vitro Fertilization") v. Costa Rica
• I/A Commission, L. R. v. Ecuador
• Case of Sandra Milena Velez Caro against the Directorate of Refugees and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration of Ecuador.
• Case of Mariela Cabrera against the Directorate of Refugees and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration of Ecuador.