Human Rights
Faculty with experience at the United Nations, The Hague and in conflict zones lead students in the search for new solutions to the human rights crises of our times.
UCLA Law is a hub for impactful human rights work with our comprehensive course offerings, renowned experts, global roster of guest speakers, student organizations and journals, career-shaping clinical opportunities, and connections to UCLA's many university-wide human right initiatives. The International and Comparative Law Program, together with the Los Angeles and Europe offices of The Promise Institute for Human Rights, are training the next generation of human rights lawyers and leaders.
Our Faculty
Khaled M. Abou El Fadl
Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law
Ahilan Arulanantham
Professor from Practice
Faculty Co-Director, Center for Immigration Law & Policy
Joseph Berra
Human Rights in the Americas Project Director
Stephen Gardbaum
Stephen Yeazell Endowed Chair in Law
Máximo Langer
David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law
Director of the UCLA Transnational Program on Criminal Justice
Kal Raustiala
Promise Institute Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law
Professor at the UCLA International Institute
Director, UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations
Faculty Director, International and Comparative Law Program
Richard H. Steinberg
Professor of Law
Jonathan D. Varat Endowed Chair in Law
Professor of Political Science
Lara Stemple
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student Programs
Alex Wang
Professor of Law
Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications
Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
