To develop educational programs in the field of human rights; promote a greater understanding of and belief in the importance of human rights; collaborate with other ABA entities in the development and encouragement of human rights efforts, activities and programs; and assist in the development of appropriate ABA polices on human rights issues.
The Center consists of an executive board, Chaired by Hon. Bernice B. Donald, special counselors and an advisory council, all appointed by the ABA president. Liaisons to the Center are appointed by ABA entities and external organizations.
We take down legal barriers to advocacy, mobilize the global legal community, and hold governments accountable for restricting human rights activities. Our program enables advocates to work freely.
Partnering with the Clooney Foundation for Justice, we aim to hold courts and justice sector actors accountable for conducting fair trials by increasing our mobilization of trial observers to evaluate trials against international standards.
Our mission is to strengthen, regularize, and broaden U.S. engagement with the ICC by creating dynamic forums where meaningful and sustained dialogue can occur on both practical and policy issues among and between the ICC and various American audiences.
The scale and breadth of human trafficking is hard to assess due to its underground nature but the number of cases identified each year is rapidly increasing.
In 2012, the German Federal Bar and the American Bar Association agreed to jointly sponsor an exhibit of the fate of lawyers in Germany during WW2. This exhibit begins to provide a portrait of the fate of Jewish lawyers in Germany — stories that speak to how the Nazis purged Jewish lawyers as one of the early steps to attack the rule of law in their country.
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International Humanitarian Law Sourcebook (Law of Armed Conflict)
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International Human Rights Law Sourcebook
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Practicing Shariah Law: Seven Strategies for Achieving Justice in Shariah Courts
For more information about the Center or any questions, please contact humanrights@americanbar.org
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