Human Rights, Other
The Vance Center team has expanded with the addition of one new staff member. Astrid Puentes joined as Staff Attorney in the Human Rights and Access to Justice Program.
Latin America Policy
In pursuit of judicial independence and integrity in Latin America and to provide independent judicial associations and judges with tools to protect their rights, the Vance Center published a rep...
African Legal Fellows, Women in the Profession
As part of its African Legal Fellows webinar series, the Vance Center organized with the law firm Oraro & Company Advocates a webinar –“The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AFCF...
Keep Families Together, Lawyers Council, Pro Bono Promotion, Women in the Profession
Vance Center program leaders convened events at the International Bar Association annual conference, highlighting work on diversity, pro bono practice, and the rule of law. Lawyers attending ga...
Ukraine Project
The War in Ukraine has galvanized the world, including the legal profession. Important and novel questions of public international law and domestic US law have arisen and warrant discussion and...
Environment
Earlier this month, I traveled to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to represent the Vance Center at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). This was the first time that the Vance Center attend...
