Notre Dame Law School's LL.M. in International Human Rights Law Programs

04/07/2026

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02/13/2026

Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (12:30–1:30 pm EST) for an inspiring hybrid event in the Life After Notre Dame Lecture Series.
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We’re delighted to welcome back our distinguished alumna, Eka Tkeshelashvili, (LL.M. ‘07), to campus. She will share her insights on timely topics, draw from real-world experiences, and offer valuable career guidance and leadership lessons.

Register now to attend virtually and be part of the conversation.

12/02/2025

We are delighted to announce that the application period for our LL.M. and J.S.D. programs is officially open for the 2026-2027 academic year, with a submission deadline of March 15, 2026.

11/04/2025

Fr. Scott Borgman, a Catholic priest who is pursuing an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Notre Dame Law School, will speak at the Klau Institute’s Human Rights Lunch-and-Learn next week.

He will explore how Vatican-led initiatives not only mediate disputes and aid the vulnerable but also inspire law students to envision human rights as a holistic pursuit intertwining diplomacy, charity, and sustainable development.

Join us at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, in Room 1050 of Jenkins Nanovic Halls: https://klau.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/11/13/human-rights-lunch-and-learn-the-vaticans-role-as-a-moral-and-diplomatic-force/

Notre Dame Law School's LL.M. in International Human Rights Law Programs
Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Diocese of Orange | St. Kilian Catholic Church

04/23/2025

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM (EST), for the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic’s Second International Symposium on Human Rights, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development! This event will be Livestreamed on YouTube. This year’s event focuses on moving from policy to real protection for people and the planet, and building lasting international cooperation for a just transition. Don’t miss it!
Register here: https://ndlsglobalhumanrights.nd.edu/.../second.../

We are honored to welcome our distinguished speakers and experts, including:
1. World Bank Group Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chris Stephens;
2. Rev. Fr. Anthony Ekpo from the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development
3. OPEC General Counsel Mr. Leonardo Sempértegui;
4. Tulane Law James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law Professor Freddy Sourgens
5. The University of Cambridge Chair for International Sustainable Development Law Prof Dr Marie Claire Cordonier-Segger
6. Cambridge Law Professor Dr. Markus Gehring
7. Mr. Amir Dossal,the President of the Global Partnerships Forum
8. Ms. Gabriela Sacco from the Institute for Global Dialogue and Encounter
9. Ms. Laura Vicunha from the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon
10. University of Notre Dame Vice-President Father Dan Groody
11. Notre Dame Law School Dean Marcus Cole
12. Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School Professor Michael Addo
13. Pulte Institute for Global Development, University of Notre Dame colleagues Mr. Tom Purekal and Professor Ray Offenheiser

04/22/2025

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM (EST), for the Notre Dame Law School Global Human Rights Clinic’s Second International Symposium on Human Rights, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development! This event will be Livestreamed on YouTube. This year’s event focuses on moving from policy to real protection for people and the planet, and building lasting international cooperation for a just transition. Don’t miss it!
https://ndlsglobalhumanrights.nd.edu/events/second-symposium-on-human-rights-climate-change-and-sustainable-development/

We are honored to welcome our distinguished speakers and experts, including:

1. World Bank Group Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chris Stephens;

2. Rev. Fr. Anthony Ekpo from the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development

3. OPEC General Counsel Mr. Leonardo Sempértegui;

4. Tulane Law James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law Professor Freddy Sourgens

5. The University of Cambridge Chair for International Sustainable Development Law Prof Dr Marie Claire Cordonier-Segger

6. Cambridge Law Professor Dr. Markus Gehring

7. Mr. Amir Dossal,the President of the Global Partnerships Forum

8. Ms. Gabriela Sacco from the Institute for Global Dialogue and Encounter

9. Ms. Laura Vicunha from the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon

10. University of Notre Dame Vice-President Father Dan Groody

11. Notre Dame Law School Dean Marcus Cole

12. Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Notre Dame Law School Professor Michael Addo

13. Pulte Institute for Global Development, University of Notre Dame colleagues Mr. Tom Purekal and Professor Ray Offenheiser

05/14/2024

The inaugural cohort of JD, HR LLM, JSD, undergrad students and staff at Notre Dame Law School's Global Human Rights Clinic reminds me of the famous quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world --- it's the only thing that ever has." What a privilege to have launched this Clinic this academic year, building this Clinic's ethos and pedagogy drawing from our Human Rights LLM Program, and working all together on our 15 international projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and Europe all together, as a team in every sense of the word.

Grateful to the University of Notre Dame and Dean Marcus Cole of the Law School for creating this historic Clinic in the 154th year of the Law School, the 50th year of our Law School's Human Rights LLM Program, and the 75th year anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This spring semester 2024 alone, you enabled experiential learning opportunities for our students while in true accompaniment and day to day real defense of human rights of the most vulnerable --- whether it be for small island developing States, children displaced, migrants and refugees, and the world's poor most hit by climate change; religious and faith-based organizations targeted by authoritarian governments in the guise of alleged counter-terrorism policies; working quietly and effectively to secure the release of missing priests in occupied territories by an aggressor State; women journalists around the world who bear the heavy duty of reporting the truth against disinformation and are always made to suffer online and offline harms ultimately enabled or condoned or tolerated by BigTech; and those preyed upon through slavery conditions and human trafficking in global supply chains; among others. And our work has only just begun. JEAN MARC BRISSAU, LL.B., LLM Josemaría Rodríguez Conca Mary Jo, plus arriving soon our newest Legal Fellow, Irene Pamblanco Esteve!

To our graduating Clinic students --- Laura A., Claire Crites, George Santangelo, Oluwaseun Ojo, Vitaliy Kosovych, Ángel Andrés Muñoz Carpintero, Valentina del Sol Salazar, Nourhan Fahmy, Elizabeth R. Gonzalez --- we extend our warmest congratulations and look forward to all the good and the great you will do for our world in the years ahead. You *can* keep changing the world for better. You already have. Thank you for sharing your time and your efforts for others. Your Notre Dame family, as does your Global Human Rights Clinic, will cheer and congratulate you at graduation with the same Irish Blessing everyone will receive this Saturday:

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

02/05/2024

https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2024/02/law-school-launches-global-human-rights-clinic

The Observer is a student run daily print online newspaper serving Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, and Holy Cross.

11/07/2023

11/02/2023

We are excited to announce our application for the HR LLM Program is now open! We encourage you to begin preparing your application now. We are available to answer any of your questions regarding the application process. The application deadline is March 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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