The Promise Institute for Human Rights is the innovative center for human rights education, research and impact at UCLA School of Law. Leveraging the creativity and dynamism of Los Angeles, we seek to reimagine the potential of human rights to address some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Core Team
Kal Raustiala
Faculty Director
The 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
Joseph Berra
Director, Human Rights in the Americas Project
Director, Human Rights in Action Clinic
Our Mission
To provide the premier legal education in the field of human rights; empower the next generation of human rights lawyers, scholars, and leaders; and transform the promise of human rights into reality for more people around the world.
Vision
Founded in 2017 at the UCLA School of Law, The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA advances cutting-edge human rights education and scholarship, empowering the next generation of lawyers, scholars, and leaders to make meaningful impact in the world. The Institute serves as UCLA’s hub for human rights education, research, and advocacy, with two locations at UCLA’s School of Law and in Europe. Its vision is to promote globally inclusive approaches that connect people across borders and cultures through a common mission to promote universal human rights for all.
Strategic Goals
- Provide the premier legal education in the field of human rights, offering globally-inclusive curriculum, and experiential learning opportunities through clinical education and internships.
- Generate and support impactful knowledge production, research, and scholarship in human rights, international law, and related fields.
- Advance research-driven initiatives and programs that promote universal human rights, working with, not for, those we seek to serve.
- Serve as the intellectual hub for human rights at UCLA and on the West Coast.
- Advance UCLA’s mission and values as a public research university dedicated to education, research, public service, and the betterment of our global society.
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