Educational Opportunities

The institute strives to meet high academic and professional standards, carrying out its mission to advance and promote human rights and the rule of law throughout the world. Its primary commitment is to educational excellence and service to the DePaul academic and student community.

Institute faculty and staff teach courses on international law and human rights law within the core curriculum of the DePaul University College of Law. The Institute also runs an ABA-accredited summer study abroad program each year in Costa Rica on human rights law in the Americas. This curriculum is supplemented by the many prominent academics and leaders of the human rights field that are hosted annually by the Institute. These lectures and events help to facilitate public dialogue on critical human rights topics around the world.

The Institute also encourages students to get involved in human rights research and advocacy projects as fellows, interns, and volunteers. The Sullivan Fellowship Program, offered each year to five top DePaul law students, provides the opportunity to participate in the substantive work of the Institute worldwide. The International Fellows Program brings advanced law students to DePaul to conduct graduate and postgraduate research, such as PhD and SJD dissertations, within our rich academic environment.