Human Rights

Courtney Hillebrecht’s research focuses on human rights and international law. Her most recent book, published in 2021, dealt with backlash against international courts. Hillebrecht is Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, chair of the Political Science Department, and director of the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. (Updated March 2025.)

Brian Lepard is a leading expert in international law, human rights law, comparative law and tax law, with multidisciplinary scholarly and teaching interests in the fields of international human rights law; humanitarian intervention; international criminal law; customary international law; international legal theory; comparative law, including comparative religious law; ethics; and tax and business law, including international tax law. He is the author of eight books and numerous articles relating to these diverse subject areas. Lepard has spoken worldwide on the subjects of international law, human rights, and comparative law. (Updated March 2025.)