Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy

The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) is at the center of the School of Law’s human rights efforts and works closely with scholars, institutions and advocates nationally and internationally to address issues of human rights and economic development. Reflecting our faculty’s interests, PHRGE is particularly engaged with the international movement to promote economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights.

Our work draws liberally on the rich intellectual resources within our own academic hallways and alumni/ae networks, as well as the larger scholarly community. But our work is not only academic. The law school’s Co-op Program enables us to collaborate on these issues with an ever-growing circle of legal advocates and activists. Additionally, innovative uses of new technologies and human rights education tools have enabled us to reach even farther beyond our own walls.

Using these approaches, we are bringing our energy and vision to bear on (1) training the human rights lawyers of the 21st century; (2) encouraging and deepening scholarship on human rights and the global economy; and (3) working to implement human rights norms and sound economic development approaches worldwide.