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Part of International Law

Human Rights Law

Holding governments and others to international rights standards.

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What this area covers

Human rights lawyers document abuses, bring cases before domestic and international bodies and advocate for changes in law and practice.

Also called: Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights.

Typical legal work

  • Documenting and reporting abuses
  • Litigating before courts and treaty bodies
  • Advocating with governments and institutions

Where lawyers work

  • Nonprofit and advocacy organizations
  • International organizations
  • Federal, state and local government
  • Academia

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Human Rights Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

40 schools · 1 concentration · 3 certificates · 31 clinics · 17 centers and institutes

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Center for Human Rights (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.American Bar Association. International Law Section (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.