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(Co-Director, Constitutional Litigation Clinic.)
Professor Venetis is a Clinical Professor of Law, Clinical Scholar, and
Co-Director of the Constitutional Litigation Clinic. Prior to joining Rutgers-Newark in 1994, she clerked
for Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise of the U.S. District Court for the District of
New Jersey. She also practiced law with the firm O'Melveny & Myers for four years. While there,
she worked on complex commercial litigation as well as
human rights projects. Among those projects was working with the UN Special Rapporteur
investigating war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. She also investigated human
rights abuses in the implementation of Peru's anti-terrorism laws. At Rutgers-Newark, Professor Venetis
specializes in civil rights and international human rights impact litigation. Among other things,
she has worked on cutting edge issues concerning the human rights of political asylum seekers and immigrants
detained in the aftermath of 9/11. Her work focuses on the interplay between international human rights law and U.S.
constitutional law. Professor Venetis earned a B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. cum
laude from Boston College Law School. |
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