Professor Sarah Cleveland Nominated to UN Human Rights Committee

Columbia Law School reports that the U.S. Government has nominated Professor Sarah Cleveland to membership in the UN Human Rights Committee.  Though she is well-versed in all aspects of international law, much of Professor Cleveland’s writing has focused on human rights and international norms in the U.S.  Among her articles is the frequently cited and foundational work Our International Constitution, 31 YALE J. INT’L L. 1 (Winter 2006). 

The Human Rights Committee examines state parties’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  If elected as a Committee member by the parties to the Convention, Professor Cleveland would serve a four-year term.  The election will take place on June 24 in New York.