Jeremy Sarkin
Visiting Professor of International Human Rights
Education:
LLB and BA, University of Natal;
LLM, Harvard Law School;
LLD, University of the Western Cape.
Professional Activities:
Attorney (State of New York) Attorney (South Africa) Senior Professor of Law (1990 – present) and Deputy Dean (2000-2002), University of the Western Cape; Has taught at Washington and Lee University Law School; University of Maryland, University of Cincinnati, University of Oregon, and University Aix-Marseille, France; Served as Acting Judge in the Cape High Court (2002-2003); National Chairperson and Board Committee member, Human Rights Committee of South Africa (1994-1998); Founder Member, International Human Rights Academy; Board Member and member of the Executive Committee, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (2002 – present); Member of various journal editorial or advisory boards, including
Human Rights Quarterly, Law, Democracy, and Development,
Human Rights and International Legal Discourse;
International Review of Criminal Law. Has served as a consultant to various institutions such as the European Union, and the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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