Assistant Professor of Law. (International Law and a Just World
Order; International Human Rights; International Law and Terrorism.)
Professor Bennoune graduated from a joint program in law and Middle
Eastern and North African studies at the University of Michigan,
earning a J.D. cum laude from the law school and an M.A. from
the Rackham Graduate School, as well as a Graduate Certificate in
Women`s Studies. She received a joint B.A. in history and semiotics
with honors from Brown University. In 1995 she served as a Center for
Women`s Global Leadership delegate to the NGO Forum at the Fourth World
Conference on Women, held in Beijing. From 1995 until 1999, she was
based in London as a legal adviser at Amnesty International. Before
coming to Rutgers, Professor Bennoune was a visiting scholar and then
visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School. She has
published extensively on public international law, international
protection of human rights, women`s legal issues, and humanitarian law.
Since 2003 she has served on the Executive Council of the American
Society of International Law.
