Clinical professor of law, director of the International Human Rights Clinic, and Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise Scholar
(International Human Rights Clinic)
Prior to joining Rutgers-Newark in 1994, Professor Venetis 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 United Nations Special Rapporteur investigating war
crimes in the former Yugoslavia. She also investigated human rights
abuses in the implementation of Peru's antiterrorism laws. At
Rutgers-Newark, Professor Venetis specializes in civil rights and
international human rights impact litigation.
Among other things, Venetis 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.
