Director

Sumudu Atapattu
Teaching Professor &
Executive Director, Human Rights Program
University of Wisconsin Law School, Room 8113A
Phone: 608-890 1395 
Email: sumudu.atapattu@wisc.edu 

Visiting Scholars & Honorary Fellows

Scholars and honorary fellows are grouped into accordions based on their starting year.

Fall 2015 - Present

Academic year 2022-2023

  • Siddharth Singh (August 2022-May 2023), South Asian University, New Delhi, India
  • Mosa Leteane (September 2022-May 2023), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Maria Paula Dallari Bucci (August 2022), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Alexei Trochev (January - December 2023), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic year 2021-2022

  • Maria Paula Dallari Bucci (January-March 2021), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Alexei Trochev (January - December 2022), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic year 2020-2021

  • Punsara Amarasinghe (February - September 2020), Institute of Law and Politics, Pisa, Italy
  • Cynthia Farid (October 2020-October 2021), Barrister and independent scholar
  • Alexei Trochev (January - December 2021), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic year 2019-2020

  • Alexei Trochev (January - December 2020), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic year 2018-2019

  • Joao Daniel Daibes Resque (December 2018-May 2019), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Jaeiro, Brazil
  • Juliana Horowitz (January - June 2019), Universidade Federa do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Pablo Rueda Saiz (August-December 2018), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
  • Rafaela Teixeira Sena Neves (November 2018-April 2019), Centro Universitário do Estado do Pará, Brazil
  • Jean Thiago Vilbert Pereira (April-May 2019)
  • Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango (March 2019), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Mtendeweka Mhango (March 2019), University of Fort Hare, South Africa
  • Alexei Trochev (January - December 2019), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic Year 2017-2018

  • Paulo Andre Silva Simbusso Nassar (February-December 2017), Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil
  • Bruno Takahashi (September-November 2017), Judge, Brazil
  • Aldar Chirninov (August-December 2017), Russia
  • Alexei Trochev (June, 2017 - December 2018), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic Year 2016-2017

  • Sandra Brunnegger (June 2016 - January 2017), University of Cambridge, UK
  • Urnaa Bold (October - November, 2016), Attorney, Mongolia
  • Javier Velasco Villegas (September 2016 - March 2017), Attorney, Chile
  • Joao Antonio Pinto Monteiro (September 2016 - August 2017), University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Paulo Andre Silva Sinimbu-Nassar (March - December 2017), Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil

Academic Year 2015-2016

  • Ignacio Herrera (February - March, 2016), University of Bergen, Norway
  • Marcelo Franco (July - September, 2016), Federal University of Minas Gerais Law School, Brazil
  • Sara Araujo (October - December 2015), University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Sanele Sibanda (September 2015 - March 2016), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Fall 2010 - Spring 2015

Academic Year 2014-2015

  • Ciara O'Connell (July - October 2015), University of Sussex, UK
  • Lynette Chua (September 2014), National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Elida de Oliveira Lauris dos Santos (October - December 2014), University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • Alexei Trochev (June - September 2015), Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Academic Year 2013-2014

  • Anusha Perera (August - October, 2013), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Wesahl Domingo (September 2013 - June 2014), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Mengsteab Negash (September 2013 - August 2014), University of Asmara, Eritrea
  • Han Yonghong (September 2013 - August 2014), Guangdong University, China
  • Erika Ellyne (September 2013-August 2014), Vrije University, Brussels
  • Sefik Taylan Akman (September 2013 - August 2014), Hacettepe University, Turkey
  • Inci  Solak Akman (September 2013 - August 2014), Ankara University, Turkey
  • George Wilson (April - May 2014), University of Leeds, UK
  • Daniele Giannone (April 2014), University of Southampton, UK

Academic Year 2012-2013

  • Walter Gropp (August-September 2012), Giessen University, Germany
  • Daoming Tan (October 2012 - July 2013), Peking University, China
  • Damalie Naggita-Musoke (November 2012), Makerere University, Uganda

Academic Year 2011-2012

  • Ntombizozuko Dyani (June-December 2011), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Thilo Marauhn (September-October 2011), Giessen University, Germany
  • Alexander de Becker (March-April 2012), University of Hasselt, Belgium
  • Jorge Pelaez (May-July 2012), National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Paulo Eduardo Alves da Silva (June-July, 2012), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Alexander Fischer (July-August, 2012), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

Academic Year 2010-2011

  • Abiodun Jacob Osuntogun (July-December 2010), Department of Private and Business Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Patrick Vincent (August 2010-May 2011), University of Liege, Belgium
  • Catherine Albertyn (August-October 2010), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Valerio Torti (May-August 2011), University of Southampton, UK

Fall 2005 - Spring 2010

Academic Year 2009-2010

  • Shaheda Mohamed (January-August 2010), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Academic Year 2008-2009

  • Leyla Ates, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Inonu University, Turkey
  • Wesahl Domingo, Lecturer in Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Academic Year 2007-2008

  • Jose Ugaz, Professor of Criminal Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Lima, Peru
  • Ana Maria Nusdeo, Professor of Law, University of Sao Paulo
  • Carlos Alberto de Salles, Professor of Law, University of Sao Paulo
  • Joy Mooberry, Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Oxford
  • Kai Purnhagen, Doctoral Candidate, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
  • Martin Chanock, Associate Dean, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University, Australia

Academic Year 2006-2007

  • Kevin Malunga, Lecturer in Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Ntombizozuko Veronica Dyani Associate Law Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Academic Year 2005-2006

  • Yash Ghai, Sir Y K Pao Chair in Public Law and Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong, and 2005 Visiting Knowles Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
  • Jill Cottrell, Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong (Retired)
  • Rodolfo Figueroa, Faculty of Law, University of Diego Portales Law School, Santiago, Chile
  • Sorcha Macleod, Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield School of Law

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