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 2024-2025
- Andrew Lawson (September 2024), Australian Center for Agriculture and Law, University of New England, Australia
- Ana Carolina Girard Teixeira Cazetta (September 2024 - January 2025), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Academic year 2023-2024 - Simon Young (April-July, 2024), University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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
