Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz
Research Director of the NYU TERRA Program
The Earth Rights Research & Action
Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz
Brianne Cuffe
Brianne Cuffe
Faculty Assistant, Philip Alston
Brianne Cuffe is the faculty Assistant for Philip Alston. She holds a BA in Biology from Boston University, but her passion for public health did not develop until working at MCPHS University as Administrative Coordinator for the School of Arts and Sciences. Working closely with a diverse and interdisciplinary group of faculty, she coordinated events and programming, included Community Action Poverty Simulations, for students and faculty.
Following Missouri Community Action Network’s model, participants experience a sample of the hardships families living on the brink of poverty encounter and learn to recognize with a holistic perspective the various barriers their future patients might encounter. Brianne is also an “environmental nut.” She volunteered with Boston Harbor Islands’ Stewardship Saturdays and currently volunteers with NYC Park’s stewardship team removing invasive species, planting trees, and collecting data for citizen science projects.
Ashley Otilia Nemeth
Ashley Otilia Nemeth
Supervising Attorney
The Earth Rights Research & Action; Future of Human Rights & Governance
Ashley is a Supervising Attorney at the Center, the Director of Programs at the Climate Law Accelerator (CLX), and an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law for the Earth Rights Research and Action (TERRA) Clinic at NYU Law. Ashley works on legal actions, projects, and research relating to human rights, climate change, attribution science, rights of nature, and environmental issues. Ashley holds a J.D. from NYU Law (cum laude), as well as an M.S. in Entrepreneurship (cum laude) and a B.S. in Accounting (cum laude) from the University of Florida. Before joining the Center, Ashley practiced international arbitration at a multi-national law firm, working for a diverse array of clients, including sovereigns, private companies, the United Nations, and international human rights and humanitarian organizations.
In Residence
in residence.
The Center offers opportunities for scholars and practitioners to spend up to one year in residence working on projects related to our thematic areas and collaborating with staff members as well as with other visiting practitioners and scholars.
Distinguished Practitioners in Residence
Participants in this program are practitioners from around the world who have made outstanding contributions to human rights and global justice as advocates, policy makers, social movement leaders, international agency officers, non-profit leaders, journalists and other relevant roles.
Please note that the Center is currently not accepting applications for this program.
Global Fellows at NYU School of Law
The Center accepts up to three fellows per year through the NYU Law Global Fellows Program. Fellows interested in applying for this opportunity should refer to the program’s guidelines, funding deadlines, and application process and indicate their interest in being housed at the Center.
Transitional Justice Leadership Program
STUDENTS
Transitional Justice Leadership Program
Each year, the Center selects a cohort of incoming NYU Law LLM students to take part in the Transitional Justice Leadership Program.
Developed in consultation with prominent figures in the transitional justice field, the program provides an opportunity for NYU Law LLM students to engage through coursework, scholarship, and internships with the Center’s Prevention Project which:
- seeks to transform prevention practices through research, conceptual clarification, and integration of knowledge and expertise
- engages diverse stakeholders to develop a comprehensive prevention framework of evidence-based approaches and initiatives with proven preventive potential.
This program offered me an unmatched opportunity to develop my expertise in this vibrant field and to move my career toward the next stages.
Jorge Carlos Peniche Baqueiro, Transitional Justice Scholar 2016-2017
2025-2026 Program
Senior Fellow and Professor de Greiff who served as UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence (May 2012-May 2018) leads the Transitional Justice Program and teaches the associated course.
- The course offers insight into the legal, moral, and political questions governments and civil society must confront as they seek to come to terms with a legacy of human rights violations.
- Students admitted to the leadership program are guaranteed enrollment and are required to take the course.
Students not selected for the program may still register for the course through the normal registration process; however, as with all NYU Law courses, enrollment for those outside the program is not guaranteed.
Following the orientation session, scholars will take leadership in organizing, leading and hosting monthly meetings at the Center. These will take the form of discussions with experts and writing workshops, as well as other activities.
Scholarship is vital to preparing students for careers in transitional justice. Scholars are expected to develop original works of legal scholarship to submit to the annual Emerging Scholars Conference, a forum that provides students with the unique opportunity to receive detailed feedback from experts and peers in order to prepare work of publishable quality.
- Scholars receive guidance in obtaining academic-year internships and research opportunities with human rights organizations such as the International Center for Transitional Justice.
- NYU Funding to pursue opportunities in a variety of transitional justice institutions, such as truth commissions, courts, reparations programs, and local human rights organizations in countries throughout the world, is available through the International Law and Human Rights Student Fellowship.
- All interested LLM students enrolled at NYU School of Law are encouraged to apply.
- Applications are now closed.
- Selected candidates will be notified by September 25, 2025; the orientation session will be confirmed at this time.
In addition to other information, applicants are required to submit the following materials:
- CV or NYU Resume
- Cover letter detailing your qualifications, specific interests, and any relevant background or experience where applicable (max 500 words)
- Relevant English-language writing sample (10 pages max, excerpts acceptable)
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