Prof. Meili Presents Research on Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law at Law and Society Conference

Professor Stephen Meili presented a paper on the growing use of human rights provisions in national constitutions at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, which was held last week in Mexico City. As Prof. Meili noted, lawyers representing refugees in some Latin American countries, including Ecuador and Mexico, have begun utilizing human rights provisions, including the right to asylum, in their advocacy. His presentation is part of a larger research project on the effectiveness of such human rights provisions in the constitutions of countries experiencing an increase in refugee migration, including many Member States of the European Union.