Faculty Scholarship
Karen Musalo
Professor and Bank of America Chair in International Law; Founding Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Created the first and only free expert witness referral for those representing asylum seekers.
Focal areas
Refugee and asylum law; human rights; gender equality; legal and social issues in Central America.
Scholarly engagement
Key expert witness in a successful refugee-rights case in Canada challenging the designation of the U.S. as a “safe country” for asylum seekers.
Favorite project you’ve spearheaded
Creating the first—and only—free expert witness referral for nonprofits, pro bono attorneys, and others representing asylum
seekers.
Outside partnership
Partnering with women rights activists in El Salvador and Guatemala to document human-rights conditions and support women’s claims for refugee protection in the U.S.
