The Cyrus Vance Center Global Clearinghouse is a mechanism to refer
internationally public interest legal projects to volunteer lawyers. The
Clearinghouse matches community-based organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, and groups of attorneys working on a voluntary basis on behalf
of the poor and marginalized with attorneys who provide free legal
assistance. The Clearinghouse refers projects within four categories:
Amicus Network, Analytical Legal Research,
Public Interest Law Reform and Technical Assistance.
Foreign organizations interested
in obtaining pro bono legal assistance in any of these four categories and
law firms interested in international pro bono projects can email
vance@nycbar.org.
. View
the Global Clearinghouse docket
Amicus
Network:
The
Global Clearinghouse coordinates the
submission of briefs written by US-based amici curiae to foreign
courts and regional and international human rights bodies. The goal of this project is to use amicus briefs to
introduce diverse perspectives on
important social issues within courts
as well as to strengthen access to
justice efforts and international
human rights norms around the world.
Article: "Vance Center Amicus
Network: Supporting Democracy in Latin
America," 44th Street Notes
(May 2006)
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Research Paper: Madeleine
Schachter, "The Utility of Pro Bono
Representation of American-Based
Amicus-Curiae in Foreign and
Multi-National Courts As a Means of
Advancing the Public Interest,"
Fordham International Law Journal
(March 2005)
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View Amicus Network matters
Analytical Legal Research
The Vance Center works to match the expertise of U.S-based law firms,
bar associations, law schools and
public interest organizations with research projects involving
specific areas of U.S. and
international law.
Research Excerpts from:
"Crimes Against Humanity Committed by
Non-State Actors"
"Civil
Liability for Acts of Torture in U.S.
Courts"
"Liability for Violations of
International Human Rights Law and
International Humanitarian Law"
To request a copy of the nine
volume set contact Elise Colomer
Grimaldi at
ecolomer@nycbar.org.
View the
analytical legal research docket
Public
Interest Law Reform
At the request of local partners, the
Vance Center assists in locating
attorneys at law firms and public
interest organizations to serve on a
pro bono basis as co-counsel on
important matters before regional and
international courts.
View the public interest law reform
docket
Technical
Assistance
Through its Global Clearinghouse,
the Vance Center coordinates requests for transactional legal assistance from foreign NGOs working in
the public interest with members of the legal profession in the United
States who provide this
assistance pro bono.
View the technical assistance
docket
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