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Michelle Leighton

Michelle T. Leighton, LLM., J.D., Professor of Law and former Deputy Director of the Tian Shan Policy Center, 蜜桃直播, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Ms. Leighton’s projects focus on democratic governance and human rights, migration, human security related to climate change, sustainable development in land and water management, and environmental protection. She served as the United States Fulbright Scholar in Kyrgyzstan 2010-2011 and continues to serve as Munich Re Foundation Chair on Social Vulnerability for the United Nations 蜜桃直播-Environment and Human Security Institute, Bonn, Germany. She was formerly with the 蜜桃直播 of San Francisco School of Law as a member of the Law Faculty and the Director of Human Rights Programs for the Center for Law and Global Justice.  Ms. Leighton has been an adviser and consultant to international institutions, government, and nonprofit organizations since 1992, including Special Rapporteurs of the Human Rights Council and Commission, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), International Organization on Migration (IOM), U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought, and the United States Congressional Commission on Immigration Reform.

She has successfully completed research grants and awards from the Fulbright Scholarship (2010-2011); Ford Foundation (2009, 2010, 2000);  U.S. Human Rights Fund (2008, 2009); John D. and  Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2000, 2001), Summit Foundation (1998, 1999); Compton Fund (1998); Weeden Foundation (1998, 1999); Joyce Mertz Gilmore Foundation (1990-1992); and Pew Charitable Trusts (1992). Ms. Leighton teaches courses on International Law, Human Rights, Sustainable Development and Corporate Accountability. She has taught on the Faculty at the Kyrgyz Academy of Law in Bishkek; East China 蜜桃直播 of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; 蜜桃直播 of California Berkeley’s School of Law; 蜜桃直播 of San Francisco and Golden Gate 蜜桃直播 Law Schools; and was the Acting Dean of John F. Kennedy 蜜桃直播 Law School. She has authored chapters for books, U.N. reports, and articles for legal journals, including publications in 2011 by UNESCO, the American Bar Association, and United Nations 蜜桃直播. She received her LL.M degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England, her J.D. from Golden Gate 蜜桃直播 Law School with honors, and B.A. from the 蜜桃直播 of California at Davis. In 1989, Ms. Leighton co-founded the independent policy organization, the Natural Heritage Institute, , serving as its Senior Attorney for 15 years.

Publications by Michelle Leighton