Legacy in Action: Honoring the Life Work of Rhonda Copelon

Abstract

+ Lisa Davis is a Clinical Professor of Law in the International Women's Human Rights ("IWHR") Clinic at the City University of New York ("CUNY") School of Law. For over ten years she has worked as an advocate for women's and LGBT human rights and has written extensively on international human rights issues. This Symposium has particular significance to theAuthor given how profoundly Rhonda personally affected her in her work. Rhondawas both a mentor and a friend and theAuthor expresses her gratitude for having the honor of being a professor in the IWHR Clinic, which Rhonda established, and an advisor to the City University of New York Law Review that made this Symposium possible. Special thanks to Law Review editors Lauren Dasse, Rebecca Pendleton, and Krystal Rodriguez for their hard work and dedication to this memorializing event, as well as J. Kirby for her invaluable editorial assistance.