Paolo Carozza

Paolo G. Carozza is the director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and professor of law and concurrent professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. His research centers on comparative constitutional law, human rights law, the role of law in development, and international law. Among his recent publications is “Human Rights, Human Dignity, and Human Experience,” in Understanding Human Dignity, (Christopher McCrudden, ed., Oxford University Press, 2013).  A member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2006–10), Carozza received the Order of Merit of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile’s highest state honor awarded to foreign citizens, in recognition of his service to the Inter-American system. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School.