Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman is a Professor of Law at the University of Irvine School of Law where he directs the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic and the International Human Rights Litigation Clinic. He is a leading human rights litigator who has argued many of the significant international human rights cases in U.S. courts over the last forty years, including several cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was the Legal Director of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and was the Chair of the Board of Amnesty International USA and the Chair of the International Executive Committee of Amnesty International. He has participated in several human rights missions and reports. He has published widely on civil and human rights issues.