Professor of Law Luz Nagle appointed co-chair of the Crimes Against Women Subcommittee

Professor of Law Luz Nagle.

Professor of Law Luz Nagle.

Stetson University Professor of Law Luz Nagle has been appointed co-chair of the Crimes Against Women Subcommittee of the International Bar Association, serving through December 2019. The IBA is the largest lawyer association in the world.
“This is a fantastic organization for disseminating information and educating tens of thousands of lawyers about issues impacting women worldwide,” said Professor Nagle. “It is an honor to become part of the IBA’s efforts to support women and women’s rights around the globe, and to address so many social, political and economic factors that impact not only women, but their families, their professions, and the communities in which they live and work.”
 
Professor Nagle is the author of numerous book chapters, articles, and the 2017 book Understanding Human Trafficking, Corruption, and Optics of Misconduct in the Public, Private, and NGO Sectors: Causes, Actors and Solutions. She specializes in international law, international criminal law, and national security law and has been a visiting professor and lecturer in the U.S., Argentina, Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Panama, and Spain. Her scholarship has appeared in three languages on four continents, addressing topics of international law, international criminal law, judicial reform, and regional security. She is sought internationally as a voice in the fight against human trafficking and modern day slavery. 
 
Professor Nagle currently serves as a trustee of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute Trust after serving on the IBA’s Human Rights Institute Council and holding other significant leadership appointments with the IBA’s Legal Practice Division Council and the Criminal Law Section. She has served on several IBA task forces involving terrorism, corruption, criminal justice reform, and combating human trafficking. 
 
To learn more about the IBA, visit https://www.ibanet.org.