Sarah Dávila A.
Introduction
Sarah Dávila A. is Assistant Professor & Co-Founder and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of the environment and human rights.
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Professor Dávila's Work
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Publications
- “From Copper to Ashes: Violations of the Right to a Healthy Environment and Health in Tsumeb, Namibia” – Fordham Environmental Law Review (2026)
- “A Continuum of Responsibility: An Examination of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment of Present and Future Generations” – The University of Chicago Law School (2026)
- “The Escazú Compliance Mechanism and Its Legitimacy as an Effective Tool for Advocacy” – The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (2025)
- “Rights of Present and Future Generations to a Healthy Environment: An analysis in Intergenerational Equity and Solidarity in Latin America” – Latin American Legal Studies (2024)
- “Summary Record on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” – United Nations Committee (2023)
- “The Escazú Agreement: The Last Piece of the Tripartite Normative Framework in the Right to a Healthy Environment” – Stanford University Law School (2023)
- “Time to Wake Up! Pushing the Boundaries in the Americas to Protect the Most Vulnerable” – UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (2021)
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media comment
- Interviewed and quoted on issues relating to international human rights law in an article by the Chicago Sun-Times titled, “Mexico seeks accountability in Chicago-area ICE death and 16 others. Can it force the U.S. to act?” Read the article
- UIC Law Faculty Chats (2024)