Promoting Justice: Strategic Human Rights Lawyering

This guide seeks to explore the ways in which lawyers can promote and protect human rights through legal advocacy and to highlight the lessons learned by practicing human rights lawyers. Part I defines the term human rights lawyering, the main subject of the guide. In Part II, the guide examines the various structures that legal service providers have adopted and how these structures affect and intersect with the goals and strategies that these organizations pursue. In Part III, the strategies that lawyers have employed, both in traditional realms of legal advice and assistance, and the newer, less conventional delivery methods for promoting legal rights. Finally, in Part IV, the guide presents the overall conclusions, including the key strategies for addressing the central themes.