Professor of Law

Penelope.Andrews@valpo.edu
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Education

LL.M., Columbia University School of Law (1984)
LL.B., University of Natal [Durban, South Africa] (1982)
B.A., University of Natal [Durban, South Africa] (1980)

Courses Taught & Research Interests

Anti-discrimination Law and Policy, International Law, International Human Rights Law, Aboriginal Law, Gender and the Law, Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights

Scholarly Works

Book Chapter – South Africa, Encyclopedia of Human Rights (2008)

Who’s Afraid of Polygamy? Exploring the Boundaries of Family, Equality and Custom in South Africa, Utah L. Rev. (2008)

Book Chapter - The Judiciary in South Africa: Independence or Illusion?, Judicial Independence in Canada and the World (2008)

Book Chapter - Incorporating International Human Rights Law in National Constitutions: The South African Experience, Progress in International Law (2008)

Democracy Stops at My Front Door: Obstacles to Gender Equity in South America, Loy. U. Chi. Int'l L. Rev (2008)

Comparative Constitutionalism And Rights: Global Perspectives (co-edited with Susan Bazilli forthcoming)

Big Love? The Recognition of Customary Marriages in South Africa,Wash. and Lee L. Rev. (2008)

Some Middle-Aged Spread, A Few Mood Swings and Growing Exhaustion: The Human Rights Movement at Middle Age,  Tulsa L. Rev. (Fall 2007)

Imagine All The Women:  Power, Gender, and the Transformative Possibilities of the South African Constitution”, in Power, Gender, and Social Change in Africa and the Diaspora (Muna Ndulo ed. Forthcoming Fall 2007)

Incorporating International Human Rights Law in National Constitutions: The South African Experience, Progress in International Relations (Rebecca Bratspies and Russell Miller eds. Forthcoming Fall 2007)

Learning to Love After Learning to Harm: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Gender Equality and Cultural Values, 15 Mich. St. J. Int'l L. 41 (2007).

The South African Constitution as a Mechanism for Redressing Poverty, Democratic Reform In Africa: Its Impact On Governance And Poverty Alleviation (Muna Ndulo ed. 2006) 57

The South African Judicial Appointments Process, 44 Osgoode Hall L.J. 565 (2006).

Perspectives on Brown: The South African Experience, 49 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 1155 (2004-05).

Reparations for Apartheid's Victims: The Path to Reconciliation?, 53 DePaul L. Rev. 1155 (2004).

Transitional Perspectives on Women's Rights, 14 Interights Bull. 143 (2004).

Women's Human Rights and the Conversation Across Cultures, 67 Alb. L. Rev. 609 (2003).

Critical Challenges: A Conversation on Complicity and Civility in Legal Education, 1 Seattle J. for Soc. Just. 601 (2003) (co-written with Sharon Hom & Ruthann Robson).

Two "Colored" Women's Conversation About the Relevance of Feminist Law Journals in the 21st Century, 12 Colum. J. Gender & L. 498 (2003) (co-written with Taunya Banks).

Evaluating the Progress of Women's Rights on the Fifth Anniversary of the South African Constitution, 26 Vt. L. Rev. 829 (2002).

From Gender Apartheid to Non-Sexism: The Pursuit of Women's Rights in South Africa, 26 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 694 (2001).

The Post-Apartheid Constitutions: Reflections on South Africa's Basic Law. (2001) (co-edited with Stephen Ellmann).

Distinctions & Awards

Penelope E. Andrews Human Rights Award, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Faculty of Law (Inaugurated December 2005)

Scholar in Residence – Rockefeller Conference and Study Center, Bellagio, Italy  (2004)

Kate Stoneman Award – Albany Law School  (2002)

Public Interest Award – Public Interest Law Association, CUNY Law School (1996)

International Women’s Day Award – CUNY Law Women’s Coalition (1995)

Women of South Africa Achievement Award – South African-American Association  (1995)

Order of the Coif and Graduation Speaker – University of Maryland, School of Law (1985)

Professional Activities

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Policy
Member, Editorial Board, Human Rights and The Global Economy (SSRN Journal)
Member, International Advisory Board, East Africa Journal of Peace and Human Rights
Member, Board of Trustees, Friends of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Member, Board of Trustees, Law and Society Association  (2003-2006)
Member, Board of Directors, Columbia Law School Association   (2003-2006)
Member, Board of Directors, Center for Law and Economic Justice (2002-2006)
Associate Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Society of International Law
Member, African Studies Association of the U.S.A.

Previous Professional Experience

Visiting Professor – Valparaiso University School of Law (2007-2008).  Courses:  (1) International Human Rights Law;   (2)  Gender and the Law;  (3)  The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights.

Professor of Law   - City University of New York Law School at Queens College (since January 1993- tenured 1998).  Courses: (1) Torts,   (2) International Law and International  Human Rights Law;  (3)  Comparative Law;  (4)  Gender and Law.

Ariel F. Sallows Professor of Human Rights Law – University of Saskatchewan, Canada
(Research Chair - January to December 2005).   Course:  International Human Rights Law.

Visiting Professor – Touro Law School Summer Program, University of Potsdam, Germany (June 2004).   Course:  Human Rights and Social Justice.

Visiting Professor – Columbia Law School Summer Program, University of Amsterdam School of Law (July 2003).  Course:  American Tort Law in Comparative Perspective.

Parsons Visitor – Sydney University School of Law, Australia (Fall 2002).   Lectures Series on Human Rights and Transitional Justice.

Stoneman Endowed Visting Professor in Law and Democracy - Albany Law School  (Spring 2002).  Courses:  (1)  The International Protection of Human Rights;  (2)  Comparative Perspectives on Race and the Law.

Visiting Professor, University of Maryland School of Law Summer Program,  University of Aberdeen, Scotland (Summer 2001).  Course: Comparative Human Rights Law.

Visiting Professor - University of Natal, Durban, South Africa (Summer 2000).  Course:  Public International Law/Human Rights Law.

Visiting Professor - University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore (Spring 1994).  Course: Law and the End of Apartheid;

            - Spring 1992 -  Course: Race and the Law: The South African Experience;

            - Spring 1991 -  Course:  American and South African Perspectives on Race and the Law.

Lecturer - Department of Legal Studies, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia  (1986  to 1992 - tenured 1992).  Courses: (1) Immigration Law and Policy; (2) Women, Discrimination and the Law; (3) Equal Opportunity Law and Policy; (4) Aborigines and the Law in Australia;  (5)  Law in Context - Introduction to Australian Law.

Legal Advisor - West Heidelberg Community Legal Centre, Melbourne, Australia (Part- time basis - February to May 1991).

Associate in Law - Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (April 1989 to February 1990 - on leave from La Trobe University).  Duties included: consultant to Advice Centres Project; conducting training workshops for para-legal workers and trade unions, servicing legal advice centres in metropolitan Johannesburg and rural areas around Johannesburg; negotiating with government officials on behalf of community groups.

Adjunct Professor - City University of New York Centre for Worker Education, New York (Fall 1985).   Course:   Law, Politics and Economy in Southern Africa.

Legal Intern - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. New York (Fall 1984). 

Research Assistant – Prof. Frank Grad, Legislative Drafting Research Fund, Columbia Law School, New York (Summer 1984). 

Associate in Law - Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (November 1982 to July 1983).

Summer Associate - Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg (Summer 1981).  Advised and assisted at law clinic.

Administrator/Coordinator - Legal Aid Clinic, University of Natal, Durban (Part time basis 1977-1982).  Assisted with the operation of the Legal Aid Clinic under the supervision of the resident law lecturer/attorney, Prof. David McQuoid Mason.   Acted as coordinator for the course on Legal Aid.