The Honorable G. William and Ariadna Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law has been selected from more than 100 nominees as a winner of one of the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s 19th Annual Global Citizen Awards. Professors Laurel Fletcher and Katerina Linos, the institute’s co-directors, and Toni Mendicino, the institute’s administrator, will receive the honor at the association’s U.N. Day celebration on Nov. 3.
The theme for both the commemoration and this year’s awards is “Peace, Democracy, and Law.”
“Having considered many nominees that contribute to these goals, our judging panel concluded that you individually and the Institute are exemplary due to your outstanding record of teaching, research and advocacy,” Herb Behrstock, a member of the association’s executive committee, wrote to Miller leadership team.
Past honorees include U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center.
“The UNA East Bay Chapter has a long and proud history of promoting universal values of human dignity in our community,” Fletcher says. “It’s truly an honor for Miller to be recognized in this way.”
The Miller Institute is an internationally-focused research and policy center that uses interdisciplinary collaborations and institutional partnerships to address urgent challenges that demand innovative global approaches, including promoting the rule of law, climate and energy justice, anti-corruption efforts, and human rights. The center also administers the Certificate of Specialization in International Law Program for Berkeley Law students.