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Vice Dean Karen Bravo’s most recent publication, When Business Harms Human Rights: Affected Communities that are Dying to be Heard, is described by an expert in the field of business and human rights as “a first of its kind.”  The publication, which is co-edited by Vice Dean Bravo, Professor Jena Martin of West Virginia University College of Law, and Tara van Ho, Lecturer at University of Essex School of Law, was published this month by London-based Anthem Press.

The book uses story-telling techniques to explore the real-world intersection of laws and policies on individuals and communities from around the world, including the United States, and offers an in-depth analysis of business-related human rights impacts and the challenges experienced by victims in addressing remedies.  None of the scholarly books currently published within the field of business and human rights have provided narratives from victims or made their perspectives and experiences the center of inquiry and analysis.

Vice Dean Bravo was named dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in February 2020. She takes over as the 13^th dean of the law school on July 1. She will also be the first person of color and the second woman in the school's history to lead the urban-based institution. Vice Dean Bravo joined the faculty at IU McKinney in 2004 as an assistant professor of law. Since then, she has served as associate dean for international affairs, associate dean for graduate studies and international affairs, and most recently as vice dean, and director of the master of jurisprudence program for the school. She is a well-known international law scholar, and an expert in the study of human trafficking. Her research interests include regional integration, labor liberalization, and human trafficking.