Benedetta Faedi Duramy

Benedetta Faedi Duramy is a Professor at the School of Law, Golden Gate University. She serves as Director of LLM Students and Co-Director of the LLM in International Business and Finance Law, guiding students in specialized legal education. Her scholarly work bridges Children’s Rights, Family Law, Gender and the Law, International Human Rights, and International Law, with a focus on marginalized populations.

• LLB, University of Rome La Sapienza, Summa cum Laude
• LLM, London School of Economics and Political Sciences
• JSD, Stanford Law School
• MA, Political Science, University of Florence

Her research examines intersections of gender and child welfare, particularly in post-conflict regions like Haiti. Publications span empirical studies on child participation, feminist legal theory, and historical analyses of gendered crimes. Recent works include Child and Youth Participation in Decision-Making (2020) and #MeToo and Women’s International Human Rights (2020), reflecting her engagement with contemporary social movements.

Among her accolades, she received the 2012 Jesse W. Carter Award for faculty scholarship and multiple Stanford University fellowships. Her teaching includes LAW 837A Family Law, LLM 383 Law of International Armed Conflict, and LAW 846 International Human Rights Law Through Film. She advocates for child rights through legal reform and policy dialogue.