Laura Lederer

Laura Lederer
Born
Laura J. Lederer

(1951-12-12) December 12, 1951 (age 72)
Detroit, Michigan
CitizenshipAmerican
Education1975 B.A. magna cum laude[1] in comparative religions (University of Michigan). 1994 J.D. (DePaul College of Law)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

University of San Francisco School of Law

DePaul University College of Law
Occupation(s)Associate Professor of Law Feminist Activist and Scholar
EmployerGeorgetown University Law Center
Known forAnti-human trafficking:

Anti-pornography:

Awards and recognitions:

  • 2012 Gray/Wawro Lecturer on Gender, Health, and Well-Being at Rice University's James Baker III Institute[3]
  • 2009 September, recipient of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Humanitarian Service Award for her work to abolish human trafficking.[4]
  • Recipient of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Protection Project Human Rights Award for her "invaluable contribution to the global movement to stop human trafficking."[5]
  • 1997 recipient the Gustavus Meyers Center for Study of Human Rights Annual Award for Outstanding Work on Human Rights for book on hate speech, The Price We Pay.[4]
  • 1992 Mansfield Fellow of Law at DePaul College of Law
  • 1991 recipient of scholarship from the USF Law School's Alumni Women's Association in 1991
  • 1985 Served on National Task Force on Missing Children Advisory Council (precursor to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children), U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice, in 1985.[citation needed].
  • 1984-1986 served on the Peer Review Advisory Committee, U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the research project, "Sexual Exploitation and Family Violence,"
Board member of

Laura J. Lederer (born 1951) is a pioneer in the work to stop human trafficking.[citation needed] She is a legal scholar and former Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons in the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs of the United States Department of State.[6] She has also been an activist against human trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and hate speech. Lederer is founder of The Protection Project, a legal research institute at Johns Hopkins University devoted to combating trafficking in persons.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GeorgetownBio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "International Trafficking in Persons LL.M 815 Georgetown Law School".
  3. ^ "Gray/Wawro Lecturer on Gender, Health, and Well-Being at Rice University's James Baker III Institute". Rice University. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Laura Lederer". Courage Worldwide. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Faculty & Research - Georgetown Law". www.law.georgetown.edu.
  6. ^ Laura J. Lederer (July 17, 2007). "In Modern Bondage: An International Perspective on Human Trafficking in the 21st Century" (speech transcript). Washington, D.C.: Federal Acquisition Regulation Compliance Training for Government Contractors. (Archived at State.gov). Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  7. ^ "The Protection Project: An Overview" Archived 2017-12-17 at the Wayback Machine, Protectionproject.org.