CURRICULUM VITAE Name Irene Banias Place of Birth Samos ...

CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
Place of Birth
Regular Address
Irene Banias
Samos, Greece
Department of Political Science
Bogazici University
34342 Bebek/Istanbul
Turkey
Tel: 90-212-359-7584
Fax: 90-212-287-2455
email: banias@boun.edu.tr
PRESENT POSITION
Assistant Professor of Human Rights, International Law, European Law, Peace and Conflict,
Department of Political Science , Bogazici University, Istanbul (2002-present)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant and researcher on study of sectarian mass violence in India and on related issues of
accountability, victim’s rights, reconciliation and forgiveness (sabbatical), Delhi, India, April-
July 2010
Co-founder, advisor on human rights and peace education issues, Center for Research and
Action for Peace, Bogazici University, Istanbul (2007 ongoing)
Consultant, International Organization for Migration “Harmonizing Ukraine’s Legislation on
Apprehension and Detention of Irregular Migrants with Human Rights Standards”;
assessment of Ukraine’s relevant law and recommendations for legislative changes in
conformity with human rights standards, Istanbul (12/2007-4/2008)
Legal Advisor and lecturer “Access to Justice”, a human rights training program for the
Turkish judiciary, including prosecutors, lawyers and police on the implementation of the
European Convention of Human Rights in Turkey, Istanbul and regions (1/2005-3/2006)
Co-founder, Istanbul Refugee Legal Aid Program, Istanbul (2004)
Fulbright Scholar, Bogazici University and University of Athens, “Seeking Peace in the
Aegean” a program aimed at promoting understanding and closer ties between Greek and
Turkish students, Greece and Turkey (2003)
Attorney at Law, litigator on penal matters; represented asylum seekers pro bono, Chicago,
IL USA (1/97-2/99, 12/00-6-02)

Visiting Fellow, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of
Law, research on trafficking of women and children, Chicago, IL USA (8/00-12/00)
Rule of Law Liaison, American Bar Association-Central and East European Law Initiative,
assisted in advancing the rule of law by supporting reform of the legal system and its
institutions. Romania, FYROM, Bosnia-Herzegovina (3/99-4/2000)
Assistant Public Defender, Public Defender of Cook County, trial attorney on penal matters
Chicago, IL USA (1987-1993)
Attorney, Illinois Department of Public Aid, negotiated and secured child support from
responsible parent, Chicago, IL USA (1984-1987)
Associate Attorney, Law Firm of McGregor and Associates, El Paso, Texas USA (1982-1984)
Law Clerk, United States District Court, Los Angeles, CA USA (1981-1982)
SELECTED PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
“Human Rights, Law and Democracy in Turkey” a presentation delivered at the
2 ND TURKEY- EUROPE FORUM, Mardin, Turkey, December 10 2009
“Access to Justice in Turkey” paper prepared as part of the joint project “Problems of
Europeanization and European Perceptions of Turkey as a future member state”, between
Bogazici University and Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid Spain, June18 2009
“The Role of Law in the Context of War and Peace” paper presented at the Fifth Global
Conference on War, Virtual War and Human Security, Budapest, Hungary, May 5 2008
“Harmonizing Ukraine’s Legislation on Apprehension and Detention of Irregular Migrants
with Human Rights Standards”, Legislative Assessment and Recommendations Report,
April 2008
“Peace through Human Dignity” presentation prepared for the opening of the Center for
Research and Action for Peace, Bogazici University, Istanbul October 12 2007
Co-author with Abdulkadir Kaya, Insan Haklari, Bogazici University European Studies
Center Project, Bogazici University Press, 2006
Irene Banias, The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Legislation on Children and Mothers: A legal
Overview”, in Teleen, Sharon and Judith Sayad, Eds, The Transition from Welfare to Work:
Processes, Challenges and Outcomes, Howarth Press, 2002
“The Legal, Health and Moral Implications of Proposition 187” (A 1994 ballot initiative in
California aimed to prohibit irregular migrants’ access to health care, public education and
other social services) Master of Laws Thesis, June 1996
Numerous legal briefs, petitions, motions, appellate briefs and legal memoranda

EDUCATION
Master of Laws, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL USA
Juris Doctor, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA USA
Master of Arts in Sociology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI USA
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI USA
Licensed to practice law in California, Illinois and Texas (inactive)