Jocelyn Hackett

Jocelyn J. Hackett is the Director of International Human Rights Advocacy & Research at the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and an Adjunct Professor of Law. She specializes in international and comparative human rights, criminal law, and gender justice.  She has partnered with local human rights defenders on a wide range of advocacy projects, including field research in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa.  

Prior to Cornell, Jocelyn worked on cases involving mass atrocity prevention and accountability at the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights, where she conducted field research in Kenya and Uganda. She also worked at the International Criminal Court for Vice President and Pre-Trial Chamber II Judge Cuno Tarfusser. Prior to attending law school, Jocelyn worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Jocelyn received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.A. with a concentration in history from Colgate University.