Bonnie Docherty

Lecturer on Law, International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School; Senior Researcher, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch

HUMAN RIGHTS

She is also a senior researcher in the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch.

Docherty specializes in disarmament and international humanitarian law. She has done extensive field research on the civilian effects of war and has worked on the negotiation and implementation of multiple treaties. She has played an especially active role in the campaign against cluster munitions. More recently, she has been at the forefront of the emerging movement to ban fully autonomous weapons. Docherty has additional expertise in the field of human rights and the environment, focusing on the effects of mining and climate change. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her A.B. from Harvard University.