Frédérique Couture-Carrier (JD ’14), 2012 Chayes Fellow, on her work with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, France

“My internship with the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights this summer is absolutely marvelous, and my supervisor, coworkers, and fellow interns are from all over the world, speak multiple languages, and are wonderful to work with. I am learning a great deal about international human rights law and how countries execute (or not) the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments. I spend most of my time writing, editing, and translating reports, but I’ve also been able to sit in on both the Committee of Ministers’ and the Parliamentary Assembly’s sessions this summer. While the reports I work on are entirely based on facts and law, it has been unbelievable to see how the different states interact with one another at the sessions and how political the discussions become.”