Kellogg Institute director awarded Chile’s highest honor | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Kellogg Institute director awarded Chile’s highest honor Kellogg Institute director awarded Chile’s highest honor Published: December 19, 2012 Author: Elizabeth Rankin Paolo Carozza receives the Order of Merit of Bernardo O’Higgins Paolo Carozza, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Center for Civil and Human Rights, received the Order of Merit of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile’s highest state honor awarded to foreign citizens, at a private ceremony on the Notre Dame campus on Monday (Dec. 17). Chile’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States, Ambassador Darío Paya, presented the award in recognition of Carozza’s work on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). “He earned the admiration of the state, colleagues, citizens and victims alike,” says Paya, observing that Carozza also made an invaluable contribution to the Inter-American system as a whole by conducting long-lasting procedural reforms with “authority and impartiality.” A specialist in comparative and international law, Carozza served as a member and then president of the IACHR from 2006 to 2010. In that role, he helped to address the abuses of past political regimes and foster the conditions for democratic governance throughout the hemisphere. In particular, he served as rapporteur for Chile. Lauding the integrity and sincerity of Chileans working for human rights, Carozza called the award a confirmation of “a certain relationship, a belonging to the people of Chile.” “It is important to have countries that take their obligations seriously,” he says. The Order of Merit, which Carozza received at the level of “commander,” is named for one of Chile’s most famous founding fathers, the general Bernardo O’Higgins. “A Chilean version of the ‘fighting Irish,’” says Paya, who noted more seriously, “no other university has stronger ties to Chile than Notre Dame.” In his remarks, Notre Dame Provost Thomas Burish noted Carozza’s “uncommon talent and commitment” as well as the close, long-standing relationship between Notre Dame and Chile, which he visited for the first time in Carozza’s company earlier this year. “I saw why he is so admired in Chile and Latin America,” Burish says. Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn