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My interest in international law can be traced back to my time as a child in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. At a young age, I faced many of the devastating situations endured by my country at large. I experienced civil war and adverse cultural practices, including female genital mutilation. At the time, I had little to no understanding of the circumstances that forced my family to seek asylum in the United States. However, after I took a course in human rights with Professor Jacques Fomerand during my undergraduate years at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, I began to have an interest in international law and realize that the world we live in has a long way to go, as all people, not only in Côte d’Ivoire, face various cultural, political, and religious problems.