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MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 3: Institutional Challenges Facing Regional Systems for the Protection of Human Rights / Closing Remarks

Posted on October 21, 2008
The panel will attempt to identify and share best practices, information and mechanisms that will allow regional human rights systems to coordinate and collaborate in their work and develop effective follow?up mechanisms to oversee domestic developments and compliance of international human rights law in the region...

MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Working Lunch

Posted on October 21, 2008
Working Lunch with Paolo Carozza, President, Inter-American Commission of Human Rights; Commissioner Felipe Gonzalez, Inter?American Commission on Human Rights and Victor Abramovich, Commissioner, Inter?American Commission on Human Rights.

MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 2: The Scope of Reparations: Challenges in Defining their Scope and Guaranteeing

Posted on October 21, 2008
The second panel will build upon the first, and will focus on the interrelated questions of (1) how the remedies and recommendations issued by regional human rights bodies can be strengthened and (2) how implementation of regional human rights bodies' recommendations and judgments can be better ensured...

MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Panel 1: Perspectives, Approaches and Experiences in Combating Impunity

Posted on October 21, 2008
This panel will examine how broader international legal developments, such as those within international criminal law, have shaped the decisions of regional human rights bodies. Moderator: Diane Orentlicher, Professor, Washington College of Law Speakers: Commissioner Felipe Gonzalez, Inter?American Commission on Human Rights; Judge Leonardo Franco; Inter?American Court of Human Rights; Judge Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Emanuel Magade, Dean, University of Zimbabwe and Frank La Rue, UN Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression

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MacArthur International Justice Lecture Series - Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda - Welcome / Opening Remarks

Posted on October 21, 2008
Welcome by Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law Opening remarks by Jonathan Fanton, President, MacArthur Foundation

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before International/ized Criminal Courts - From Theory to Practice and Back Again: Lessons Learned from the Gender Jurisprudence and Feminist Critiques of the International/ized Criminal Tribunals

Posted on October 16, 2008
Moderator: Ann Shalleck, Director, Women and International Law Program, Washington College of Law Panelists: * Kelly Askin, Open Society Justice Initiative * Justice Teresa Doherty, The Special Court for Sierra Leone * Valerie Oosterveld, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law * Beth Van Schaack, Santa Clara University School of Law

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before International/ized Criminal Courts - Keynote Address: Gender Strategy is not a Luxury for International Courts

Posted on October 16, 2008
Former Legal Advisor for Gender and Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); Visiting Fellow Kellogg College, Oxford University; Special Consultant to the High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Independent Gender Expert

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before International/ized Criminal Courts - The Devil is in the Details: Policy and Practice

Posted on October 16, 2008
Moderator: Susana SáCouto, Director, War Crimes Research Office, Washington College of Law Panelists: * Florence Darques-Lane, The International Criminal Court (ICC) * Chiseche Salome Mibenge, Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Human Rights Research, Utrecht University School of Law * Gabriela Mischkowski, Medica Mondiale * Susana SáCouto, War Crimes Research Office, Washington College of Law

Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Before International/ized Criminal Courts - Welcoming Remarks / Incorporating Gender: Does Institutional Structure Matter?

Posted on October 16, 2008
* Dean Claudio Grossman, Washington College of Law * Susana SáCouto, Director, War Crimes Research Office, Washington College of Law Moderator: Daniela Kraiem, Associate Director, Women and International Law Program, Washington College of Law Panelists: * Rhonda Copelon, International Women's Human Rights Law Clinic, City University of New York * Brigid Inder, Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice * Maxine Marcus, The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

Munching on Human Rights: What Is the Universal Bill of Human Rights? The ABC's of the UDHR

Posted on October 07, 2008
Interested in human rights but stuck studying civil procedure and torts? Munching on Human Rights is an introductory program designed to educate and engage students, especially 1Ls, about basic issues in international human rights and humanitarian law...

25th Anniversary of Pence Law Library as a U.S. Federal Depository

Posted on October 07, 2008
25th Anniversary of Pence Law Library as a U.S. Federal Depository

10th Annual Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term

Posted on October 06, 2008
For the 10th consecutive year, faculty of the Washington College of Law will provide a preview for law students and the WCL community of what to expect from the new Supreme Court Term that begins on October 6, 2008. Faculty will examine cases to be decided by the high court and consider the stakes for some high-profile issues.

Profiles of Legal Careers in Federal Government

Posted on October 06, 2008
If you are interested in the federal government, the PMF Program and public sector work in general, this is a panel discussion you will not want to miss! Join OCPD and American University's Career Services Office for a panel discussion about legal careers in federal government, on October 2, 2008, from 5:30pm-7:00pm in the 6th floor Student Lounge...

The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Luncheon Keynote

Posted on October 03, 2008
The Honorable Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 3: Nuclear Energy and Renewable Alternatives: Challenges Ahead

Posted on October 03, 2008
Is the U.S. overly dependent on natural gas? How should carbon?neutral energy sources be developed? What are the related challenges regarding the transmission of electricity from such sources? Will nuclear licensing issues slow down the construction of new nuclear plants? If so, how should such issues be resolved? Moderator: Bill Horin, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP " The Honorable Joseph T...

The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 2: Changes in Commodity and Gas Markets and Regulation of Carbon

Posted on October 03, 2008
How are physical and futures markets converging? What are the implications of increased U.S. reliance on LNG? How should the U.S. create and regulate a carbon trading regime? Moderator: Ken Markowitz, Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP " John Moot, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP; former Chief of Staff and former General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission " G...

The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Panel 1: Climate Change Legislation: Domestic and International Implications

Posted on October 03, 2008
If Congress passes climate change legislation, (1) what is the most desirable form of such legislation; and (2) how would the new law be enforced? Will efforts to achieve climate change legislation be successful? What are the benefits/drawbacks of various climate change proposals? How do domestic legislative efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions account for the existence of international climate change arrangements? Moderator: William Snape, Professor, Washington College of Law " Cynthia Marlette, General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission " Vicki Arroyo, Director of Policy Analysis, Pew Center on Climate Change " Jonathan Black, Professional Staff member of the U...

The Changing Landscape of Energy Law: Administrative Law Review Symposium - Welcome/Introduction/Opening Keynote Address

Posted on October 03, 2008
Claudio M. Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law Andrew P. Kawel, Editor in Chief, Administrative Law Review The Honorable Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Boumediene v. Bush and the Future of US Detention Policy

Posted on October 01, 2008
On June 12, 2008, the US Supreme Court ruled that Lakhdar Boumediene, a Guantanamo Bay detainee, has a right to habeas corpus under the US Constitution. What does this decision mean for other detainees at Guantanamo petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus? How will this affect US detention policy? Join the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the National Institute of Military Justice for an analysis of the Court's decision with noted experts in the field.

Bringing Human Rights Home - Part 2

Posted on October 01, 2008
Bringing Human Rights Home - Part 2

Bringing Human Rights Home - Part 1

Posted on October 01, 2008
Bringing Human Rights Home - Part 1

Just the Beginning Foundation: Pathfinders Panel

Posted on October 01, 2008
The Pathfinder Judges Panel will include dialogue with United States District Judges: Judge Reggie B. Walton (D.C. DC) and Judge Marcia Cooke, (D.C. S. Florida). The Pathfinder Judges Panel will highlight inspiring stories about these two dynamic judges and their career paths to the bench.

Just the Beginning Foundation: Lunch Keynote

Posted on October 01, 2008
Just the Beginning Foundation: Lunch Keynote

Just the Beginning Foundation: Robes in the Schools Program

Posted on October 01, 2008
As part of a community outreach effort on behalf of the Just The Beginning Foundation, sixty federal and state judges will be speaking to students throughout the greater metropolitan District of Columbia and the Baltimore region. The judges will seek to share stories of overcoming obstacles and opening pathways into the legal profession...

International Right-to-Know Day Celebration - Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Transparency/Closing Remarks

Posted on September 30, 2008
Daniel S. Alcorn, Attorney at Law; Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, United States Department of Homeland Security Robert Vaughn, Professor, Washington College of Law

International Right-to-Know Day Celebration - Focus on Nations Poised to Join the International Transparency Community

Posted on September 30, 2008
Nathanial Heller, Managing Director, Global Integrity; Kevin M. Goldberg, Legal Counsel, American Society of Newspaper Editors

International Right-to-Know Day Celebration - Transparency in China

Posted on September 30, 2008
Liu Wenjing, Associate Professor, Jinan University Law School, Guangzhou, China

International Right-to-Know Day Celebration - Welcome and Introduction/Survey and Transparency Worldwide

Posted on September 30, 2008
Daniel J. Metcalfe, Executive Director, Collaboration on Government Secrecy, Washington College of Law Thomas M. Susman, Director of Government Affairs, American Bar Association; Kristin L. Adair, Staff Counsel, National Security Archive

Constitutional Interpretation & Litigation after Heller - Panel II: Constitutional Litigation

Posted on September 30, 2008
Moderator: Amanda Frost, Associate Professor of Law, Washington College of Law Discussants: Robert Cottrol, Harold Paul Green Research Professor of Law, George Washington University; Andrew L. Frey, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP and Counsel of Record for the City of Chicago as amicus curiae in Heller; Clark M...

Constitutional Interpretation & Litigation after Heller - Introductory Remarks/Panel I: Constitutional Interpretation

Posted on September 30, 2008
Moderator: Robert Tsai, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law Discussants: Eric Claeys, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law; Walter Dellinger, Counsel for the Petitioners in District of Columbia v. Heller; Lynda Dodd, Assistant Professor of Law, Washington College of Law; Tom Goldstein '95, Partner, Akin Grump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Alan Morrison, Visiting Professor (2008-09), Washington College of Law; Former Lead Counsel for the District in District of Columbia v...

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