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The Third International Trade and Investment Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner

Posted on April 14, 2009
This annual event honors WCL's brightest and most distinguished alumni in the field of international trade and investment law. Each year the Executive Board of the International Trade and Investment Law Society selects one WCL alumnus to celebrate for their contributions to the field of international trade and investment law.

Free Trade Endangered: Protectionism or Pragmatism - Welcome / Presentation

Posted on April 14, 2009
International Economic Law has been largely formed through the power structure developed after WWII. However, since the Asian financial crisis and cemented during the U.S. financial crisis, new players are seen at the negotiating tables. The world's elite power negotiating structure is changing from a G-7 framework to the G-20+ framework that has been demonstrated with the FSF...

Thirteenth Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law - Awards Dinner

Posted on April 10, 2009
Recognition of Student Accomplishments Rising Star Award Recipient: Ms. Arnette "Art" Steele, '09 Special Hairston Alumni Award Recipient: the Honorable C. Darnell Jones II. '75 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Presentation by the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee, '76 U...

Thirteenth Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law - Juvenile Justice and the African American Community: Reversing the Trend

Posted on April 10, 2009
A group of legal experts and other stakeholders will discuss how to transform the existing juvenile justice system by setting in place positive alternative strategies designed to prevent crime and reduce violence. * Sheila Bedi, Esq. (WCL '01), Juvenile & Criminal Justice Attorney, Southern Poverty Law Center * Jason Downs, Esq...

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10th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards

Posted on April 06, 2009
10th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards

Refugees in the Muslim World: Grounding Refugee Protection on Concrete Sources of Rights

Posted on April 06, 2009
Susan Akram is Associate Professor at Boston University School of Law, teaching immigration law, comparative refugee law, and international human rights law and supervising students handling refugee and asylum cases in BU's civil litigation program. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (B...

Creating a Pro Bono and Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - The Importance of Pro Bono Legal Support in Mexicos Social Development and Challenges / Question and Answer Period / Concluding Remarks

Posted on April 06, 2009
Creating a Pro Bono and Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - The Importance of Pro Bono Legal Support in Mexico's Social Development and Challenges / Question and Answer Period / Concluding Remarks

Creating a Pro Bono and Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - Welcome Remarks / Overview of Pro Bono Efforts in Mexico and Latin America / Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Development of a Pro Bono Culture in the Americas

Posted on April 06, 2009
Creating a Pro Bono and Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - Welcome Remarks / Overview of Pro Bono Efforts in Mexico and Latin America / Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Development of a Pro Bono Culture in the Americas

As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Giant Opportunity: China as a Partner in International Environmental Law

Posted on April 06, 2009
As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Giant Opportunity: China as a Partner in International Environmental Law

As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Development's Human Cost: Human Rights and the Environment in China

Posted on April 06, 2009
As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Development's Human Cost: Human Rights and the Environment in China

As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Welcome Remarks / Going Green: The Development of Chinese Environmental Law

Posted on April 06, 2009
As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges - Welcome Remarks / Going Green: The Development of Chinese Environmental Law

The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Solo Legal Practice

Posted on April 01, 2009
This program, presented by Carolyn Elefant, author of Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be, is ideal for both law students and practicing lawyers considering launching a solo legal practice. Topics to be discussed will include: overcoming the fear of hanging a shingle; what it takes to become a successful solo practitioner; dealing with psychological, financial, and logistical barriers to entry; ethical and business considerations; how to launch your office; and attracting clients and marketing your business.

Picking Up the Pieces: Economic Policy in a New Administration

Posted on March 31, 2009
Who is to blame for the current economic crisis? Should Congress pass legislation to regulate corporations? What influence will the current administration have over action by Congress? Panelists will discuss potential benefits and disadvantages to changes in corporate regulation and other issues relevant to addressing the current economic situation...

Pathways to Employment in International Law

Posted on March 27, 2009
A distinguished panel will share their experiences to help you: pursue a career in international law; understand other legal systems and cultures; understand the paths they took in their international legal careers; suggest basic legal and interpersonal skills relevant in other cultures, network in this competitive environment; and get involved in international legal or non-legal organizations.

In the Dock and Under the Gun: Baseless Prosecutions of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia

Posted on March 27, 2009
Two of Colombia's leading human rights activists, Luz Marina Monzon and Liliana Andrea Avila, will provide firsthand testimony of how the Colombian legal system is used to silence and stigmatize the human rights movement. Andrew Hudson will present Human Rights First's new report which for the first time documents the extensive use of specious criminal investigations in Colombia...

Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - Student Presentation

Posted on March 26, 2009
Gillian Chadwick; Nicole Gamble; Caroline Lyznik; Shanti Martin Student Attorneys, International Human Rights Law Clinic, Immigrants' Rights Section

Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - The H-2B Program & the Obama Administration

Posted on March 26, 2009
Speakers: Terry R. Yellig, Sherman, Dunn, Cohen, Leifer & Yellig, P.C.; Daniela Dwyer, Supervising Attorney, Farmworker Division, Maryland Legal Aid Bureau (Moderator);

Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - The Realities of Transnational Litigation Involving H-2B Workers

Posted on March 26, 2009
Speakers: Mary Bauer, Director, Immigrant Justice Project, Southern Poverty Law Center; Cathleen Caron, Executive Director, Global Workers Justice Alliance; Rachel Micah-Jones, Executive Director, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante; Arthur N. Read, General Counsel, Friends of Farmworkers; Sarah Paoletti, Clinical Supervisor & Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania (Moderator)

Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - Organizing H-2B Workers

Posted on March 26, 2009
Speakers: Joseph J. Baniszewski, Deputy Asst. General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board; Daniel Castellanos-Contreras, Organizer, Alliance of Guest Workers for Dignity; JJ Rosenbaum, Counsel, New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice; American University Leticia Zavala, Director of Outreach & Leadership Programs, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc...

Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates - Opening Remarks / H-2B Workers: Recruitment & Trafficking

Posted on March 26, 2009
Speakers: Hilary Axam, Special Litigation Counsel, Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, U.S. Department of Justice; F. Javier Díaz de León, Head of Section for Regional and Hispanic Affairs, Embassy of Mexico; Victoria Gavito, Legal Director, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc...

Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran: The Situation of the Baha'is

Posted on March 25, 2009
Currently, seven leaders of the Iranian Bahá'í community have been imprisoned and accused of espionage and violations against Iran. This timely presentation will provide general information about the human rights issues facing the Bahá'í minority in Iran with a special focus on the historic oppression against this religious group...

A Step Forward or a Roadblock to Peace and Justice in Darfur?

Posted on March 23, 2009
On March 4, 2009 Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He is suspected of being criminally responsible, as an indirect co-perpetrator, for intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population of Darfur between April 2003 and July 2008...

Dean's Business Law Lecture Series with Rick A. Lazio '83

Posted on March 21, 2009
Rick A. Lazio '83, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase and Co.

'Til Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion and Civil Rights - Moving Forward: The Political, Legislative and Cultural Outlook for the LGBT Civil Rights Movement

Posted on March 20, 2009
Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post Editorial Board Jasper Hendricks, Director of Field Operations and Political Programs, National Black Justice Coalition Prof. Darren Hutchinson American University Washington College of Law Richard Kim, Senior Editor, The Nation Rev...

'Til Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion and Civil Rights - What Happened on November 4th? The Confluence of Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation and Politics at the Ballot Box

Posted on March 20, 2009
Prof. Helen Alvaré, George Mason University School of Law Prof. Mary Frances Berry (invited), Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; Former Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Rev. Derek McCoy, Assoc...

'Til Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion and Civil Rights - Keynote Address

Posted on March 20, 2009
Shannon Minter, Legal Dir., National Center for Lesbian Rights; Lead Counsel, CA Marriage Cases and Prop 8 Appeal

The New Japanese "Citizen Jury" System in Criminal Cases

Posted on March 20, 2009
Professor Takashi Maruta

Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector - The Government of Brazil and Sex Workers Collaborate to Address HIV/AIDS

Posted on March 20, 2009
Gabriela Leite, President, Davida

Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector - Danaya So: Bringing Hope to Women and their Families

Posted on March 20, 2009
Sylvia Mollet, DANAYA SO Moderator: Pauline Muchina, Ph.D., Senior Partnership Advisor, UNAIDS

Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector - Sanghamitra: A Journey Towards Social and Economic Empowerment

Posted on March 20, 2009
Dr. Shilpa Merchant, Population Services International and the Sanghamitra Project Moderator: Sneha Barot, Senior Public Policy Associate, Guttmacher Institute

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