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Pathways to Employment in International Law

Posted on April 07, 2008
The Office of Career & Professional Development (OCPD) and the American Bar Association Section of International Law will bring together attorneys who advise clients in legal issues involving international matters and international business transactions...

Olympian Violence Erupting in Tibet

Posted on April 07, 2008
Over the past two weeks, Tibet has experienced its worst violence in 20 years. The Chinese crackdown on Tibetan protesters has left hundreds wounded, dead and detained. Sympathetic protests in support of Tibet have spread through China, Nepal, India and beyond...

MD Civil Procedure

Posted on April 04, 2008
MD Civil Procedure

Ny Corp

Posted on April 04, 2008
Ny Corp

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The First Richard S. Levick Annual Lecture in Crisis Communication and International Law: The Role of Media in International and Legal Controversies

Posted on April 04, 2008
The First Richard S. Levick Annual Lecture in Crisis Communication and International Law: The Role of Media in International and Legal Controversies

Moises Naim

Posted on March 25, 2008
A discussion by Moisés Naím Editor in chief, Foreign Policy on his new book "Illicit" Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff & General Public - no charge (registration is required)

Justice Goldstone Program

Posted on March 25, 2008
Dean Claudio Grossman and American University Washington College of Law Cordially invite you to the lecture "Social and Economic Rights: The South African Experience" by Richard J. Goldstone Former Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa and former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Commentators Herman Schwartz, Professor, American University Washington College of Law Gay McDougall, United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, American University Washington College of Law Sponsored by the Integrated Curriculum Program, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of the Dean Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff & General Public - no charge

Asian Pacific Americans Dinner

Posted on March 25, 2008
In a collaboration of WCL's Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of DC (APABA-DC), this event will highlight the continuing need to empower and encourage the participation of the Asian Pacific American community in the legal realm of society, and recognize the important contributions of WCL's Asian Pacific American alumni to the legal profession...

OCPD Job Search Workshop Session 3 Long Distance Job Search and Headhunters

Posted on March 25, 2008
OCPD Job Search Workshop Session 3 Long Distance Job Search and Headhunters

Climate Change Panel 2

Posted on March 25, 2008
Scientists are predicting that the entire Arctic Ocean could have an ice-free summer surface by 2050. As climate change causes the Arctic to melt, the several countries with territory inside the Arctic Circle - including Russia, the U.S., Norway, Denmark and Canada -- are poised to claim the region's vast energy resources...

Climate Change Panel 1

Posted on March 25, 2008
Scientists are predicting that the entire Arctic Ocean could have an ice-free summer surface by 2050. As climate change causes the Arctic to melt, the several countries with territory inside the Arctic Circle - including Russia, the U.S., Norway, Denmark and Canada -- are poised to claim the region's vast energy resources...

Climate Change Plenary Speaker

Posted on March 25, 2008
Scientists are predicting that the entire Arctic Ocean could have an ice-free summer surface by 2050. As climate change causes the Arctic to melt, the several countries with territory inside the Arctic Circle - including Russia, the U.S., Norway, Denmark and Canada -- are poised to claim the region's vast energy resources...

Integrated Curriculum Program Panel: Course Selection

Posted on March 20, 2008
Integrated Curriculum Program Panel: Course Selection

First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - Use of the State Secrets Privilege

Posted on March 19, 2008
Use of the State Secrets Privilege Amanda Frost, Professor, Washington College of Law Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, National Security Archive (moderator) Freddi Lipstein, former senior appellate attorney, Department of Justice Matthew Miner, Counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Arlen Specter

First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - Pseudosecrecy: Agency Use of "Safeguarding Labels"

Posted on March 19, 2008
Pseudosecrecy: Agency Use of "Safeguarding Labels" William T. Kammer, Chief, Freedom of Information Policy Office, Department of Defense William H. Leary, Senior Director, National Security Council Sean Moulton, Director, Federal Information Policy, OMB Watch

First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - Luncheon Speaker

Posted on March 19, 2008
Hon. Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - International Transparency: A Growing Anti-Corruption Field

Posted on March 19, 2008
International Transparency: A Growing Anti-Corruption Field William G. Ferroggiaro, Policy Counsel, International Sustainable Systems Research Center, and former FOI Coordinator, National Security Archive Nathaniel Heller, Managing Director, Global Integrity Laura Neuman, Assistant Director, Americas Program, and Access to Information Project Manager, The Carter Center Thomas M...

First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - Welcome / Keynote Presentation / Special Presentation / Enactment of the 2007 FOIA Amendments -- and Beyond

Posted on March 19, 2008
Welcome and Introduction Daniel J. Metcalfe, CGS Keynote Presentation Robert Vaughn, Professor, Washington College of Law Special Presentation James R. Rettig, President-elect, American Library Association Enactment of the 2007 FOIA Amendments -- and Beyond Lydia Kay Griggsby, Counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy Matthew L...

Immigrant's Rights Coalition - The Current Realities of Female Genital Mutilation

Posted on March 07, 2008
In 1996, the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") granted asylum to Fausinga Kasinga, a woman who fled her native Togo to escape forced female genital mutilation ("FGM") and polygamous marriage. The case created the first precedent that gender-based persecution could serve as a basis for asylum...

Eleventh Annual Hispanic Law Conference: Latino Perspectives on the 2008 Election

Posted on March 06, 2008
American University Washington College of Law provides through its annual Hispanic Law Conference a forum for the promotion of issues that affect the Latino community, both nationally and internationally. This annual conference brings together a unique mix of institutions and personalities devoted to the progress of Latinos/as in the U...

The Prohibition Of Torture Within The Context Of Emergency Situations

Posted on March 05, 2008
This program is cosponsored by American University Washington College of Law, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the Association for the Prevention of Torture. Moderator: Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law and Vice Chair of the United Nations Committee against Torture (UN CAT) Panelists: Felice Gaer, Chair of the Commission on International Religious Freedom, Director of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights of the American Jewish Committee, and UN CAT Rapporteur and Member His Excellency Luis Gallegos Chiriboga, Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States and UN CAT Member Santiago Canton, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Mario Coriolano, Member of the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and Defensor de Casación, Provincia de Buenos Aires Monica Pinto, Professor and Coordinator of the Human Rights Program, University of Buenos Aires, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Prevention of Torture Jennifer de Laurentiis, UN CAT Project Coordinator, American University Washington College of Law

Resisting Military Rule: Leaders of Pakistani Lawyers Movement Speak Out

Posted on March 04, 2008
In November 2007, President Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule in Pakistan. In the days following, reports emerged from Pakistan of police violence, arbitrary arrests, and mistreatment of lawyers detained for peacefully protesting government policies...

Section 3 Commons on Course Selection

Posted on March 04, 2008
Section 3 Commons on Course Selection

International Trade Law Society - New Environmental Provisions in U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreements

Posted on March 04, 2008
nternational Trade Law Society - New Environmental Provisions in U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreements

International Trade Law Society - New Environmental Provisions in U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreements

Posted on March 04, 2008
International Trade Law Society - New Environmental Provisions in U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreements

Integrated Curriculum Program - Section 1 Commons How to Live My Life as a Lawyer

Posted on February 27, 2008
Integrated Curriculum Program - Section 1 Commons How to Live My Life as a Lawyer

Integrated Curriculum Program - Integrated Curriculum Dean's Fellow Positions Information Session

Posted on February 27, 2008
ntegrated Curriculum Program - Integrated Curriculum Dean's Fellow Positions Information Session

The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration

Posted on February 22, 2008
After seven years of waiting, Congress finally enacted the U Visa regulations in October of 2007. Consequently, thousands of recipients of deferred status are anxiously re-submitting applications, while future applicants, advocates, and law enforcement agents work to understand the regulation's practical applications and the implications for past and future recipients...

The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration

Posted on February 22, 2008
After seven years of waiting, Congress finally enacted the U Visa regulations in October of 2007. Consequently, thousands of recipients of deferred status are anxiously re-submitting applications, while future applicants, advocates, and law enforcement agents work to understand the regulation's practical applications and the implications for past and future recipients...

The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration

Posted on February 22, 2008
After seven years of waiting, Congress finally enacted the U Visa regulations in October of 2007. Consequently, thousands of recipients of deferred status are anxiously re-submitting applications, while future applicants, advocates, and law enforcement agents work to understand the regulation's practical applications and the implications for past and future recipients...

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