http://www.wcl.american.edu/ Current Highlighted Events at Washington College of Law at American University en-us webmaster@wcl.american.edu 60 Copyright 2009 American University Washington College of Law http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT American University Washington College of Law Dean Claudio Grossman, chair of the United Nations Committee against Torture (UN CAT), is presiding over the Committee's 43rd session in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee is a body of 10 independent experts that monitors State party (currently totaling 146) implementation of and compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Next week, the 10 law students participating in WCL's one-of-a-kind UN CAT Project will join Dean Grossman to witness the official session in Geneva. These students are: Adrian Alvarez, Ari Levin, Carrie Garber, Diane DeGroat, Howard Shneider, Mahsa Maleki, Jennifer Norako, Rebecca Walters, Sarah Melikian, and Skye Bougsty-Marshall. Also participating are the UN CAT Project Coordinator Jennifer de Laurentiis and WCL Professors Jayesh Rathod and Stephen Vladeck. http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-05:highlights:5380 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John O'Quinn, a prominent Texas trial lawyer and generous benefactor to American University Washington College of Law, was killed in a car accident on Oct. 29, 2009. O'Quinn's passion for justice won his clients large jury awards from negligent corporations and his philanthropic work includes donations to environmental and political causes, as well as to the law school, where his generous contribution helped found the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic. MORE http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-05:highlights:5377 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT The War Crimes Research Office has released its ninth International Criminal Court report, The Relevance of "A Situation" to the Admissibility and Selection of Cases Before the International Criminal Court. The report is part of the Office's ICC Legal Analysis and Education Project, aimed at producing public, impartial, legal analyses of critical issues raised by the Court's early decisions. View the WCRO's reports on early issues before the International Criminal Court http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-05:highlights:5368 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT WCL and the National Association of Bond Lawyers are hosting a joint conference on Nov. 9 to explore whether our current legal structures are adequate to support the public finance and infrastructure priorities of cities, states and metropolitan regions in the wake of the financial crisis. The program is 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro are among the speakers.  The program is presented by the Program on Law and Government.  MORE http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-07:highlights:5386 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Washington College of Law Dean Claudio Grossman will host an event to celebrate the alumni group of WCL on November 9 in Geneva, Switzerland. Dean Grossman is in Geneva participating as Chair in the 43rd Session of the United Nations Committee against Torture. Six law students participating in WCL's one-of-a-kind UN CAT Project have joined Dean Grossman to witness the official session firsthand. These students are: Adrian Alvarez, Ari Levin, Carrie Garber, Diane DeGroat, Howard Shneider, Mahsa Maleki, Jennifer Norako, Rebecca Walters, Sarah Melikian, and Skye Bougsty-Marshall.  Also participating are the UN CAT Project Coordinator Jennifer de Laurentiis and WCL Professors Stephen Vladeck and Jayesh Rathod. http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-07:highlights:5389 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Three distinguished panelists from Guatemala will discuss the case of the "Military Logbook", which registered victims in the 1980s who were executed or forced to disappear by the Guatemalan Military Intelligence. In 2005 The Myrna Mack Foundation filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights on behalf of the victims.  This event takes place on Nov. 10 at noon, and will bring some of those petitioners together to discuss their efforts to bring an end to impunity in Guatemala.  The event is presented by the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.  MORE http://www.wcl.american.edu/ tag:wcl.american.edu,2009-11-07:highlights:5383 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT