Workshops & Conferences

The Center holds a variety of events to focus attention on important trends and developments in human rights and humanitarian law. The following are upcoming conferences and workshops for the 2009-2010 academic year. Previously held conferences can be found on the Center's past events calendar. A select few are highlighted on the Center's past events page.

Teaching International Humanitarian Law Workshop

On October 2-3, 2009 the American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (WCL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held the second Teaching IHL Workshop at WCL in Washington, D.C.  The Workshop is targeted for law professors who are interested in teaching an IHL course for the first time, integrating IHL modules into their current courses and/or rethinking their current teaching of this important subject.

Click here for more information on the workshop.

Webcasts of Spring Conferences Available On Demand

The Center had an extremely robust season of events and conferences at WCL on a wide range of human rights issues during the Spring 2009 semester. If you missed any ot these events or would like to review the proceedings, please visit our "Webcasts" page to watch any of them on demand. The spring events include:

* Former Special Representative of the Secretary General for Human Rights in Cambodia, the Hon. Michael D. Kirby - April 17, 2009
* Baseless Prosecutions of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia - March 24, 2009
* Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Iran: The Situation of the Baha'is - March 23, 2009
* A Step Forward or a Roadblock to Peace and Justice in Darfur? - March 19, 2009
* Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector - March 18, 2009
* Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Present-day Challenges & Opportunities For Lasting Solutions - March 17, 2009
* The Obama Administration and the State Secrets Privilege - March 4, 2009
* The Prevention of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment - February 23, 2009