CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW
SPRING 2009 E-NEWSLETTER

ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law was established in 1990 to work with students, faculty and the international legal community to provide scholarship, training and support for human rights initiatives around the world. Marshalling the extensive human rights resources of WCL, the Center provides hands-on experiences for interested WCL students; coordinates and facilitates faculty scholarship on relevant subjects; and is a resource to the international community on human rights and humanitarian law issues. We also have a lot of fun!

The Center's Executive Director, Hadar Harris, the Center's Program Coordinator, Amelia Parker, the Center's Program Associate, Brett Schwartz, and the Center's new Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Project Director, Ann Jordan, welcome you to our office at any time. Come see us in the WCL Annex, one block away from the main building: 4910 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 16, lower level! Click here for further directions to WCL and the Center.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS AT THE CENTER

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES: THE SAB
Thurs., Jan. 22, Time and Rm. TBD
One of WCL's unique opportunities for students (1Ls through LLMs) is the Center Student Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is a group of seven highly qualified and committed WCL students interested in human rights and humanitarian law who work closely with the Center over the course of a year to plan programming and provide advice. The SAB also participates in special "inside" activities of the Center and have access to SAB-only events and skills development seminars. Come learn more about the opportunity to join the SAB at Opportunities Day. Applications for the SAB are available at http://www.WCLCenterforHR.org and are due on January 26. For more information, call 202-274-4180 or humlaw@wcl.american.edu.

BEYOND LITIGATION: EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS
Fri., Feb. 6, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Rm. 401
Effective public interest lawyers understand that advocacy goes beyond litigation. Please join us for an interactive, day-long workshop on effective advocacy beyond litigation. The workshop will be conducted by two seasoned, effective activists: Joe Eldridge and Robert Tomasko. Register online at wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm. For more information, call 202-274-4180 or email humlaw@wcl.american.edu.

THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT
Mon., Feb. 23, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Rm. TBA
This timely conference, co-sponsored by the Association for the Prevention of Torture, will convene a diverse group of high-level international experts, including policymakers, lawyers, civil servants, NGOs and scholars, to analyze key national, regional, and international legal frameworks and review detention practices that can prevent torture and other ill-treatment. Issues to be discussed include: whether adequate legal frameworks are in place at the domestic level; how laws are applied and detention practices are reformed; and the access of independent experts to all places of detention. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE SEX SECTOR
Wed., Mar. 18, 9:00am - 2:30pm, Rm. TBA
Human trafficking and forced labor are global human rights abuses. Over the past eight years, the United States has supported some excellent programs but it has also adopted an ideologically-driven approach to the sex sector that harms women and their families, increases the vulnerability of people in the sex sector to violence and trafficking, prevents health care workers from accessing sex workers and does nothing to prevent trafficking. Sex workers who do not want to be 'saved' are being subjected to violent raids and rescues and some of them are being arrested, abused and deprived of their livelihood. This conference will bring together international and U.S. experts to share experiences and discuss the ways in which the Obama Administration can create a new U.S. policy on human trafficking that is consistent with international human rights standards and grounded in reality. This conference is presented by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online
at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

IS THE CONCEPT OF "GENOCIDE" OBSOLETE? A CONFERENCE MARKING THE UNLEARNED LESSONS OF RWANDA
Tues., Apr. 7, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. 603
The fifteenth anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide is an appropriate moment to ask whether the Genocide Convention is still a viable framework given a track record of international inaction in the face of genocide. This day-long conference, sponsored by the Human Rights Brief and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, will bring together high-level experts and activists to critically examine whether the 1948 Genocide Convention is still relevant, how the 2005 UN commitment to the "Responsibility to Protect" can be meaningfully operationalized; how international criminal law can be utilized as a means for holding perpetrators accountable for their actions and for deterring future atrocities; and what role civil society can play to hold governments accountable for their acts or omissions. This conference is presented by the Human Rights Brief. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE CENTER

LOOKING FOR A FRIEND? JOIN THE CENTER'S FACEBOOK GROUP
Become a "friend" of the Center on Facebook and network with other students, faculty and alumni while staying up-to-date on human rights events and activities taking place at WCL! To join, search "Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law" and join our group today! Having problems joining? E-mail: humlaw@wcl.american.edu.

JOIN THE CENTER'S STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD
The Center's Student Advisory Board (SAB) is a group of highly qualified, creative students committed to human rights advocacy. The SAB provides students interested in and committed to human rights the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of Center programming, to learn tangible skills beyond the classroom for effective advocacy and activism, and to attend special SAB-only events and receptions. SAB members meet weekly with Center staff and participate in monthly skills development seminars that focus on topics like grant proposal writing, public speaking, lobbying and more. SAB members are also available to answer questions about Center activities or working and interning in human rights as law students. The 2008 SAB members are Diego Alcala, Eric Leveridge, Erica Lounsberry, Sarah Melikian, Allison Sherrier, and Madhuri (Madhu) Singh. To learn more about the SAB and/or to meet this year's group, click here.

To apply, download the application from the Center's website here and submit it to aparker@wcl.american.edu by 5pm on Monday, January 26, 2009. Interviews will be held the same week. We encourage you to apply!

HUMAN RIGHTS WORK BEGINS WITH BUILDING COMMUNITY: ACTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HAPPY HOUR
Happy Hour provides a meeting space for students, faculty and staff who are interested in human rights issues to come together, share treats and fair-trade coffee, and discuss upcoming events, campaigns and issues of concern. Happy Hour is a great networking and community building opportunity. From time to time, practitioners from outside WCL also join the Happy Hour community. Happy Hour takes place from 5pm - 6pm in the 6th floor student lounge behind the cafeteria. Please check the Center's listserv and Docket announcements for upcoming Happy Hour dates. For more information, contact ahr@wcl.american.edu.

CHECK OUT THE NEW ISSUE OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS BRIEF OR SUBMIT AN ARTICLE
The Human Rights Brief, a highly-regarded student-run publication of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, reports on cutting-edge developments in international human rights and humanitarian law and provides concise legal analyses of current human rights issues for over 6,000 subscribers in more than 90 countries. The Brief publishes short articles (3,000 words, with few footnotes) written by students, academics and leading human rights practitioners from around the world. It is published three times a year and provides an excellent opportunity for students to publish their work. For more information, contact Co-editors Adrian Alvarez and Katharine Marshall at chief_hrbrief@wcl.american.edu. To consult the submission guidelines, please go to: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/.

ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Spend Your Spring Break Giving Back to the Community!
It's not too early to think about Spring Break! WCL´s annual Alternative Spring Break provides students with a unique and compelling hands-on learning and community service opportunity. ASB enables students to travel into the field to engage in a particular legal theme by interacting directly with the actors involved, including affected individuals and families, government officials, attorneys, advocates, and other civil society representatives. The students also participate in significant community service activities, both during the trip and upon their return to WCL. In 2005, WCL sent the largest delegation in the U.S. to help with relief in New Orleans and Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. Another group of students traveled to the Navajo Nation in Arizona to provide pro bono legal service to the nation's largest non-profit Native American legal service organization. Other past trips have focused on immigration/ border issues and gender violence. For more information see http://WCLCenterforHR.org/springbreak.cfm. The 2009 Alternative Spring Break program is in the planning phase. If you would like to help or if you are interested in going please contact Action for Human Rights at ahr@wcl.american.edu.

HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS (ELPs)
Get Out of the Classroom and Into the World!
ELPs take students into the field to engage them in exploring human rights problems within the US, humanizing the learning experience, fostering critical analysis, and charging classroom learning with transformative potential. Participants commit to attending all ELP sessions (usually four) to meet and visit people involved on all sides of an ongoing human rights issue. Previous ELPs have explored homelessness, detention conditions, funding for public education, immigration issues, and environmental racism in the Anacostia region. of D.C. If you would like to help plan or participate in an ELP, contact the Center at aparker@wcl.american.edu.

GET UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CENTER AND AROUND TOWN
Join the Center's Listserv!
Keep up-to-date on human rights events, activities, and resources at WCL and in the community by joining the Center's listserv! You will receive occasional updates (maximum one per week) from the Center about human rights goings-on right in your inbox. To subscribe, follow the instructions at http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/listserv.cfm.

OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED ACTIVITIES AT WCL

10TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION
Thurs., Jan. 15, 4:00PM - 6:00PM, Rm. 603
WCL's 10th annual program to commemorate the birth and work of Dr. King will feature WCL'S own Professor Perry Wallace, who was also the first commemoration day speaker. The speech will be followed by the annual communal reading of a relevant text, and will conclude with a reception for the law school community and our guests. This program is presented by the Office of Diversity Services. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

MILITARY COMMISSION PRACTICE AND JURISPRUDENCE
Fri., Jan. 23, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
This conference will examine the jurisprudence being generated from the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay and the Court of Military Commission Review. Panelists will discuss issues such as how well discovery works; the arguments over personal and subject matter jurisdiction; what issues are currently on the docket; collateral litigation before the federal courts; and other related topics. This program is presented by the National Institute of Military Justice. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

VALUING ALL FAMILIES UNDER THE LAW
Mon., Jan. 26, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. 603
This symposium will consist of three panels all focused around themes arising from Professor Nancy Polikoff's groundbreaking book, "Beyond Gay (and Straight) Marriage." The panels will address feminist and comparative family law perspectives on non-traditional families, and an activist perspective on what approaches should be pursued in the aftermath of the multiple state-level bans on gay marriage, the California gay marriage decision, and the passage of Proposition 8. This program is presented by Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. For more info, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

THE ROLE OF PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS
Fri., Jan. 30, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
This conference will bring together leading historians, political scientists, and law professors for an interdisciplinary conversation about the role of presidents in advancing the civil rights agenda during the 20th century. Presenters will include award-winning scholars who have written books on presidents from Eisenhower to Bush II. The conference will feature three private round tables and one public session. For more information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

THE WAITE COURT AND THE LEGACIES OF RECONSTRUCTION
Mon., Feb. 2, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. 603
Traditional narratives of American history view the Reconstruction period (and its sweeping legal reforms) as ending with the disputed presidential election of 1876 and the inauguration of President Hayes in 1877. But by the time of the election, the Supreme Court, under the leadership of Chief Justice Morrison Waite (and Chief Justice Salmon Chase before him), had already acted in a series of cases to decisively limit the scope of the post-Civil War amendments and to scale back the federal government's power to enact meaningful civil rights legislation. Some of these decisions have been obscured to modern eyes; others have been overtaken by subsequent events and judicial decisions; still others remain the law of the land today. In this panel, we bring together three leading experts on the period to discuss how and why the Court played such an obstructionist role, and how its impact during this period is still felt in American constitutional law - and the American political system more generally - today. For more info, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

THE FIRST ANNUAL LAMBDA LAW SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM ON MARGINALIZED ISSUES IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY: RACE, CLASS, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Wed., Feb. 4, 3:00pm - 8:00pm, Rm. TBA
The symposium seeks to offer a forum to discuss marginalized issues faced by many in the LGBTQ community both nationally and in our nation's capital. This year's symposium will begin with a panel on domestic violence in LGBTQ relationships. A second panel will follow entitled "Out on the Street," which focuses on issues facing low-income and minority LGBTQ in the Washington D.C area. The symposium will conclude with an alumni dinner. This program is presented by the LAMBDA Law Society. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION IN THE ROBERTS COURT ERA
Fri., Feb. 6, 9:00m - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
One of the nation's leading experts on constitutional law and civil rights litigation, Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the new law school at UC-Irvine, will deliver a keynote speech on the future of Section 1983 and Bivens litigation. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE PROJECT
Tues., Feb. 10, 12:15pm - 1:15pm, Rm. TBA
WCL's UN Committee against Torture (UNCAT) Project is a one-of-a-kind experiential learning opportunity for selected upper-level students to deepen their knowledge of international human rights law and partake in the Project's field component: accompanying UNCAT Chair Dean Claudio Grossman to the Committee's official meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in November. The Dean, the UNCAT Project Coordinator, WCL professors, and student participants will discuss this extraordinary opportunity, which includes a for-credit seminar with specialized readings, instruction and research on the prohibition of torture, and information on how to apply to the Project. For further information, please contact Jennifer de Laurentiis at jdelaurentiis@wcl.american.edu.

RUSSIA AND THE RULE OF LAW: NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Wed., Feb. 11, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Rm. TBA
The International Law Review is proud to present this symposium. Topics of discussion will include the Arctic Circle and Climate Change, Nuclear Nonproliferation, International Trade, and Practicing Law in Russia. Following the program there will be a dinner and keynote discussion on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the August 2008 Russia -Georgia Conflict. This panel is presented by the American University International Law Review. For further information, please contact auilr@wcl.american.edu.

THE IRAQI REFUGEE CRISIS
Mon., Feb. 17, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
The program will give updates from the field and the impact in various regions and address law and policy, and Iraqi refugees in the U.S. - who they are, what their needs are, and how to work with them on the ground. This panel is presented by the International Human Rights Law Clinic. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

THE ALICE PAUL FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE ESSAY CONTEST CELEBRATION
Mon., Feb. 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Rm. 600
Please join the Women and the Law and Legal Rhetoric programs as we celebrate WCL's long history of contributions to feminist jurisprudence. Each year the programs, with the generous assistance of a private benefactor, sponsor a student feminist jurisprudence essay contest named for Alice Paul, WCL Class of '22. Ms. Paul authored the original Equal Rights Amendment while still a WCL student. We hope to inspire the next generation of scholars, lawyers, and activists to make daring and creative contributions to feminist jurisprudence. This year's essay contest winner, Michelle Larson-Krieg, will present her work on "Comparable Worth in Minnesota and Ontario: Implications for U.S. Policy." This event is presented by the Women and the Law Program and the Legal Rhetoric Program. For more information, please contact wilp@wcl.american.edu.

EJF 16TH ANNUAL PUBLIC INTEREST AUCTION
Thurs., Feb. 19, 7:00pm - 11:00pm, Rm. TBA
Each year the Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) Public Interest Auction raises funds to award scholarships to students who have obtained unpaid summer positions with public interest organizations in the United States and abroad. The Auction is always an exciting occasion which offers a wide variety of impressive items. This important WCL event helps the law school promote public interest law and further student interest in the field. This event is presented by the Equal Justice Foundation. For more information, contact jshirk@wcl.american.edu.

DOES SEXX REALLY MATTER? WHAT A DIFFERENCE A "Y" MAKES!
2009 Spring Health Law Symposium
Tues., Mar. 3, 10:00am-3:00pm, Rm. TBA
This program will feature topical issues involving women's health care research, genetics, and sexuality. The program will feature leading speakers from academia, research institutions, government and private pharmaceutical and medical device industry companies. This program is sponsored by Health Law and Policy Brief, Washington College of Law Health Law Project, Health Law and Justice Initiative, Women and the Law Society and Society for Women's Health Research. For more information, please contact wilp@wcl.american.edu.

'TILL BALLOT INITIATIVE DO US PART: MARRIAGE EQUALITY, RELIGION, AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Thurs., Mar. 19, 10:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
On Election Day 2008, voters in Arizona, California and Florida passed ballot initiatives amending their state constitutions to recognize as civil marriages only unions between one man and one woman, joining 26 other states that already had passed similar amendments. Arkansas voters favored a ban on adoption and foster parenting by people "cohabitating outside a valid marriage," which proponents said was necessary to fight "the gay agenda."Some commentators pointed to exit polls and surveys purporting to show that African-Americans, Latinos/as, and adherents to conservative religious traditions supported these antigay initiatives at significantly higher rates than other communities. The media often quoted same-sex marriage opponents as citing the Bible as the basis for their votes.This conference brings together nationally prominent religious, media and legal figures to discuss key questions raised by these results, including: Were the exit polls and surveys showing a marked difference in support for marriage equality between white and of-color communities accurate? What explains that difference if, indeed, it exists? What else did the exit polls and survey results show that the media failed to report? What role should religion play in the debate around civil marriage rights for gay Americans? Why is implying an analogy between the gay rights and the African-American civil rights movements the source of tension? Can fair parallels be drawn between the antigay marriage bans and the anti-miscegenation laws struck down by 1967's Loving v. VA? And what do these election results teach us about thepros and cons of ballot initiatives as a means of amending state constitutions? This event is presented by the Program on Law & Government. Contact cpreer@wcl.american.edu.

A WORKSHOP ON COMPARATIVE FAMILY LAW: FAMILY LAW IN DECOLONIZATION, MODERNIZATION, AND GLOBALIZATION
Fri.-Sat., Mar. 20-21, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
This two-day workshop will compare systems of family law in Canada, the Unites States, and worldwide. Panelists will explore the impacts of immigration, globalization, and public policy on the family - and vice versa: the impact of the family and family law on immigration, globalization, and public policy. The workshop is part of a series of meetings designed to assess the "exceptional" place of the family and family law in decolonization, modernization, and development. This event is presented by the Women and International Law Program and the "Up Against Family Law Exceptionalism" project of Harvard Law School's Program on Law and Social Thought. For more information, please contact wilp@wcl.american.edu.

REALIZING THE AMERICAN DREAM? CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FACING TEMPORARY GUEST WORKERS AND THEIR ADVOCATES
Tues., Mar. 24, 9:00am - 3:30pm, Rm. TBA
"The nation's immigration system is broken." This is a common phrase in current political discourse, but what does it really mean? This conference will explore one way in which the immigration system is failing: the temporary guest worker program. Several features of the H-2B program will be explored during this event, including the H-2B recruitment process and intersections with human trafficking; the barriers faced by H-2B workers who experience workplace injuries; and the multiple challenges that arise when undertaking transnational litigation involving H-2B workers. The conference will bring together experts to discuss these issues, while also drawing attention to H-2B issues unique to the D.C. metropolitan area, and to the role that law school clinics can play in addressing these matters. This event is presented by the International Human Rights Law Clinic, Immigrants' Rights Division. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

ACCOMODATING PREGNANCY OFLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: A MODEL TO ACHIEVE EQUAL RESULTS
Wed., Mar. 25, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Rm. TBA
This panel presentation will address the challenges faced by pregnant women in the workforce, with a focus on law enforcement officers. Leading practitioners will review shortcomings of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, examine recent Supreme Court cases and discuss real life situations of women who are penalized by the deficient "equal treatment" model. This panel is presented by the Program on Law and Government. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Wed., Mar. 25, 4:00pm - 6:00pm, Rm. TBA
This program will feature attorneys who advise clients on legal issues involving international matters and international business transactions. During the panel discussion, speakers, including WCL alumni, will advise law students (JDs and LLMs) on how to successfully pursue an international practice. After the panel, there will be a networking reception for students to interact with panelists and get to know other students and alumni. This event is presented by the Office of Career & Professional Development, the International Legal Studies Program and the American Bar Association Section of International Law. For more information, please contact tjenkins@wcl.american.edu.

THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GROTIUS LECTURE
Wed., Mar. 25, 5:30pm - 8:00pm, Rm. TBA
The Grotius Lecture is sponsored by the International Legal Studies Program and the American Society of International Law. The 2009 distinguished featured lecturer will be Achim Steiner, Executive Director the UN Environmental Program. A reception will follow the lecture. The event is free and students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. This event is presented by the International Legal Studies Program and ASIL. For more information, please contact cshoolin@wcl.american.edu.

AS GOES CHINA, SO GOES THE WORLD: CHINESE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Thurs., March 26, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Rm. TBA
It is impossible to deny China's huge and growing impact as a world economic and political power. The country's unprecedented growth and incredible investment potential have caused increased international interest in China's every move. China has a history of environmental degradation, but recent reports show the standards may be shifting. Although China's environmental regulatory scheme, which is comparatively strong, suffers from lack of enforcement, there appears to be a broad consensus at the top of Chinese central leadership to clean up the environment. A variety of issues will be discussed at this conference including: post-Kyoto decisions on climate change and establishment of a carbon constrained economy; technology transfer, green technologies, and legal dynamics of weak IP protection; increase in public participation and viability of citizen suit litigation; energy investment, carbon sequestration, and development of clean coal; environmental impact statements: requirements and enforcement; food safety and exports from China; the intersection of human rights and environmental/development issues; increasing Chinese influence in the international (and especially developing) world; what kind of example they will set; and evaluation of how China is complying with international environmental and development regimes. This event is presented by the Sustainable Development Law & Policy Journal. For more information, please contact sdlp@wcl.american.edu.

THE INTERSECTION OF ASYLUM/REFUGEE LAW AND ISLAM
Wed., Mar. 31, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Rm. TBA
This one-day conference will address a wide range of topics, including tracing the concept of asylum in religious roots; analyzing it's evolution in international law; the position of Islam on refugee and asylum issues; critically examining how the wide range of Islamic countries adhere to common principles rooted in religion; and discussing the paradox with these religious countries that seem to be generating most of the displaced population. This conference is presented by the Islamic Legal Forum, the Immigrants' Rights Coalition, and the International Human Rights Law Clinic. For additional information, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education by email at secle@wcl.american.edu or by calling 202-274-4075 or register online at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

6TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON IP/GENDER: MAPPING THE CONNECTIONS
6th Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections
Fri., Apr. 24, Time: TBA, Rm. TBA
The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, the Women and the Law Program and the Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law in collaboration with the AU Center for Social Media, present our 6th Annual Symposium on "IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections," which explores the rich intersection of feminist jurisprudence and intellectual property law. This year we will take up a special theme: female subcultures (with a particular emphasis on fan works--such as fan fiction, arts, music, filk, crafts, and vids--and participatory fan communities, including clubs, forums, lists, websites, wikis, discussion groups, rec sites, and other creative, celebratory, or analytical communities) and their relationship to intellectual property and copyright regimes. For further information, please contact wilp@wcl.american.edu.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

HUMAN RIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE DEAN'S OFFICE
Dean Claudio Grossman is Chairman of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UN CAT) and a member of the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files. In addition, he currently serves as President of the College of the Americas, an organization of colleges and universities in the Western Hemisphere. Dean Grossman has worked extensively with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of the Organization of American States (IACHR). He was twice elected its President, and he served as the Special Rapporteur on Women's Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Populations. Dean Grossman was also appointed the IACHR Observer in the criminal trial of the deadly terrorist attack against the Jewish Community Center (the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, or AMIA trial), during which approximately 80 people were killed and 300 injured. Dean Grossman is the author of numerous publications regarding international law and human rights, and he has received numerous awards for his work with human rights and international law. The Dean's Office offers numerous opportunities for students interested in working on human rights related projects. Opportunities include impact litigation, Dean's fellowships and the United Nations Committee Against Torture Project, where a group of students assists the Dean in preparing for, and accompanies the Dean to, the official meetings of the UNCAT in Geneva, Switzerland. To work with Dean Grossman on his numerous human rights projects, please check the Docket for related notices or join the Dean on Tues., Feb. 10 @ 12:15pm (rm. TBD) for a discussion on how to get involved with the United Nations Committee Against Torture Project. For further information, please contact Jennifer de Laurentiis at jdelaurentiis@wcl.american.edu.

OPPORTUNITIES DAY 2009
Thursday, January 22nd, 6th Floor Cafeteria
Opportunities Day is an annual event for first-year law students to learn what they need to know to get involved with various organizations available at WCL, get the legal job of their dreams, and access literature and ask questions about the many programs that they may find themselves engaged in during their first summer and beyond. In addition to an information fair, students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty who will discuss various projects and how 1Ls can become involved. Highlighting the day will be a lunch presentation by Kimm Walton, the "Legal Job Goddess", on getting the job of your dreams. For more information on this year's Opportunities Day, please contact Office of Student Affairs at 202.274.4030.

HEALTH LAW PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW HEALTH LAW AND POLICY SUMMER INSTITUTE
The Health Law Project announces a new summer session program. This one-week program, which will be held from June 15-19, 2009, will provide both J.D. and LL.M. students and practitioners alike with intensive training in a broad spectrum of health law and policy topics. Custom-developed courses taught by leading practitioners from private practice, academia, health care organizations, government, and non-governmental organizations will provide an intensive learning experience for participants. Academic and CLE credit will be available. The Summer Session Health Law and Policy Institute is designed for legal professionals who are practicing or preparing to practice health care law, and offers training in theoretical and practical aspects of health law and policy. WCL's location in the nation's capital also provides students with an opportunity to combine participation in the Institute with exciting externships or summer positions that will enrich their health care law experience. For more information send an email to healthsummer@wcl.american.edu.

WOMEN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
Women and the Law Program Office Hours
The Women and the Law program staff are available to meet with students each Tuesday from 2:00 to 3:00 or by appointment. Students are welcome to stop by to seek advice regarding courses, learn about opportunities to get involved in feminist advocacy and chat about law school in general. Associate Director Daniela Kraiem is located at 4910 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 16 (on the lower level), Room 113. For more information, please contact wilp@wcl.american.edu. Sign up for the WILP listserv: Interested in keeping up on events, professional development opportunities, calls for papers, conferences and scholarships related to gender? Sign up for WILP's weekly listserv for students interested in the study and practice of gender and the law here and around the world. The listserv is useful for both JD and LLM Students. It comes out only once each week, so we won't be flooding your inbox! To look at archives of past listservs or to subscribe, visit wcl.american.edu/gender/wilp/listserv.cfm.

TAKE THE PRO BONO HONORS PLEDGE
Through the Pro Bono Honors Pledge Program, WCL students work with WCL programs, nonprofit and government agencies to provide legal services to traditionally marginalized and underrepresented populations. Students who complete 75 or more hours of pro bono work receive recognition at the annual student public service awards dinner. For more information, visit the office of Public Interest website at http://www.wcl.american.edu/publicinterest or contact Jarrod Shirk, Public Interest Coordinator, at jshirk@wcl.american.edu.

ACADEMY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW
Interested in Human Rights? Then you should participate in the Specialized Human Rights Program May 26 - June 13, 2009 of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at WCL. The program gives you access to 33 leading experts in the field of human rights who will teach 17 courses in English and Spanish. The program is open to law students in the US and abroad as well as lawyers and advocates. In 2008, the program hosted 186 participants from over 35 countries. Additionally, multiple special events are also planned for our participants. WCL students do not need to apply separately. To find out more, please visit our website: www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy or send us an email at hracademy@wcl.american.edu.

WAR CRIMES RESEARCH OFFICE (WCRO) OPPORTUNITIES
The WCRO is looking for students (particularly 1Ls) interested in volunteering with the WCRO. Volunteer positions at the WCRO offer students exposure to the field of international criminal justice and the opportunity to contribute to the WCRO's work. Opportunities include:

Status Update Volunteers
Status Update Volunteers track developments at the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for the ex-Yugoslavia, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Special Courts for Sierra Leone, and Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and attend biweekly discussions with WCRO staff. No previous background in ICL is needed; this is a great way to learn more about ICL and to get involved in the work of the Office. Meeting times will be scheduled around the participants' availability. To sign up, e-mail warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

Database Project
The WCRO also maintains a searchable database of jurisprudence from the ICTY, ICTR, SCSL and ICC. This database is periodically updated and made available to court personnel, non-governmental organizations and others in digital form through our website. Database volunteers monitor court jurisprudence and update the database for publication to digital media. To sign up, e-mail warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

Research Volunteers
The WCRO maintains a list of law students interested in assisting our Dean's Fellows and Assistant Director with various types of research and spading help on an as-needed basis. Students who wish to assist in spading should have Blue Book knowledge, or at least previous experience in research or editing. To sign up, e-mail warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

International Student Resource Panel
International students or those who have legal experience in countries other than the U.S. are encouraged to sign up for the WCRO's International Student Resource Panel. The WCRO maintains this list as a resource of people willing to contribute time to projects with a comparative law element. To sign up, e-mail warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

SUMMER LAW PROGRAM IN THE HAGUE
June 1 - June 28, 2009
Now in its third year, the Summer Law Program in The Hague is a six-credit program offered in collaboration with the T.M.C. Asser Institute, one of the most prominent institutes of international law in Europe. The program offers two three-credit courses: International Criminal Law and International Legal Approaches to Terrorism. During the 2008 session, program participants received course lectures from nearly thirty practitioners and other experts, including judges, prosecutors and other staff from legal organizations located in The Hague. Participants also visited the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice and other institutions critical to the development and enforcement of these areas of international law. The 2009 program is open to J.D. students who have completed one year of legal education, LL.M. students and graduates of ABA-accredited law schools. Find out more and apply online at www.wcl.american.edu/hague. Participation in the program is first-come, first-served, and is expected to fill up past. Questions? E-mail hagueprogram@wcl.american.edu.

STUDY HUMAN RIGHTS ABROAD!
Applications Due March 1, 2009
Did you know that as a WCL student you can spend one semester at one of our 20 partner institutions studying international human rights law? Programs in Turkey, the Netherlands, Chile, and throughout Europe (just to name a few) are available to 2L, 3L, and 4L students. Most programs are offered in English. Don't miss out on this opportunity to study international human rights while immersing yourself in the legal culture of another country. For more information on semester exchange opportunities, please visit wcl.american.edu/studyabroad or send an email to grants-programs@wcl.american.edu. Applications for the fall 2009 semester are due March 1, 2009.

MEET THE HUMPHREY FELLOWS
WCL is pleased to be a host institution for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, which brings 12 distinguished attorneys and judges to the U.S. for a year of academic and professional development work in the area of human rights and law. Are you interested in learning about disability and poverty in Egypt or about family law in Haiti? Would you like to know more about anti-corruption policy in Slovakia or government action in Colombia? The Humphrey Fellows are a great resource for students interested in human rights work. For more information, visit http://www.wcl.american.edu/scholars/humphrey/.

EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE EXTERNSHIP OFFICE

Externships in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Investigate war crimes. Draft a political asylum petition. Develop world health policy. Litigate environmental impact claims. Work with victims of domestic violence. Prosecute human rights violations. Draft discovery in civil rights cases. You don't need to wait until you graduate to play an important role in ameliorating human rights violations. At WCL, students earn academic credit for unpaid legal work in a wide variety of international human rights and civil rights externships located in Washington DC, across the country and outside of the United States. Many students participate in externships during the summer after their first year. Students can also participate in externships during the fall and spring semesters.

Over the past year, WCL students have provided invaluable legal assistance at hundreds of human rights and civil rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, the Mississippi Center for Justice, the ACLU, EarthRights International, and the World Organization for Human Rights. Additional organizations that have accepted WCL externs are listed on the Externship Program's extensive field placement database found at wcl.american.edu/externship/externshipapp/.

International Externships: Students can also extern outside of the United States during the summer semester. Some of the international organizations that have accepted qualified WCL students in recent years include the South African Human Rights Commission, Save the Young (Cameroon), the Center for Human Rights and Environment (Argentina), the International Labour Office (Switzerland), Center for Justice and International Law (Argentina), and the World Health Organization (Switzerland). There is a separate International Externship Database listing many more human rights organizations. It is found in the upper right hand corner of the database page listed above.

On January 28th, over 100 externship employers will attend the annual Externship Fair, held at WCL. This will include dozens of civil rights and human rights employers. This is an outstanding opportunity to learn about these organizations and informally apply for externships. For information about the human rights externships, review the Externship Database on the Externship Program web page, and contact the office at externship@wcl.american.edu, call 202-274-4200, or stop by the Externship Office, Rm.413, or the Director's office, Rm.411.

AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER, DEAN'S FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER POSITIONS

PLEASE NOTE: Dean's Fellowship positions are open to full-time or part-time 2L, 3L, 4L and LLM Students - as well as part-time 1L students.

THE CLINICAL PROGRAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION, CASE INVESTIGATION AND SIMULATIONS
The International Human Rights Law Clinic and other clinics in the Clinical Program seek student volunteers who are fluent (nearly bilingual, not just "conversational") in another language for interpretation and translation work on clinic cases. There are also volunteer opportunities clinic-wide to work as simulation volunteers (play the role of "clients" or "witnesses" in simulations) or case investigators (examples of case investigation tasks may include gathering documents, attending witness interviews, and visiting places and institutions relevant to the issues in a particular case). Please see Maribel Yamat in the Clinic in Room 417 or email her at myamat@wcl.american.edu to complete a volunteer form. Maribel or the student attorneys in the clinic will contact you after you submit your volunteer form as needed. Pro bono pledge credit is available for each type of volunteer activity.

PROFESSOR DIANE F. ORENTLICHER SEEKS DEAN'S FELLOW FOR SPRING 2009 SEMESTER
She would like to hire either one Dean's Fellow for 20 hours/week or two for 10 hours/week. Students will assist Professor Orentlicher on a range of international law projects, including a research project on the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in Bosnia. Applicants should send a cover letter indicating their interest, principal qualifications and the number of hours/week they are available, to Professor Orentlicher c/o her administrative assistant, Rosalena Thompson, at rthompson@wcl.american.edu (Room 475) as soon as possible, along with a resume and short writing sample.

THE IMPACT LITIGATION PROJECT SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
The Impact Litigation Project is seeking 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and LL.M.s who can dedicate between 5-10 hours/week to the project. This is an ideal opportunity for students who have an interest in international human rights law to become familiar with international organizations in this field. Please let us know if you are interested in the project. For more information or questions, visit our website at www.wcl.american.edu/ilp/ or contact Agustina Del Campo at delcampo@wcl.american.edu.

THE IMPACT LITIGATION PROJECT SEEKS TWO DEAN'S FELLOWS
The Impact Litigation Project is looking for two Dean's Fellows for the spring with the potential to continue through the summer semester to work on freedom of expression cases. The Project receives grant funding to promote the rule of law and democracy within the region through international litigation of pivotal cases selected by experts for maximum ability to shape and change policy and legislation within the region, and to advance debate and changes to human rights standards. Candidates must be fluent in both English and Spanish, have excellent writing skills in both languages and have a proven interest in human rights issues. This is an excellent opportunity for 2Ls, 3Ls and LLMs to work with Dean Grossman and the lawyers at the Impact Litigation Project; gain experience in human rights international litigation; and get an inside look at impact litigation strategy-drafting. The Dean's Fellows will be required to work at least 20 hours per week researching and drafting legal memoranda as well as providing administrative support for the office. If you are interested in applying, please send an email with a cover letter, resume and short writing sample (10 pages max.) to Agustina Del Campo at delcampo@wcl.american.edu indicating "Dean's Fellow Spring 2009" in the subject line.

ACADEMY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW SEEKS DEAN'S FELLOW
The Specialized Human Rights Program of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is looking for two Dean Fellows to work 10-20 hours a week primarily in the coordination of the 2009 program. These positions will work closely with the Program Coordinator. Knowledge of Spanish and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite is highly desirable.The positions are only available to Washington College of Law students. 1Ls are not eligible to apply. Please email a cover letter and resume to hracademy@wcl.american.edu with the subject "Dean's Fellow - Spring 09". In your letter please indicate the number of hours you would be interested in working.

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Human Rights Legal Education Project is looking for one part-time assistant for the Spring 2009 semester, with the potential to continue in the Summer semester. The assistant will be required to work 15 hours per week to provide administrative support in the implementation of research and educational projects in the US and Latin America (especially Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia) and conduct research in international human rights law as needed. Excellent writing skills in English and fluency in Spanish are essential. Part-time 1Ls are encouraged to apply. The salary for this position is $12/hour. If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your cover letter, resume and short (10 pages max.) writing sample to Matias Hernandez, matias@wcl.american.edu, indicating "Part-Time Assistant Spring 2009" in the subject line.

The Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition is looking for two highly-motivated dean's fellows for the Spring 2009 semester to help organize the 14th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition. Join us as we recruit students, faculty and attorneys from around the world. Tasks will include implementing various marketing strategies, researching the Bench Memorandum, helping with fundraising efforts, designing the website, planning fun events, and much more. We are looking for a native (or extremely fluent) Spanish speaker for 10-20 hours a week (students will be compensated at $12/hour). Please send a cover letter and resume to the Competition at iamoot@wcl.american.edu. Please highlight any translation experience you may have in your cover letter. All students, particularly LLM students & former Competition participants, are encouraged to apply!

OPPORTUNITES TO WORK WITH ACADEMY FACULTY
Academy Co-Director and Professor Claudia Martin seeks a Dean's Fellow for the Spring 2009 semester, who will be required to work 20 hours per week doing legal research in international human rights law. Legal research experience in human rights and international law, as well as working knowledge of Spanish, though not required, are a plus. If you are interested in applying for this position, you should send your cover letter and resume to hracademy@wcl.american.edu. Please indicate "Prof. Martin Research Assistant Dean's Fellow Spring 2009" in the subject line.

Academy Co-Director and Professor Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon seeks a Dean's Fellow for the Spring 2009 semester, who will be required to work 20 hours per week doing legal research in international human rights law. Legal research experience in human rights and international law, as well as working knowledge of Spanish, though not required, are a plus. If you are interested in applying for this position, you should send your cover letter and resume to hracademy@wcl.american.edu. Please indicate "Prof. Rodriguez-Pinzon Research Assistant Dean's Fellow Spring 2009" in the subject line.

Help Create a Database on the Applications of International Law in Domestic Court Decisions: Prof. Claudia Martin, Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, seeks students to serve as Assistant to the Editorial Board for the project Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Law. The project is sponsored by Oxford University Press and the Amsterdam Center for International Law at the University of Amsterdam and entails the creation of a database on international law in domestic court decisions representing countries from all over the world. The students will review a selection of cases submitted by reporters based in different countries, compare them to applicable guidelines, make comments and suggestions as to the final selection, communicate with reporters and guide them on how to write a report and commentary on the selected cases, review the report and commentary and make suggestions to the members of the Editorial Board. Since the cases come primarily from Latin America, knowledge of Spanish is essential. The reports will be produced in English, but the student will be required to consult the full text of the original decision as part of the review process. The final version of the report will be posted in the Oxford University Press database. These volunteer positions require 10 hours per week. If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to cmartin@wcl.american.edu indicating "ILDC Volunteer Spring 2009" in the subject line.

Help us organize the 14th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition!
As one of the only trilingual (English, Spanish & Portuguese) moot court competitions in the world, WCL's Competition brings together over 200 students from all over the world for a week of tough competition (and great fun) at WCL in late May. The Competition is dedicated to the advancement of the Inter-American human rights legal system and involves a large number of prominent attorneys and volunteer judges, experts from the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights and more. During the week, participants attend receptions and other events, participate in training opportunities, and visit international organizations such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. We also throw an awesome Salsa party!

Volunteers are needed to communicate with participants, recruit judges, research the Bench Memorandum and plan the various events of the Competition. The Competition particularly seeks Spanish and Portuguese speaking volunteers (but not exclusively!). If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to the Competition at iamoot@wcl.american.edu or call 202-274-4215. For more on the Competition, visit www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/mcourt.

Help Organize the Summer Program-Human Rights Film Festival
The Summer Program of the Academy is looking for a volunteer to research films that can be shown during the Sum mer Program's Film Festival. If interested, please send an email to hracademy@wcl.american.edu with the title "Volunteer Film Festival."

WAR CRIMES RESEARCH OFFICE (WCRO) SEEKS DEAN'S FELLOW
The War Crimes Research Office (WCRO) is seeking Dean's Fellows for Spring 2009. JDs (2L and 3L) and LL.M students are eligible to work on major legal research projects prepared exclusively for international criminal courts and tribunals on issues of critical importance to these institutions. Interested students with a background in public international law, particularly international criminal / humanitarian / human rights law, are especially encouraged to apply, as are those with prior volunteer experience at the WCRO. The time commitment will be 20 hours per week. Please submit a resume and a cover letter, along with a short writing sample and a transcript (unofficial is fine) to Susana SaCouto, Director, War Crimes Research Office, by email at warcrimes@wcl.american.edu. We are currently considering applicants on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop by our office at 4301 50th Street, NW, NW, Suite 101, call us at 202-274-4067 or e-mail warcrimes@wcl.american.edu.

WOMEN AND THE LAW PROGRAM SEEKS DEAN'S FELLOW
Are you interested in helping to advance and shape WCL's feminist legacy? Working for the Women and the Law Program is an excellent way to tap into the gender resources of WCL and to have an impact on future programs and opportunities for students interested in gender issues. Responsibilities will include: Helping organize our upcoming conferences and academic roundtables on; Human Trafficking, Comparative Family Law, IP/Gender, and Gender & Justice; Managing the list serve, website, and database we use to communicate with the campus community, potential students, and women's rights groups around the globe; Preparing materials for students about WCL's gender programming, and communicating with students from around the world regarding the opportunities to study gender and the law at WCL; Administering the Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest; Assisting with research on issues in gender and law. Organizational and writing skills are important. A 10 hour/week commitment is preferred To apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to Angie McCarthy, Program Coordinator of the Women and the Law Program, to angiem@wcl.american.edu with "Spring Dean's Fellow" in the subject line.

STUDENT-RUN ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Each semester, the Center hosts a number of human rights-oriented events and talks in conjunction with student groups at WCL. We want to work with you! From helping to organize community building events such as the Action for Human Rights Happy Hours to organizing events around Gulf Coast Recovery, the Center welcomes student initiatives that promote human rights activism. If you or a student group in which you are involved would like to organize a human rights-oriented event with the Center, contact the Center's Program Coordinator, Amelia Parker, at aparker@wcl.american.edu to discuss the possibilities.

The KatrinaRitaVille Express, a FEMA trailer used in the Gulf Coast region during the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, visited the AU campus in November 2008 as part of the Human Rights Film Series. Read more about the visit in the Eagle.

CALENDAR OF SELECTED UPCOMING HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS AT WCL

All listings are tentative. Please check the Center's online calendar or contact the appropriate WCL office and/or student organization directly as dates, times and rooms may change.

January
15	10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration, 4pm-6pm, Rm. TBA
22	Opportunities Day, 4pm-6pm, 6th Floor Cafeteria
23	Military Commission Practice and Jurisprudence, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
26	Valuing All Families Under the Law, 9am-5pm, Rm. 603
30	The Role of Presidential Leadership in Advancing Civil Rights, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
February
2	The Waite Court and the Legacies of Reconstruction, 9am-5pm, Rm. 603
4	The First Annual Lambda Law Society Symposium on Marginalized Issues in the LGBTQ, 3pm-8pm, Rm. TBA
6	Beyond Litigation: Effective Advocacy Strategies for Public Interest Lawyers, 9:30am-4:30pm, Rm. 401
6	Civil Rights Litigation in the Roberts Court Era, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
10	United Nations Committee Against Torture Project, 12:15pm-1:15pm, Rm. TBA
11	Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affairs, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
17	The Iraqi Refugee Crisis, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
17	The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Celebration, 4pm-5:30pm, Rm. 600
19	EJF 16th Annual Public Interest Auction, 7pm-11pm, Rm. TBA
23	The Prevention of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment, 9am-4pm, Rm. TBA
March
3	Does Sexx Really Matter? What a Difference a "Y" Makes!, 10am-3pm, Rm. TBA
18	Human Trafficking and the Sex Sector, 9am-2:30pm, Rm. TBA
19	'Till Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion, and Civil Rights, 10am-5pm, Rm. TBA
20-21	Workshop on Comparative Family Law: Family Law in Decolonization, Modernization, and Globalization, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
24	Realizing the American Dream? Contemporary Challenges Facing Temporary Guest Workers and their Advocates, 9am-3:30pm, Rm. TBA
25	Accomodating Pregnancy of Law Enforcement Officers: A Model to Achieve Equal Results, 12pm-2pm, Rm. TBA
25	Pathways to Employment in International Law, 4pm-6pm, Rm. TBA
25	The 11th Annual Grotius Lecture, 5:30pm-8pm, Rm. TBA
26	As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges, 9am-3pm, Rm. TBA
31	The Intersection of Asylum/Refugee Law and Islam, 9am-5pm, Rm. TBA
April
7	Is the Concept of "Genocide" Obsolete? A Conference Marking the Unlearned Lessons of Rwanda, 9am-5pm, Rm. 603
24	6th Annual Symposium on IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections, Time:TBA, Rm. TBA
May
17-22	14th Annual Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition, 9:00pm – 6:00pm
26	Summer Academy on Human Rights Begins
June
15-19	Health Law and Policy Institute

SAMPLE LISTING OF SPRING 2009 COURSES IN HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMANITARIAN LAW

Course Number	Course Title	Professor
LAW-620-001	International Humanitarian Law	Goldman, Parks
LAW-638-001	Juvenile Law: Children's Legal Rights	Taylor
LAW-655-001	Immigration & Naturalization	Rathod
LAW-656-001	Asylum & Refugee Law	Pistone
LAW-660-001	International Law	Goldman
LAW-664-001	Employment & Labor Law: Employment Relationship	Seltzer, D.
LAW-668-001	Employment Discrimination	Ventrell-Monses
LAW-677-001	International Litigation & Arbitration	Epstein
LAW-691-001	Sex-Based Discrimination	Burckstrand-Reid
LAW-701-002 A&B	Advanced Criminal Law: Women, Crime & the Law	Kaufman
LAW 707-003	Constitution in Times of Crisis	Schwartz
LAW-712-001	Human Rights Litigation Seminar	(TBD)
LAW-712-002	Human Rights Litigation Fieldwork	(TBD)
LAW-719-001	Current Trends in American Health Policy	Parver
LAW-725-001	Gender, Cultural Difference & International Human Rights	Harris, Rimalt
LAW-729-001	Wrongful Convictions	Comizio
LAW-734-001	Investment, Trade & Human Rights	Orellana
LAW-739-001	Ethnic Conflict and International Law	Orentlicher
LAW-753-001	Women and the Law Clinic	Lyman, Lockie
LAW-753-002	Women and the Law: Domestic Violence	Stoever
LAW-754-005	Innocence Project Supervision	Baron., G.
LAW-754-006	Innocence Project Externship	Baron, G.
LAW-755-001	International Human Rights Clinic (General)	Wilson, Jain
LAW-755-002	International Human Rights Clinic (Immigration)	Elder
LAW-764-001	Disability Rights Clinic	Dinerstein
LAW-795-001	Advanced International Law	Williams
LAW-795-006	Human Rights Advocacy & the War on Terror	Purohit
LAW-795-008	Gender Perspectives Across the World	Kraiem
LAW-795-010	Just War Theory	Anderson
LAW-795-016	Gender, Labor & Global Economy	Chuang
LAW-795-018	International Criminal Courts: Theory & Practice	SaCouto, Agirre
LAW-808-001	International Business & Human Rights	Gorove
LAW-813-001	Comparative Environmental Law	Hunter
LAW-845-001	Cultural Property Law	Blanco
LAW-850-001	Cross-Border and International Criminal Law	Fan
LAW-861-001	Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Jain
LAW-923-001	Immigrants in the Workplace	Rathod
LAW-927-001	International Trafficking in Persons	Mattar
LAW-980-001	Advanced International Law	Williams