Projects

• Teaching International Humanitarian Law
• University of Peshawar Collaborative Exchange and Capacity Building Program
• Project on Human Trafficking and Forced Labor
• The Israel-US Civil Liberties Program
• Genocide Teaching Project
• Rwanda Commemoration Project
• Gender in Legal Education in India (2004-2005)
• Indigenous Rights Training Institute (2003)
• Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competitions (1995-2005)
  (This competition moved to WCL's Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law in '04-05.)

Student Involvement

• Human Rights Film Series (2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007| 2008)
• Munching on Human Rights (2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2007| 2008)
• The Nuts and Bolts of Doing Human Rights Work (2008-09)
• René Cassin Moot Court Competition (2004)
• Alternative Spring Break (2005 | 2006)
• Action for Human Rights (Experiential Learning Project, Coffee Hour)
  (Fall 2003 | Spring 2003 | Fall 2004 | Spring 2004 | Fall 2005| Spring 2006 |
  Fall 2007)
• Human Rights Defenders Speakers Series (2003-2004 | 2005-2006)
• Student Advisory Board Members (2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009)

Publications

• Human Rights Brief
• Newsletters
• Publications by the Center's Co-Directors
• Rwanda Resource Booklet
• Teaching IHL Study

Workshops & Conferences

For further information regarding previous years' workshops & conferences, please visit the Past Events Calendar.

2009

• March 2009: Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector
• March 2009: Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Present-day Challenges and Opportunities for Lasting Solutions
• March 2009: The Obama Administration and the State Secrets Privilege
• February 2009: International Conference on the Prevention of Torture and Other lll-Treatment

2008

• December 2008: Realizing the Promise of Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
  Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond
• September 2008: Countering Terrorism Through Domestic & International Sanctions Listing A Rule of Law Perspective
• September 2008: Boumediene v. Bush and the Future of U.S. Detention Policy
• April 2008: The Role of Law Schools in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
• March 2008: International and US Perspectives on Implementation of the New UN Disability Rights Convention
• March 2008: Right to Identity in the Americas: The Role of Civil Society

2007

• November 2007: Torture Around the World Panel Discussion at the American University Museum in the Katzen
• May 2007: Racial Discrimination in the US Criminal Justice System and International Human Rights Standards: Reporting to CERD
• April 2007: From United Nations Consensus to State Implementation: How An International Convention May Impact the Rights of People with Disabilities
• March 2007: Comparative Approaches to Enforcement of Human Rights: India & the United States
• February 2007: U.S. Education Law and Its Human Rights Impact on Racial Minorities

2006

• November 2006: Exposing Sexual Violence Behind Bars: The Implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act
• September 2006: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Implications of Military Commissions
• September 2006: Responsibility to Protect: the Case of Sudan
• April 2006: Human Rights Implications of Hurricane Katrina: 6 Months Later
• January 2006: Discussion with Aryeh Neier on Economic and Social Rights

2005

• September 2005: The Reaffirmation of Custom as an Important Source of International Humanitarian Law
• September 2005:Race, Class and "Refugees": Human Rights Implications of Hurricane Katrina
• May 2005:Beyond Roper: International Laws and Standards for the Treatment of Children in Conflict with the Law
• May 2005:IM4HR: Instant Messaging for Human Rights
• March 2005: Opening the Floodgates on a Finite Resource: The Implications of a Human Right to Water

2004

• September 2004: Crisis in Sudan: the Intervention Imperative
• April 2004: Strengthening Criminal Justice Advocacy: How to Use the International Human Rights System
• March 2004: Prior Informed Consent: Emergence as a Principle of International Law & Implementation at International, National & Local Levels

2003

• September 2003: Central Asia Today: Challenges and Opportunities for Democracy and Reform
• April 2003: Law in Times of National and International Crisis:
  A Series of Responses
• March 2003: Indigenous Rights Training Institute