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) will convene 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.
Topics covered will include:
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Defining the scope and content of an IHL class;
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Exploring the intersection between international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law;
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Incorporating IHL modules into the teaching of classes like public international law, national security law, immigration law, constitutional law, administrative law and more;
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Identifying strategies for developing curricula, responding to current events, and gaining support from school administrations for the teaching of IHL;
- Teaching hot topics in IHL including: detention, non-state actors and unlawful enemy combatants.
The Workshop provides an opportunity for law faculty to think creatively about their teaching of IHL and network with others to support and expand their teaching of the topics. Past participants came from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall); University of Hawaii; University of Windsor; University of New Mexico; George Mason University and more.
The Teaching IHL Workshop is an outcome of the 2007 ICRC/WCL study, Teaching International Humanitarian Law in US Law Schools, which concluded that student demand for IHL courses is high but faculty needs better resources, materials and support to expand the teaching of IHL in law schools in the US. This Workshop is an attempt to address those needs.
The cost of the two-day seminar is $250 per person which includes breakfast and lunch for both days, a group dinner on Friday, and all materials. Click here for a detailed agenda on the Teaching IHL Workshop.
The address, directions, and parking information to WCL can be found by clicking here. Nearby hotels can be found by clicking here. The Embassy Suites Hotel at Chevy Chase Pavilion has 15 rooms discounted for $219 per night, for a minimum of three nights under the name of 'American University/Red Cross' or the group code 'AUR'. These are available until September 1st, 2009. Reservations for this can be made by calling 202-362-9300, 1-888-324-2728, or by clicking here.
Registration is now closed for the Teaching IHL Workshop
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Questions? Email teachingihl@wcl.american.edu or call the Center at 202-274-4180.
