XVI Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

CLE Institute Course Series on Human Rights co-sponsored with

Wednesday, May 30
The Case of Hissène Habré:
The role of international law and the courts in the victims' quest for justice

Reed Brody, Counsel and Spokesperson, Human Rights Watch

Moderator:

Juan Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment

12:00-2pm, ASIL, Tillar House, 2223 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC

RSVP: http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=241

Thursday, May 31
International Courts and the Development of International Human Rights Principles:
A separate of collective endeavor?

Antônio Cançado Trindade, Judge, International Court of Justice
Margarette May Macaulay, Judge, Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Leo Zwaak, Netherlands Institute of Human Rights; Utrecht University

Moderator:

Felipe Gonzalez, Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603

Tuesday, June 5
Assessing the Recent Work of the UN Human Rights Council:
Achievements and challenges

Juan Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment
Ted Piccone, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
Bertrand Ramcharan, Former Acting High Commissioner, Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights

Moderator:

Carlos Portales, Former Permanent Representative of Chile to International Organizations in Geneva

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603

CLE Institute Course Series on Human Rights co-sponsored with

Wednesday, June 6
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
and the Challenges of Monitoring Gross Human Rights Violations:
An overview of his work in Sri Lanka, India and Syria

Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

Moderator:

Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director and Executive Vice President, American Society of International Law (ASIL)

5:20-7:30pm, ASIL,Tillar House, 2223 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC

RSVP: http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=243

Thursday, June 7
Protecting the Right to Freedom of Expression in a Complex World:
International and regional challenges

Catalina Botero, Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States
Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Jeroen Temperman, Professor of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Moderator:

Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603

Tuesday, June 12
The Contemporary Human Rights Social Agenda:
stocktaking of the protection of economic, social and cultural rights

Catalina de Albuquerque, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Christian Courtis, Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mac Darrow, Coordinator, Millennium Development Goals Section, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Moderator:

Rodrigo Uprimny, Director, Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad (DeJuSticia)

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603

CLE Institute Course Series on Human Rights co-sponsored with

Wednesday, June 13
The Future of the International Criminal Court: The Lubanga Judgment and Beyond

Fausto Pocar, Appeal Judge, International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and for Rwanda (ICTR); past President ICTY
Sylvia Steiner, Judge, International Criminal Court (ICC)

Moderator:

Claudio Grossman, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

5:20-7:30pm, ASIL,Tillar House, 2223 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC

RSVP: http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=242

Wednesday, June 13
A Look at the Recent Thematic Work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Fanny Gómez, Human Rights Specialist, IACHR
Jorge Meza, Human Rights Specialist, IACHR
Andrés Pizzaro, Human Rights Specialist, IACHR

Moderator:

Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Deputy Executive Secretary, IACHR

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603

Thursday, June 14
The Reform Debate and the Inter-American Human Rights System: an appraisal of the recent reforms and an assessment of the need for more measures

Santiago Cantón, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States
Joel Hernandez, Ambassador of Mexico to the Organization of American States
Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
Katya Salazar, Executive Director, Due Process of Law Foundation
Pablo Saavedra, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States

Moderator:

Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law

12:30-2pm, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachussetts Ave, NW, Rm. 603