The Future of the Inter-American System.

Invited Panelists:

Santiago Cantón, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Pablo Saavedra, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Moderator: Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law

Human Rights and the War on Terror: Current Debates at the Local and International Levels

Invited Panelists:

Elisa Massimino, Director, Human Rights First, DC Office

Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Terrorism

Martin Scheinin, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Terrorism

Moderator: Robert K. Goldman, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law.

The International Court of Justice and the Impact of its Decisions in the Development of International Human Rights Law

Invited Panelists:

Paul S. Reichler, Partner of Foley Hoag LLP and legal advisor to Uruguay before the International Court of Justice

William Schabas, Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland

Antonio Canado Trindade, Former Judge and President, Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Moderator: Claudia Martin, Co-Director, WCL Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Reparations in International Human Rights Law: Progress and Challenges Ahead

Invited Panelists:

Victor Abramovich, Memeber, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Lisa J. Laplante, 2007 Human Rights Awaard Winner in English

Juan Pablo Pérez-León Acevedo, 2007 Human Rights Award Winner in Spanish

Leo Zwaak, Senior Researcher, Netherlands Human Rights Institute, Ultrecht University

Moderator: Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Co-Director, WCL Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The Current Status of the Prosecutor's Office Before the International Criminal Court

Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Moderator: Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law

Litigation in the Inter-American System: The Law School Approach

Invited Panelists:

Nicolás Espejo, Co-Director, Center for Public Interest Actions and Human Rights, Diego Portales University, Chile

Felipe González, Co-Director, Center for Public Interest Actions and Human Rights, Diego Portales University, Chile

Claudio Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law

Rodrigo Uprimny, Professor, Univesidad Nacional de Colombia and Director, Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad (DeJusticia)

Moderator: Agustina del Campo, Coordinator, Litigation Project, Washington College of Law

Plan Colombia and Human Rights: Seven Years Later

Invited Panelists:

Carolina Barco, Colombian Ambassador to the United States

Michael Shifter, Vice President of Policy, Inter-American Dialogue

José Miguel Vivanco, Executive Director Americas Division, Human Rights Watch

Coletta Youngers, Senior Associate, Washington Office on Latin America

Moderator: Robert K. Goldman, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law