Past Events
March 2007
October 2007
International Week
ILSP Conference on International Law
Annual Embassy Reception
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ILSP Events
Welcome to the ILSP Events Calendar. Please contact Peri Shereen in Room 338 at x4112 or pshereen@wcl.american.edu for more information. |
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2008 |
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April 2008 |
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| 4/25 |
ILSP YouTube Premiere Time: 03:00PM - 05:00PM Location: Student Lounges |
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| 4/22 |
The Role of Law Schools in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: 603 |
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| 4/21 |
Prof. Michael Tigar Emeritus Status Dinner & Kickoff of the Role of the Law School in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights Conf. Time: 07:00PM - 09:00PM Location: 6th Floor |
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| 4/18 |
Does Red Lion Still Roar? Exploring Public Interest Regulation of Media in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 4/18 |
Women and the Law Leadership Presents: Pamela Deese '83 Time: 12:00PM - 02:00PM Location: Cosmo's Club |
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| 4/18 |
International Criminal Court Alumni Tour Time: 12:30PM - 02:00PM Location: 4910 Massachusetts Ave. Ste. 16 |
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| 4/16 |
12th Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law Time: 03:00PM - 08:00PM Location: 6th floor Student Lounge |
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| 4/15 |
The Regulation of Adoption: Protecting Children and Families Time: 09:00AM - 03:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 4/15 |
Murky Waters: Fighting World Bank-Financed Water Privatization Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: WCL Rm. 602 |
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| 4/14 |
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: A Look Ahead Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 4/10 |
Dean’s Diversity Council Speaker Series Time: 12:00PM - 02:00PM Location: 6th Floor Student Lounge |
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| 4/10 |
The 2nd International Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner Time: 06:30PM - 09:30PM Location: TBD |
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| 4/9 |
Examining the Client and the Cause in the Immigrants' Rights Movement Time: 11:00AM - 03:00PM Location: WCL - Room 603 |
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| 4/9 |
The Tenth Annual Grotius Lecture Time: 04:30PM - 06:00PM Location: The Fairmont Washington DC, 2401 M St, NW |
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| 4/9 |
WCL Connections Time: 05:30PM - 07:30PM Location: 6th Floor Student Lounge |
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| 4/8 |
Coffee Hour with Tom Franck Time: 04:00PM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 4/8 |
9th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards Time: 06:30PM - 09:00PM Location: 6th Floor Dining Room |
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| 4/7 |
The Challenges Facing China Time: 09:30AM - 02:40PM Location: Sixth Floor |
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| 4/5 |
First Annual Criminal Law Brief Symposium Time: 09:30AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 4/4 |
El Litigio Estrategico como Herramiento en la Proteccion de los Derechos Humanos Time: 08:30AM - 05:00PM Location: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella-Auditorio |
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| 4/4 |
Junior Federal Courts Faculty Workshop Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: WCL 6th Floor |
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| 4/4 |
IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections Time: 10:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 4/4 |
Let’s Talk About Africa Panel Discussion Time: 12:30PM - 02:00PM Location: RM 601 |
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| 4/3 |
Olympian Violence Erupting in Tibet Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: WCL 602 |
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| 4/3 |
ILSP Pre Registration Workshop Time: 03:00PM - 05:00PM Location: Rm 526 |
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| 4/3 |
Alumni Dinner in Buenos Aires Time: 08:30PM - Location: 'Happening' restaurant, Alicia Moreau de Justo 310, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires |
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| 4/2 |
A Lunch and Roundtable Discussion with Debra Steger Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: TBA |
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| 4/2 |
Pathways to Employment in International Law Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 4/2 |
Civil Rights Movement 2.0: Reshaping & Rethinking the Role of the Civil Rights Movement in the 21st Century Time: 06:30PM - 09:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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March 2008 |
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| 3/31 |
International Perspectives on Implementation of the New UN Disability Rights Convention Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/31 |
Disability Rights Convention Strategy Session Time: 12:00PM - 05:30PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/31 |
Alumni reception in Santiago Time: 06:00PM - Location: Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago |
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| 3/30 |
The Ninth Annual National High School Moot Court Competition (Day Two) Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/29 |
The Ninth Annual National High School Moot Court Competition (Day One) Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/28 |
Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project National Summit Time: 09:30AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 401 |
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| 3/27 |
Colombia - The Human Impact of Trade, War and the Rule of Law Time: 09:00AM - 06:30PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 3/27 |
International LL.M. Career Fair Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/26 |
The First Richard S. Levick Annual Lecture in Crisis Communication and International Law: The Role of Media in International and Legal Controversies Time: 05:30PM - 07:00PM Location: 6th floor |
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| 3/25 |
ILSP Paper Presentations Time: 04:30PM - 05:30PM Location: Room 627 |
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| 3/24 |
"Social and Economic Rights: The South African Experience" by Richard J. Goldstone Time: 05:00PM - 06:30PM Location: WCL - Room 603 |
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| 3/21 |
Innovations in the First Year Curriculum Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 3/20 |
Climate Change and Claiming the Arctic Circle Time: 12:00PM - 04:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 3/20 |
EJF 15th Annual Public Interest Auction Time: 07:00PM - 11:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/19 |
The First Annual WCL Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner Time: 06:30PM - 08:30PM Location: 6th Floor |
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| 3/18 |
The International Judge Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Room 527 |
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| 3/18 |
Exploring Alternative Careers: Looking Inside, Outside and Around the Law Time: 05:00PM - 06:30PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 3/18 |
First Annual Book Release Reception: Celebrating a Partnership Dedicated to International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Time: 05:30PM - 07:30PM Location: 3rd Floor Dean's Suite |
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| 3/17 |
First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration Time: 09:00AM - 04:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/12 |
Alumni dinner in Madrid Time: 09:00PM - Location: Alkalde, C./ Jorge Juan, No. 10, 28.001, Madrid |
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| 3/8 |
William H. Karchmer Spring Moot Court Competition for Local Marshall-Brennan Students Time: 08:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/7 |
Right to Identity in the Americas: The Role of Civil Society Time: 09:30AM - 01:30PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/6 |
What Do We Know About Tribal Courts? An Examination of the 30th Anniversary of Oliphant Time: 09:30AM - 04:45PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/5 |
Eleventh Annual Hispanic Law Conference: Latino Perspectives on the 2008 Election Time: 03:00PM - 09:00PM Location: 6th Floor |
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| 3/5 |
Summer Session: Health Law and Policy Institute Q and A Meeting Time: 05:00PM - 06:00PM Location: Room 501 |
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| 3/4 |
The Prohibition Of Torture Within The Context Of Emergency Situation Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 3/3 |
Resisting Military Rule: Leaders of Pakistani Lawyers Movement Speak Out Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: WCL 603 |
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| 3/3 |
Third Annual Student Author Reception Time: 03:00PM - 04:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 3/3 |
Dean’s Business Law Lecture Series Time: 05:30PM - 07:30PM Location: WCL Room 600 |
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| 3/1 |
American University Law Revue (Day Three) Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM Location: TBD |
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February 2008 |
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| 2/29 |
American University Law Revue (Day Two) Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/28 |
American University Law Revue (Day One) Time: 08:00PM - 10:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/27 |
Alumni dinner in Monterrey, Mexico Time: 08:30PM - Location: Atlantica Restaurant, Blvd. Rogelio Cantu 1000 L-50, Colinas de San Jeronimo, Monterrey, N.L., Mexic |
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| 2/26 |
The Referendum – a Presentation by award-winning Chilean author and former diplomat, Antonio Skarmetá Time: 05:30PM - 06:30PM Location: 6th floor Student Lounge |
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| 2/26 |
Alumni dinner in Jakarta Time: 07:00PM - Location: Pearl Chinese Restaurant, J.W. Marriott Hotel, 2nd Floor, Jalan Lingkar, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta 1295 |
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| 2/23 |
Alumni Dinner in Bangkok Time: 06:00PM - Location: Boossa-Bar, 68/1 Lang Suan Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
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| 2/21 |
The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration Time: 09:00AM - 04:30PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/21 |
GENEVA SIMULCAST: CERD Committee Review of US Compliance with Race Treaty Time: 03:00PM - 06:00PM Location: 4910 Large Conference Room |
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| 2/20 |
Thinking Big When Choosing Small: The Secrets of Small- and Mid-Size Law Firm Hiring Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 2/20 |
Coming to America: Cultural Fatigue Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Intl Student Lounge |
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| 2/20 |
Small & Mid-Size Legal Employer Panel & Networking Event Time: 04:30PM - 07:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 2/19 |
Race in the US Today: Complying with International Norms and CERD? Time: 12:00PM - 01:00PM Location: Room 100 |
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| 2/19 |
Dual Degree Info Session Time: 04:00PM - 05:00PM Location: Room 351 |
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| 2/18 |
Week of Activity Reviewing US Compliance with the Race Treaty (CERD) Location: Various Locations |
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| 2/18 |
When the Law Meets the OB/GYN: The Intersection of Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics in Women's Health Time: 10:30AM - 04:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 2/15 |
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Time: 12:00PM - 02:30PM Location: room 601 |
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| 2/13 |
Summer Law Program in Turkey Information Session Time: 12:00AM - 01:00PM Location: JD student lounge |
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| 2/13 |
Commercial Law Firms and International Pro Bono Work: Opportunities and Challenges Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Room 601 |
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| 2/12 |
Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq (Day Two) Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/11 |
Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq (Day One) Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/11 |
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Reception Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: TBD |
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| 2/8 |
International Negotiation Workshop Time: 01:00PM - 06:00PM Location: TBA |
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| 2/7 |
Equal Justice for All: Everything You Need to Know About Working in the Public Interest Sector Time: 12:30PM - 04:30PM Location: Room TBC |
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| 2/7 |
Staying Public: Survival Skills for a Lifetime Career in Public Service Law Time: 05:00PM - 09:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 2/7 |
Alumni dinner in Bogota Time: 08:00PM - Location: Restaurant Di Lucca, Carrera 13 # 85-32, Bogotá, Colombia |
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| 2/6 |
The Role of Lawyers in Promoting Judicial Independence in Pakistan Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: Rm. 603 |
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| 2/6 |
Roma, Dalits, Pygmies and Serbs: The UN System of Protection of Minorities Time: 04:30PM - 05:30PM Location: 6th Floor Intl Student Lounge |
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| 2/6 |
Moving From the Past in the Legal Profession: Black History Month Opening Ceremony 2008 Time: 05:00PM - 07:00PM Location: Room TBC |
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| 2/4 |
State Enforcement Strategies to Promote Access to Medicines Time: 12:30PM - 03:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 2/1 |
Terrorists and Detainees: Do We Need a New National Security Court? Time: 10:00AM - 04:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 2/1 |
Alvina Reckman-Myers First Year Moot Court Competition Time: 10:00AM - 05:00PM Location: WCL Room 528 |
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January 2008 |
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| 1/31 |
Practicing Law in the European Union Time: 02:30PM - 03:30PM Location: Room 526 |
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| 1/31 |
Tax Law and Cultural Property Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 1/31 |
LLM Welcome Dinner Time: 07:30PM - 09:00PM Location: International Student Lounge |
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| 1/30 |
The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics and Law Time: 12:00PM - 02:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 1/30 |
Challenges for Data Privacy in Transatlantic and Global Perspective Time: 12:00PM - 02:00PM Location: Room TBC |
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| 1/24 |
Externship Fair Time: 03:00PM - 05:00PM Location: 6th Floor Dining |
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| 1/24 |
The WCL Externship Fair Time: 03:00PM - 05:00PM Location: WCL 6th Floor Dining Room |
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| 1/18 |
Basic Special Education Law for Special Education Hearing Officers Time: 08:30AM - 04:30PM Location: Room TBC |
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| 1/18 |
Resume and Cover Letter Writing Workshop Time: 12:30PM - 02:30PM Location: TBD |
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| 1/17 |
Basic Special Education Law for Special Education Hearing Officers Time: 08:30AM - 04:30PM Location: Room TBC |
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| 1/17 |
The United Nations Committee Against Torture Project Time: 12:15PM - 01:05PM Location: WCL Room 402 |
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| 1/16 |
FOIA Community Conference on the FOIA Amendments of 2007 Time: 09:00AM - 12:30PM Location: Room 603 |
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| 1/16 |
What's the SAB? Time: 12:00PM - 01:00PM Location: 6th Floor Student Lounge |
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| 1/16 |
The In-House Career Option Time: 04:00PM - 06:00PM Location: WCL Room 602 |
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| 1/9 |
Turkey: At the Crossroads of Secular West and Traditional East Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: TBA |
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| 1/4 |
ILSP Orientation Time: 08:30AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 503 |
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2007 |
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December 2007 |
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| 12/5 |
Assessing Progess in Afghanistan Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM Location: 1957 E Street, NW, Linder Family Commons, Suite 602 |
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| 12/3 |
JD and LLM graduation reception Time: 06:30PM - 09:30PM Location: TBA |
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November 2007 |
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| 11/27 |
Restoring Habeas: A panel discussion on Al Odah v. United States and Boumediene v. Bush Time: 04:30PM - 05:30PM Location: 6th Floor JD Student Lounge |
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| 11/17 |
William H. Karchmer Fall 2007 Moot Court Competition Time: 08:00AM - 07:00PM Location: Room 600, 603, Dining Room and other various room in WCL |
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| 11/15 |
Torture Around the World Time: 06:00PM - 07:30PM Location: American University Museum in the Katzen |
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| 11/14 |
Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know Time: 12:30PM - 02:00PM Location: 6th Floor, J.D. Student Lounge |
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| 11/13 |
Munching on Human Rights: Exploring the Intersection of Human Rights and IP, Business, and Environmental Law Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: Rm. 401 |
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| 11/12 |
The Modern American Summer-Fall Issue Release Location: Your Local Modern American Magazine Stand |
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| 11/12 |
Alumni Dinner in Geneva Time: 07:30PM - 09:30PM Location: Cafe du Soleil |
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| 11/9 |
Human Rights Advocates Under Attack!: A Lunch and Discussion with Guatemalan Activist Ruth Del Valle Time: 12:00PM - 01:00PM Location: 4910 Mass. Ave, Suite 16, Large Conference Rm. |
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| 11/9 |
Should Violence be a Public Health Concern? What Relationship does Gender and Ethnicity/ Race play? Time: 07:00PM - 08:30PM Location: Fairfax Government Center |
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| 11/8 |
Revisiting the Law School Diversity Imperative: Access and Definition Time: 10:30AM - 08:30PM Location: Ceremonial Courtroom (603) and 6th Floor Dining Room |
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| 11/8 |
Customary International Humanitarian Law: Assessing The Impact of the 2005 ICRC Report Time: 02:00PM - 04:30PM Location: 4910 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 16, Conference Room |
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| 11/8 |
Gonzales v Carhart and the Degradation of Abortion Provision in the U.S. Time: 04:00PM - 05:30PM Location: WCL Room 600 |
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| 11/8 |
Eighth Annual Human Rights Film Series: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Time: 05:30PM - 08:00PM Location: Katzen Arts Center |
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| 11/6 |
International Externship Workshop Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Room 401 |
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| 11/6 |
Launching CIEL's Citizens Guide to WIPO Time: 12:00PM - 01:30PM Location: Room 602 |
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| 11/3 |
14th Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition Location: WCL |
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| 11/2 |
14th Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition Location: WCL |
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| 11/2 |
How Legal Rhetoric Shapes the Law Time: 08:30AM - 05:30PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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October 2007 |
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| 10/26 |
The American Prosecutor: Power, Discretion and Accountability Time: 08:00AM - 07:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/25 |
Live from the Securities and Exchange Commission Time: 12:00PM - 02:30PM Location: SEC, WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/24 |
Investment Arbitration in Latin America Time: 02:00PM - 06:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/24 |
Eighth Annual Human Rights Film Series: The Refugee All Stars Time: 06:00PM - 08:00PM Location: WCL Rm 603 |
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| 10/23 |
Media Impact on Litigation in the 21st Century Time: 12:00PM - 06:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/19 |
National Association of Administrative Law Judges Conference Time: 08:00AM - 03:30PM Location: Washington Plaza Hotel |
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| 10/19 |
The Art of Networking for LLM and SJD Students Time: 01:30PM - 04:00PM Location: Room TBA |
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| 10/18 |
National Association of Administrative Law Judges Conference Time: 08:00AM - 03:30PM Location: Washington Plaza Hotel |
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| 10/18 |
Full Truth Play Time: 05:00PM - 06:30PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/17 |
Adoption Regulation Time: 08:00AM - 05:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/17 |
National Association of Administrative Law Judges Conference Time: 08:00AM - 03:30PM Location: Washington Plaza Hotel |
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| 10/17 |
Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Time: 12:30PM - 02:00PM Location: TBA |
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| 10/17 |
Eighth Annual Human Rights Film Series: Devil's Miner Time: 06:00PM - 08:00PM Location: WCL Rm 603 |
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| 10/16 |
Munching on Human Rights: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Inalienable Rights or New Concepts? Time: 12:00PM - 01:20PM Location: Rm. 401 |
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| 10/16 |
National Association of Administrative Law Judges Conference Time: 02:00PM - 05:00PM Location: Washington Plaza Hotel |
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| 10/15 |
American University Washington College of Law Annual Lecture on International Arbitration Sponsored by Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. 2007 Speaker: Dr. Julian Lew, Q.C., London, UK Time: 06:00PM - 08:00PM Location: WCL Room 603 |
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| 10/13 |
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition – Northeast Regional Time: 08:30AM - 04:00PM Location: Various Rooms & Room 603 - Final Round |
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| 10/12 |
Fourth Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration: How to Handle Oil and Gas Industry Cases Time: 09:00AM - 05:00PM Location: Room 603 |
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