News & Announcements - June 2013
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AUWCL and NAACP-LDF Host Conference on Race and Civil Rights in 2013
On Thursday, the law school and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund will co-host the first of a dynamic two-part conference on "Race and Civil Rights in 2013." The first program will be held at AUWCL, and will bring together some of the nation's leading civil rights and racial justice advocates. MORE More
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Academy of Human Rights and ASIL Present Speaker Series
The Human Rights Speaker Series is being held this month at AUWCL, presented by The Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and American Society of International Law (ASIL). The series includes three panels of high-profile speakers, covering such topics as "The Prosecution of Gender-Based Crimes by International Courts" (June 12). Read MORE about the Speaker Series and other Human Rights Month panels.
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New Voting Rights Law Institute, June 24-27
As part of the Summer Institute on Law and Government, AUWCL and The Campaign Legal Center and will launch a new Voting Rights Law Institute to help train the next generation of voting rights litigators. The four-night Institute June 24-27 will feature instruction from Gerry Hebert, the Campaign Legal Center's executive director and director of litigation, who will be joined each night by seasoned voting rights litigators, appellate advocates, and scholars in the field. MORE More
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Alumni Brunch Held Prior to Virginia Bar Association Swearing-In
Congratulations to AUWCL alumni being sworn in to the Virginia Bar on Monday, June 3. The Office of Development & Alumni Relations will host a brunch prior to the ceremony, from 10:30 a.m. - noon at the Richmond Convention Center. For more information, email alumni@wcl.american.edu.
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Panel and Book Launch: The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy
The Program on International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy will host a panel discussion June 4 at 4:30 p.m. on the challenges of multilateralism on the occasion of the launch of The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy. Panelists include experts in the field of diplomatic studies and international organization affairs. MORE More
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Alumnus Tom Goldstein's SCOTUSblog Receives Peabody Award
SCOTUSblog, a blog covering the U.S. Supreme Court published by alumnus Tom Goldstein '95, and edited by his wife, Amy Howe, has been honored with a Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media. This is the first time a website has received this honor. Professor Stephen Wermiel was also recognized as part of the SCOTUSblog team—he authors the website's "SCOTUS for law students" column.
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AUWCL Welcomes Summer Program Participants
Each summer, students and practitioners gather from around the globe to experience intensive training at AUWCL that will give them a competitive advantage. The law school's specialized law programs began May 28 and run through July 28 and qualify for CLE and academic credit. The topics are cutting-edge, including world-reknowned programs in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International Commercial Arbitration, Environmental Law, and International Organizations Law and Diplomacy. MORE More
