2008 Founders' Celebration Events
January
- JANUARY 9
Turkey: At the Crossroads of Secular West and Traditional East - JANUARY 10
Opportunities Day - JANUARY 15
Ninth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration - JANUARY 16
FOIA Community Conference on the FOIA Amendments of 2007 - JANUARY 16
The In-House Career Option - JANUARY 17
The United Nations Committee Against Torture Project - JANUARY 17-18
Basic Special Education Law for Special Education Hearing Officers - JANUARY 24
The WCL Externship Fair - JANUARY 30 *CLE*
The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics and Law - JANUARY 30
Challenges for Data Privacy in Transatlantic and Global Perspective - JANUARY 31 *CLE*
Tax Law and Cultural Property
February
- FEBRUARY 1 *CLE*
Terrorists and Detainees: Do We Need a New National Security Court?
- FEBRUARY 1
Alvina Reckman-Myers First Year Moot Court Competition
- FEBRUARY 4 *CLE*
State Enforcement Strategies to Promote Access to Medicines - FEBRUARY 6
Moving From the Past in the Legal Profession: Black History Month Opening Ceremony 2008
- FEBRUARY 7
Staying Public: Survival Skills for a Lifetime Career in Public Service Law - FEBRUARY 11-12 *CLE*
Rethinking the Future: The Next Five Years in Iraq - FEBRUARY 11
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Reception - FEBRUARY 18 *CLE*
When the Law Meets the OB/GYN: The Intersection of Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics in Women's Health - FEBRUARY 20
Thinking Big When Choosing Small: The Secrets of Small and Mid-Size Law Firm Hiring - FEBRUARY 20
Small & Mid-Size Legal Employer Panel & Networking Event - FEBRUARY 21 *CLE*
The New U Visa Regulations: Understanding Their Application and Building Collaboration - FEBRUARY 26
The Referendum – a Presentation by award-winning Chilean author and former diplomat, Antonio Skarmetá - FEBRUARY 27 - CANCELLED
The New Equal Rights Amendment: Implications for a Changing World -
FEBRUARY 28, FEBRUARY 29 AND MARCH 1
American University Law Revue
March
- MARCH 3
Third Annual Student Author Reception - MARCH 3
Dean's Business Law Lecture with LOUIS M. DUBIN, ‘87 - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S ARTIST THE LAWYER AS ENTREPRENEUR -
MARCH 4 *CLE* - CANCELLED
Death and the Department of Justice: Current Issues and Controversies in Federal Death Penalty Charging Policy - MARCH 4
The Prohibition Of Torture Within The Context Of Emergency Situations - MARCH 5
Eleventh Annual Hispanic Law Conference: Latino Perspectives on the 2008 Election - MARCH 6
What do We Know About Tribal Courts? An Examination of the 30th Anniversary of Oliphant - MARCH 8
William H. Karchmer Spring Moot Court Competition for Local Marshall-Brennan Students - March 17 *CLE*
First Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration - MARCH 18
Exploring Alternative Careers: Looking Inside, Outside and Around the Law - MARCH 18
First Annual Book Release Reception: Celebrating a Partnership Dedicated to International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law - MARCH 19 - CANCELLED
Changes on the High Courts of the US and Israel: The Impact of Persons and Personalities - MARCH 19
The First Annual WCL Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner - MARCH 20
EJF 15th Annual Public Interest Auction - MARCH 20 *CLE*
Climate Change and Claiming the Arctic Circle - MARCH 21
Innovations in the First Year Curriculum - MARCH 24
“Social and Economic Rights: The South African Experience” by Richard J. Goldstone - MARCH 24
A discussion by Moisés Naím Editor in chief, Foreign Policy on his new book “Illicit - MARCH 26 *CLE*
The First Richard S. Levick Annual Lecture in Crisis Communication & International Law: The Role of Media in International & Legal Controversies - MARCH 27
International LL.M Career Fair - MARCH 27
Colombia - The Human Impact of Trade, War and the Rule of Law - MARCH 28
Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project National Summit - MARCH 29 - 30
The Ninth Annual National High School Moot Court Competition - MARCH 31
Disability Rights Convention Strategy Session
April
- APRIL 1 - CANCELLED
The Robert C. Byrd Lifetime Achievement Appreciation Symposium -
APRIL 2
Pathways to Employment in International Law -
APRIL 2
Civil Rights Movement 2.0: Reshaping and Rethinking the Role of the Civil Rights Movement in the 21st Century -
APRIL 3 - 4
Junior Federal Courts Faculty Workshop - APRIL 4 *CLE*
IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections - APRIL 5 *CLE*
First Annual Criminal Law Brief Symposium - APRIL 7
The Challenges Facing China - APRIL 8 *CLE* - POSTPONED until the fall
Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes in the ICC: Translating Promises into Reality - APRIL 8
9th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards - APRIL 9
Examining the Client and the Cause in the Immigrants' Rights Movement - APRIL 9
WCL Connections - APRIL 9
The Tenth Annual Grotius Lecture - APRIL 10
Dean's Diversity Council Speaker Series - APRIL 10
The 2nd International Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner - APRIL 14 *CLE*
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: A Look Ahead - APRIL 15
The Regulation of Adoption: Protecting Children and Families
(This event is limited to federal and state government employees and AU WCL students and faculty. - ID will be required.) - APRIL 15
ABA Coalition for Justice - APRIL 16
12th Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law - APRIL 18*CLE*
Does Red Lion Still Roar? Exploring Public Interest Regulation of Media in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC - APRIL 18
Women and the Law Leadership Presents: Pamela Deese '83 - APRIL 21
Prof. Michael Tigar's Emeritus Status Dinner and Kickoff for The Role of Law Schools in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights Event - APRIL 22
The Role of Law Schools in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
May
- MAY 14
William H. Karchmer End-of-Year Celebration for Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project in Schools - MAY 16
Humphrey Fellowship Program Certificate Ceremony - MAY 18-23
13th Annual Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
