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  Orientation Week 2017 Kicks Off with Alumni Panel, Capitol Tour

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  Students Start Orientation Week with Local Community Service Projects

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  AUWCL Launches New Health Law and Policy Program

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  AUWCL Student Honored by American Bankruptcy Institute

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  Deputy AG Rosenstein Addresses Attendees at AALS Mid-Year Meeting

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  Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Addresses the Class of 2017

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  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and CJEU President Koen Lenaerts Join AU for Luxembourg Forum

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  Lisa Dewey ’93 Named Recipient of 2017 Women and the Law Leadership Award

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  AUWCL Sponsors 19th Annual Grotius Lecture to Open 111th ASIL Annual Meeting

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  Olivia Bedi ’05 Highlights Her WCL Experience

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  Equal Justice Foundation Hosts 24th Annual Auction Night to Benefit Public Interest

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  Environmental Law Society Expands Opportunities for Students

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  Washington Lawyer Profiles the 120 Year History of Washington College of Law and Its Founding by Two Courageous Women

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  Business Law Review has Expanded Business, Journal Opportunities for AUWCL Students

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  AUWCL Hosts Rapid Response Teach-In on Immigration Ban Executive Order

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  Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Keynotes Law School’s Annual MLK Commemoration

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  Professor Sunita Patel and Students Attend U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument in Abassi v. Aschroft

Latest News

• A Message from Dean Camille A. Nelson, Orientation 2017

  On August 16 and 17, Dean Camille A. Nelson welcomed AUWCL's impressive incoming class on behalf of the law school and American University. In speaking to the new students, she also took the opportunity to address, and condemn, the violent events in Charlottesville. Please read an excerpt from her speech here.

• Center for Human Rights Releases Publication on "The Prohibition of Torture"

  The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has released a new publication titled, "The Prohibition of Torture: An Introductory Guide." It introduces the international legal framework against torture and the key roles that the Center's Anti-Torture Initiative and Kovler Project Against Torture play in its development and enforcement. The Center hopes that this guide will serve as a resource for those committed to human rights, as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of this dynamic area of law.

• Professor Padideh Ala'i Appointed to Faculty Director of the International Legal Studies Program

  AUWCL Dean Camille A. Nelson has appointed Professor Padideh Ala'i as faculty director of the International Legal Studies Program beginning Aug. 1. In this capacity, Ala'i will promote, represent, and coordinate the law school's renowned international programs, including the International Legal Studies Program which has nearly 4,000 LL.M. alumni around the world. Ala'i is a professor of law who specializes in the areas of international economic law, law of the World Trade Organization, and comparative law.

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