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The law school’s groundbreaking initiatives and comprehensive programs make an American University Washington College of Law education a complete experience. Students, faculty, and alumni enrich their legal understanding, broaden their perspectives, specialize in cutting-edge legal fields, and serve others by participating in any one of the innovative programs available at the law school.

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AUWCL: Home to the Nation's Top-Ranked Programs

Here at American University Washington College of Law, we take pride of our renowned areas of excellence, including Experiential Education, International and Comparative Law, Trial Advocacy, Intellectual Property, and Health Law initiatives and programs.

Specialty Rankings
  • #2
    in Clinical Training
  • #5
    in Trial Advocacy
  • #8
    in Intellectual Property
  • #8
    in Part-Time Law
  • #9
    in International Law
  • #15
    in Health Care Law

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Upcoming Events

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September 03 6:00PM-8:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom Moving Towards a New Copyright Bargain: Lecture by Rebecca Giblin, The Authors' Alliance September 04 4:00PM-6:00PM Room Y360 International and Abroad Opportunities at WCL Open House September 25 12:00PM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma International Suite Talk: Effective Advocacy in Commercial Arbitration September 27 9:00AM-4:30PM NT01, Ceremonial Classroom A Global Lawyer: Celebrating the Contributions of Herman Schwartz to the Rule of Law October 07 10:00AM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Role of the General Counsel in a Modern Corporation May Offer Continuing Legal Education Credit CLE October 07 4:30PM-5:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom SCOTUS Series: Peter v. Nantkwest October 10 5:30PM-8:00PM Off-site: Arnold & Porter - 601 Mass. Ave NW Wash. 2019 International Commercial Arbitration Annual Lecture October 10 6:00PM-8:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom 8th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property with Professor Ruth Okediji, Harvard Law School November 05 4:30PM-7:30PM Tenley Campus - Capital C116 Weinstein Courtroom SCOTUS Series: Allen v. Cooper November 07 5:30PM-7:30PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y112 Faculty Lounge Professor Lucy Reed - Preserving Perspectives, International Arbitrators in their own Words November 14 9:00AM-5:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom Arbitration in Times of Economic Nationalism
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Recent Publications

Public Interest Law Holes in the Safety Net: Federalism and Poverty Ezra Rosser August 1, 2019 Washington College of Law Justice John Paul Stevens and the Slow Evolution of the Law Amanda Cohen Leiter July 18, 2019 Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Draft Charter of Pompeo's "Commission on Unalienable Rights" Hides Anti-Human Rights Agenda Rebecca Hamilton June 7, 2019 Washington College of Law Acting Differently: How Science on the Social Brain Can Inform Antidiscrimination Law Susan Carle May 31, 2019 Intellectual Property, Technology & Cyber This 'Fake News' Law Threatens Free Speech. But It Doesn't Stop There. Jeniffer Daskal May 31, 2019 International Law Sudan's New Ruler is No Democrat - and He Has Darfur to Answer for Rebecca Hamilton April 12, 2019 Immigration Law Defining "the": In Nielsen v. Preap the Court Relies on Language Arts to Justify Detention of Immigrants Cori Alonso-Yoder April 1, 2019 Constitutional Law Trump's Travel Ban Faces Fresh Legal Jeopardy  Robert L. Tsai March 27, 2019 International Law Sudan's Unlawful State of Emergency Rebecca Hamilton March 5, 2019 Criminal Law A Deadly Pair: Conflicts of Interest Between Death Investigators and Prosecutors Ira P. Robbins February 21, 2019
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