2012 News and Events

The Ninth Annual IP/Gender: Creativity Outside of Intellectual Property's Domain
Nov 2, 2012

Special Panel on Human Rights and Maternal Mortality
October 10, 2012

MsJD's 5th Annual Conference at WCL
October 5th, 2012

Strategic Litigation on LGBTI Rights in the US International and Courts: Lessons and Challenges
September 24, 2012

Gender and Law LLM Coffee Hour
September 11, 2012

August 22, 2012
WILP announces collaboration with the Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) and role of academic home for the 2012-2013 LSRJ Fellows.

Gender and Law Welcome Reception
August 22, 2012

July 10, 2012
WCL faculty member Macarena Saez recieves a generous grant from the Ford Foundation to work on sexuality and gender initiatives in Latin America.

Atala v. Chile: Same-Sex Families and the Best Interest of the Child under International Law
April 19, 2012

Lenahan (Gonzales) v. United States of America: Domesticating International Law
April 17, 2012
With the AU Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Panel 1: Implementing Lenahan:  Is the United States Exceptional? 
Panel 2:Lenahan’s Place in International Law: Domestic Violence in Comparative Focus

Ending Human Trafficking or Something Else?
April 13, 2012
With the Open Society Foundation


The Evolving Role of Women in Iran and the Middle East
April 13, 2012
With the AU Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Part 1: Economic and Political Empowerment of Women's Rights in the Middle East
Part 2:The Role of Social Media in Women's Activism
Keynote Luncheon: Sussan Tahmasebi, One Million Signatures Campaign

2012 Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Award Presentation
March 30, 2012
Award presented during conference, Women of Color and the Law: Gaining Access, Achieving Success

Gender and the Practice of Law Series: Financial Regulation & Consumer Protection
March 26, 2012

Inaugural Conference on Global Health, Gender and Human Rights
March 21-22, 2012

Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) & Adoption: Intersection of Law & Life
February 28, 2012

Fertile Ground: Exploring the Intersection between the Reproductive Justice and Environmental Justice Movement s
February 23, 2012

Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: National and International Strategies
February 1, 2012
With the Washington College of Law War Crimes Research Office February 1, 2012