Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

On Sunday, Colombia elected a new president, Iván Duque Márquez, a 2004 graduate of American University Washington College of Law’s (AUWCL) L.L.M. Program in International Legal Studies (ILSP).

American University Washington College of Law’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law hosted the annual Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law May 29-June 15, welcoming 125 participants from over 10 different countries.

American University Washington College of Law congratulates Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, professorial lecturer in residence and co-director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, on his appointment to the United Nations Committee against Torture.

This year, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law’s hopes to enhance and increase communication in the human rights community.

This year, the KAS State of Law Program for Latin America will assume the registration costs of four Latin American teams of 3 people each (2 speakers and 1 coach), to participate in the Competition that will take place from 22 to May 26, 2023 in Washington D.C.

We are delighted to share that Professor Claudia Martin, Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law, presented an Amicus Curiae to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) together with the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) related to the case Gutiérrez Navas and Others vs. Honduras. Professor Martin was supported by students from our LL.M in residence program, Mosi Meza (Peru), Luis Eliud Tapia (Mexico), and Gabriel Ortiz (Venezuela), whom we sincerely thank for their commitment and dedication to researching and writing the Amicus.