International and Comparative Law

Come lunch and learn with the experts on the intersectionality between vulnerable populations, migration, human trafficking, and forced labor in a global economy. Forced labor refers to situations in which persons are coerced to work through the use of violence or intimidation, or by more subtle means such as accumulated debt, retention of identity papers or threats of denunciation to immigration authorities. http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/news/WCMS_237569/lang--en/index.htm. 

Join University of Ottawa Law Professor and leading trade commentator, Michael Geist, as he examines what a positive, balanced agenda for the digital environment looks like in NAFTA and how it can be achieved.

The proposed general theme seeks to compare political, market and social institutions to address private and public law conflicts in societies that fall under either a faith-based or a non-faith based legal tradition.

In 2012, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) launched Preserving Perspectives, an effort to record the oral histories of the leading and most influential arbitrators in the world to chronicle the evolution of modern international arbitration.

The XIII Annual Symposium on International Trade will address current issues in a series of panels:  What is happening around the globe following the new mindset in Washington, including China, South American, and the EU;  the US is avoiding multilateral trade agreements, renegotiating NAFTA and engaging in one-to-one talks with specific trade partners, leveraging its own priorities: is the focus on bilateral agreements the answer?

The Women and the Law Program are honored to present Daphna Hacker, author of Legalized Families in the Era of Bordered Globalization. Daphna will present the main themes of her new book, followed by comments from Professor Shalleck and Professor Polikoff. Q&A to follow.  

Join us for a special enhanced International Suite Talk to learn about the many different options WCL offers to students who want to incorporate study abroad and international opportunities into their legal education.

Brought to you by American University Washington College of Law (WCL) and sponsored by Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.  The lecture will be presented by Pierre Mayer, and  will be held Thursday, October 5, 2017 in the Paul Porter Conference Room (11th Floor).

This training is for AUWCL students (JD and LLM candidates) interested in serving our clients who have limited English proficiency. We need all languages, not just Spanish. This is a great way to observe the Clinic's wide range of cases and to help Clinic students best serve their clients.

This Symposium focuses on the duties, rights and powers of international arbitrators in investment arbitration disputes. Papers will be published in "The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals". The event is co-organized with Universidad Externado (Colombia) and Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain).