International and Comparative Law

Daniel Parga is a JD/MA alum who earned his J.D. and Master of Arts in International Economic Relations in 2015. During his time at WCL, he was a Senior Articles Editor for the International Arbitration Brief, participated in the Spanish and English International Commercial Arbitration Competitions and the International Investment Arbitration Moot Competition, both as a competitor and coach. Mr. Parga was also a Research Dean’s Fellow at WCL’s Center on International Commercial Arbitration, working under its directors, Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón and Susana Castiglione. We interviewed Mr. Parga on his experience at WCL, his favorite courses, and how he eventually found a career in international trade at Amazon.com, Inc., in its Headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) established the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Center) as part of its long-standing commitment to international human rights and the rule of law.  Since its founding 30 years ago, the Center has worked with students, faculty, and the international legal community to provide support for human rights initiatives in the U.S. and around the world through teaching, scholarship, and service.  Commemorating this anniversary merits a historical review of the Center’s tremendous impact on changing norms, standards, practices, and jurisprudence worldwide achieved through the important contributions of its students, staff, and faculty over the course of the Center’s 30-year lifespan.

On March 31, 2021, the Promise Institute for Human Rights, in co-sponsorship with the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law, the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School, the Human Rights Institute at Georgetown Law, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University, the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law, the Human Rights Center at University of Minnesota Law School, the Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers Law School, and the Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, hosted UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, for a conversation on what she considers the most pressing issues in human rights, and how we can most effectively address these as human rights institutes in US law schools.

Daniel Parga is a JD/MA alum who earned his J.D. and Master of Arts in International Economic Relations in 2015. During his time at WCL, he was a Senior Articles Editor for the International Arbitration Brief, participated in the Spanish and English International Commercial Arbitration Competitions and the International Investment Arbitration Moot Competition, both as a competitor and coach. Mr. Parga was also a Research Dean’s Fellow at WCL’s Center on International Commercial Arbitration, working under its directors, Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón and Susana Castiglione. We interviewed Mr. Parga on his experience at WCL, his favorite courses, and how he eventually found a career in international trade at Amazon.com, Inc., in its Headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

The WTO & U.S. Trade Law and Policy Certificate Summer Program provides students with a medium for interactive panels and discussions with leading trade practitioners, government and WTO officials, leading professors, and fellow students. Hear from Ms. Roberta Praga, a participant in the 2020 Summer Program on her experience and sign up today for the 2021 Program, beginning June 21, 2021.

In December 2020 the European Union and China announced the signing of a Comprehensive Investment Agreement. AUWCL Professor Padideh Ala’i discussed with leading experts to analyze what impact—if any—this agreement will have on global trade and those trade blocks’ relationship with the United States.