Jun 07 Fri
2019

Elections at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: The Independent Panel of Experts Presents its Final Report on the Candidates

12:30PM - 02:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Join us for a timely discussion about important developments and new opportunities to improve the processes by which human rights judges and commissioners are nominated and elected to regional human rights systems.  In particular, panelists will discuss its seminal report on the 2019 candidates to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The report builds on efforts by civil society to advocate for the improvements that make the nominations and elections of commissioners and judges transparent, inclusive, and representative and that promote the most suitable candidates. Lunch will be served.  This event is co-sponsored by the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.  Please RSVP to humlaw@wcl.american.edu    

Carlos Ayala, Vice-President, International Commission of Jurists
Catalina Botero Dean, Law School, Universidad de los Andes 
Juan Méndez, Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence, Faculty Director of the Anti-Torture Initiative, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. 
Judith Schönsteiner, Associate Professor of Law, Human Rights Center; Universidad Diego Portales.
Moderator: Macarena Sáez, Director, Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law.

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Jun 11 Tue
2019

Fact-finding in the Inter-American System: The Powers of the Commission to Monitor Human Rights Violations in Real Time

12:30PM - 02:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Claudia Paz y Paz, Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C.

Carlos Ayala, Vice-President, Executive Committee, International Commission of Jurists

Salvador Sánchez, Permanent Representative of Panamá, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C.

Paulo Abrão, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C.

Moderator: Claudia Martin, Co-director and Professorial Lecturer in residence, Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law, Washington D.C.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Jun 12 Wed
2019

International Law and Reparations: The Inter-American System

12:30PM - 02:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT07 Classroom

Claudio Grossman, co-author, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Washington College of Law

Mina A Trudeau, co-author

Viviana Kristicevic, Executive Director, Center for Justice and International Law 

Maria Claudia Pulido, Assistant Executive Secretary Inter-American Commission of Human Rights

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Jun 13 Thu
2019

The False Claims Act: Trends in Litigation, Enforcement, and Compliance

12:15PM - 01:45PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y112 Faculty Lounge

Part II:  False Claims Act Update

The Health Law and Policy Summer Institute is hosting an exciting Lunch & Learn Series for students and practitioners. This unique educational and networking opportunity is open to students from across the nation who are in the D.C. area for internships, coursework, law firm summer associate positions, and the like. Both Lunch & Learns will take place in Yuma 112 (Faculty Lounge).

An expert panel will discuss the False Claims Act from both the defense and plaintiff/qui tam relator perspectives. Expert panelists include Jesse A. Witten of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and, Robert L. Vogel of Vogel, Slade & Goldstein, LLP as well as Erica J. Kraus of Sheppard Mullin moderating.

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Jun 13 Thu
2019

The American Convention on Human Rights: 50 Years After its Adoption

12:30PM - 02:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Claudio Grossman, Member, International Law Commission, United Nations, and Dean Emeritus, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

Flavia Piovesan, Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C.

Victor Abramovich, Deputy Solicitor General, Supreme Court of Justice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pablo Saavedra, Secretary, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Organization of American States (OAS), San José, Costa Rica

Moderator: Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Former Assistant Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States, (OAS), Washington, D.C.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE