Apr 05 Tue
2022

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Implications for Europe

12:00PM - 01:30PM Ceremonial Classroom - NT01

Join the International Law Program and the International Law Student Association for this in-person event discussing the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis. The event will also be streamed.  

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Apr 06 Wed
2022

Health Law and Policy Summer Institute Virtual Q&A Session

12:00PM - 01:00PM Online via Zoom

Learn more about the 15th Annual Health Law and Policy Summer Institute! The Summer Institute offers three, 1-credit weekend immersion courses, held virtually in June, taught by expert practitioners. This year’s courses include Health Care Business Transactions, Digital Health and the Law: Artificial Intelligence & Telehealth Applications, and Pharmaceuticals and the Law. You can take one or more courses in any combination. Learn more about the Summer Institute here.

Interested to learn more about the 15th Annual Health Law and Policy Summer Institute? Drop in on Wednesday, April 6, anytime between 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET for an informal, virtual Q&A session with Health Law and Policy Program Director Asha Scielzo to learn more about course topics and course requirements. To register for this drop-in event, please email Program Coordinator Tori Nadel at vnadel@wcl.american.edu.

  • Information Session
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Apr 06 Wed
2022

International Suite Talks: Judge Roxanne Formey

12:00PM - 01:00PM Online via Zoom

Judge Roxanne E. Formey was raised in Savannah, GA. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law and L.L.M (Master of Laws) in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law with a concentration in human trafficking from American University Washington College of Law.

Judge Formey served as a Staff Attorney with Georgia Legal Services Program and as the Legal Director for Womenslaw.org before being appointed an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, NY, assigned to the Crimes against Children Division. She then served in Chatham County as a Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney, supervising the State Court Division, before being selected as the Criminal Staff Attorney for the State Court Judiciary. Judge Formey was later appointed as Judge/Court Administrator and Clerk of Court in the Magistrate Court of Chatham County. She currently serves as one of the three judges in the Juvenile Court of Chatham County. Judge Formey served on the Child Sex Trafficking Task Force of Coastal Georgia and currently presides over H.O.P.E. Court, the Juvenile Court’s treatment program for court-involved youth who have experienced human trafficking, the first of its kind in the State of Georgia.
Judge Formey also presides over the Juvenile Court’s S.P.A.R.C Program, a specialized court for children who have mental/behavioral health needs and therefore are in need of a higher level of assistance throughout their court involvement. In her work with the Court, she participates with organizations and multi-agency teams to combat trafficking in Georgia, to support our youth who have been victimized by it, and to expand resources for children with behavioral health needs.

  • Seminar
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Apr 06 Wed
2022

Ripped Apart: A Teach-In On Family Separation

12:30PM Washington College of Law

In late January 2022, International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC) student attorneys, (left to right) Ismaat Klaibou, Madison Bingle, Andrea Rodriguez Burckhardt, and Courtney Veneri, submitted a public comment to the Department of Homeland Security arguing for reparations and accountability for the Trump administration’s separation of migrant families. Their comment provided four prior examples of family separation in the United States, starting with the separation of enslaved families, then indigenous families, then Japanese-American families, and (largely) families of color through the foster care system. This historical overview was inspired by IHRL Clinic Director Professor Anita Sinha’s recent piece, A Lineage of Family Separation, forthcoming in the Brooklyn Law Review. The IHRLC student attorneys will host a teach-in by Zoom on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 12:30 pm ET to share more about their work with migrant families separated during the Trump administration.

  • Seminar
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Apr 07 Thu
2022

The Business Law Program Presents: Choosing Courses with the Bar and Jobs in Mind

12:00PM - 01:20PM TBD

Join the Business Law Program to hear from faculty on course selection strategies and tips, keeping both the Bar Exam and the job search in mind. 

Lunch will be provided. Check back for information on location (to be held on campus in person, subject to additional COVID-19 restrictions). 

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students