News & Events

"Hasta la Raíz (Down to the Root)": A Human Rights Film Screening

Join the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), and the Americas Network on Nationality and Statelessness, for a screening of "Hasta la Raíz (Down to the Root)", a documentary about the denationalization of Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic.  Following the screening, the film's director and producer, Juan Carlos González, will join AUWCL's Practitioner-in-Residence in the International Human Rights Law Clinic, Anne Schaufele, to discuss issues of statelessness, human rights, race, and nationality. This event is free and open to the public. 

RESCHEDULED!!! Clinic Language Volunteer/Dean's Fellow Training 2018

​Language Volunteers help the Clinical Program and its Student Attorneys serve clients who have limited English proficiency by providing interpretation and translation services. You can volunteer as and when you are able - there are no required hours. This training is for all J.D. and LLM students interested in being Language Volunteers. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoMkw8EW7SglSBli02EquajnRGuMlugQzgL6Qn-0dp11xymQ/viewform

On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term

Please join us for On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term on Tuesday, September 25th from 12-1:20pm in Claudio Grossman Hall. This panel discussion will feature Beth Brinkmann, Covington & Burling, LLP, WCL Professor Angela Davis,Tom Goldstein (WCL '95), Goldstein and Russell, P.C., Adam Liptak, NY Times Supreme Court Correspondent and moderator WCL Professor Steve Wermiel. Lunch will be served, RSVP is required at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration. 1.5 CLE credits will be applied for- cost is $55. For further information, contact 202-274-4075 or secle@wcl.american.edu.

Panel DiscussionFeaturing:
Beth Brinkmann - Covington & Burling, LLP
Angela Davis - WCL Professor of Law
Sarah Harrington- Goldstein and Russell, P.C.
Adam Liptak - NY Times Supreme Court Correspondent
Moderator: Steve Wermiel - WCL Professor of Law

Registration is free but required

1.5. CLE credits will be applied for – cost is $55.

For further information, contact: 202.274.4075 or secle@wcl.american.edu.

Animal Law Society Interest Meeting

Law Student Pro Bono Training: The International Lawyers Assisting Workers Project (ILAW)

Passionate about Workers' Rights? Want pro bono hours that you can earn at any time or place that fits your schedule?

ILAW is recruiting 2L, 3L, 4L, and LLM students to help collect research on international labor and  employment law. Join us for an information session with Jon Hiatt, the former AFL-CIO General  Counsel and now the Director of Rule of Law at Solidarity Center, to learn more about this pro bono  opportunity.