News & Events

The 21st Annual Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (May 26 – June 12), held by American University Washington College of Law’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, has completed its first week of courses. Students and expert faculty from 26 countries around the world have continued to connect daily, joining virtual sessions on specific human rights topics.

The second webinar in our “WCL Faculty Speaks” webinar series will take place Thursday, June 11 at 2 p.m. and feature Professor Lindsay Wiley, director of the AUWCL Health Law and Policy Program, as she addresses the impact of COVID-19 and the current pandemic on public health law.

American University Provost Dan Myers announced today that he has appointed Professor Robert Dinerstein to serve as Acting Dean of American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) beginning August 1, 2020. Dinerstein will take over for Dean Camille Nelson, whose last day as dean will be July 31, 2020.

From May 18-22, American University Washington College of Law’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is hosting a virtual version of the 25th Anniversary of the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition.

American University Washington College of Law is launching a new faculty webinar series – “WCL Faculty Speaks” – to address key legal and policy issues impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The series of live webinars will address the state of international human rights, health law and policy, constitutional rights, national security, and more during the pandemic.