News & Events

3L Charlotte Tsui has been selected for the Skadden Fellowship program, a prestigious two-year opportunity for graduating law students to pursue a self-created project with a public interest organization. After graduation, Tsui will join the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, Calif., an organization that combines economic rights advocacy work with direct legal services.

The U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Law Program at American University Washington College of Law hosted an expert discussion on recent developments in foreign bribery enforcement and compliance practice, as well as how international financial institutions are confronting the challenge of corruption to effective development outcomes.    

As we celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the founding of Washington College of Law, this spring semester features a series of Founders programs with conferences, lectures, and panels covering a wide range of topics, including the future of international copyright, national security law, arbitration, healthcare, gender issues, the legality of how small businesses survive neighborhood gentrification, and more.

The Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, to be held on May 31 – June 17 by American University Washington College of Law’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, will offer 19 courses taught by world-renowned scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights.

On Feb. 10, Susana SáCouto, director of War Crimes Research Office at American University Washington College of Law, moderated the congressional briefing, titled “Seeking Justice for Atrocities:  How the International Criminal Court Could Advance Accountability in Iraq and Syria.”