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Professor and Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman has been awarded the 2020 Goler T. Butcher Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL). The Medal is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development and effective realization of international human rights law. The Medal will be officially presented to Professor Grossman at the ASIL Annual Meeting on April 2, 2020.  

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, American University Washington College of Law welcomed high school students from Prince Georges County Public School’s Law, Education, and Public Service Academies for Law Day.

American University Washington College of Law professors are experts in their field, often sharing their renowned scholarship with the world through media interviews, appearances, and opinion pieces on pressing matters in the U.S. and abroad.

Along with being a business law student, 3L Justin Snyder serves as the executive director of the LAMBDA Law Society—AUWCL's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally (LGBTQA) student group, founded in 1984 as a political, educational, and social organization.

On Thursday, Nov. 21, Professors Juan Mendez and Brenda Smith headed to Capitol Hill to participate in a congressional staff briefing on “Solitary Confinement: Briefing on H.R. 4488.” This recently introduced legislation focuses on developing and implementing national standards for the use of solitary confinement in federal correctional facilities.