The Role of the Law School in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
April 21 -22, 2008
American University Washington College of Law
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
This important conference will bring together law professors and practitioners from around the globe to share experiences and exchange models and information about the ways in which law schools impact the human rights field. The conference will open with a dinner and keynote presentation by Professor Michael Tigar, celebrating his work and his move to Emeritus status at the Washington College of Law. The full day event on April 22nd will provide a forum for discussion about the challenges and successes of law schools engaged inhuman rights work, and will highlight the diverse ways in which law schools integrate human rights work into their formal and informal initiatives. The dinner and conference are free of charge. Please register at www.wcl.american.edu/secle.
Monday, April 21, 2008
7:00pm Welcome Dinner and Keynote Speech by Professor Emeritus Michael Tigar, "Four Levels of Understanding in Clinical Human Rights Teaching"
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
8:30am - 9:00am Registration and Breakfast
9:00am - 9:15am Welcome and Introduction
9:15am - 10:45am Human Rights in the Law School Curriculum
* Formal Teaching - Prof. Doug Cassel, Notre Dame University
* Impact Litigation - Dean Claudio Grossman, AU WCL and Ali Beydoun, AU WCL UNROW Clinic
* Clinics - Prof. Rhonda Copelon, CUNY (invited)
* HR Centers - Prof. David Weissbrodt, University of Minnesota
10:45am - 11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am - 12:30pm Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
* Specialized Programs/ Visitors and Specialized Fellowships
* Student Initiatives
* Clinics/Client Representation/Experiential Learning
* Documentation, Research and Technical Assistance/Training of Practitioners
12:30pm - 2:00pm Report Back and Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm International Approaches to Teaching Human Rights
* Prof. Nadeem Azam, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
* Prof. Teng Hongqing, South China University of Technology, China
* Prof. Laurence Sinopoli, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France
* Prof. Rick Wilson, American University Washington College of Law
3:30pm - 3:45pm Coffee Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm What Law Schools Should Be Doing But Aren't
* Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
* Richard Goldstone, Former Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa
* Elizabeth Anderson, Executive Director, American Society for International Law (invited)
* Jessica Farb, Graduating Student, American University Washington College of Law
5:00pm - 5:30pm Next Step
5:30pm - 7:00pm Reception
Directions to the law school are available at www.wclcenterforhr.org
For more information, please contact humlaw@wcl.american.edu or 202-274-4180