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WCRO 2022 Annual Update
For over 25 years, the War Crimes Research Office (WCRO) has served as a critical resource for tribunals and organizations.
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Human Rights Day
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The Future of Trade: Time to Change the Template?
Ricardo Ramírez, a 1994 graduate of AUWCL’s LL.M. program and former member and Chair of the WTO Appellate Body, delivered the fifth Wenger Distinguished Lecture on International Trade. This year’s lecture, delivered on October 20, 2022, took place in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the International Legal Studies Program. The Wenger Lecture is generously funded by the Henry E. & Consuelo S. Wenger Foundation, Inc.
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Science Magazine Publishes PIJIP Opinion on Text and Data Mining
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PIJIP Welcomes New Faculty Member Charles Duan
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PIJIP and IViR to Co-Host Conference on International Copyright and the Cross-Border Use of Research Materials
Published: November 29, 2022
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Prof. Christine Haight Farley Authors Chapter in WIPO Report on Protection Against Unfair Competition
November 22, 2022
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A New World Economic Order?
On July 01, 2022, AUWCL’s Trade, Investment and Development Program invited a group of eminent experts to discuss the current challenges for the World Economic Order. Panelists included Daniel Crosby, Arancha González, Amb. Alejandro Jara and Victor do Prado. Padideh Ala’i, Professor of Law at AUWCL and Director of the Trade, Investment and Development Program, moderated the session. Prof. Ala’i introduced the topic by indicating that after World War II states engaged in an artificial distinction between economic and non-economic activities, which does not really exist. The economic and non-economic spheres of social existence are closely interrelated, and humankind’s task should be to create a sustainable legal order among the world’s nations.
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Economic Sanctions: Trade as a Tool to Win the War against Putin?
On June 28, 2022, AUWCL’s Trade, Investment and Development (TID) Program organized a panel on Trade Sanctions and its effectiveness against the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, featuring Jeffrey Schott, Alexis Early and Inu Manak. This event was part of the Program’s summer course on WTO and US Trade Law and Policy. The panel discussed the trade sanctions currently in force against Russia and their impact on global trade law. The panel was moderated by Dr. Renata Amaral, Founder of Women Inside Trade, Adjunct Professor of Law and Professor Padideh Ala’i.
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