On Friday, September 27 Professor Emeritus Herman Schwartz was recognized for his world-renowned legal legacy during “A Global Lawyer: A Symposium Celebrating the Contributions of Herman Schwartz to the Rule of Law.”  Professor Schwartz’s distinguished career has focused attention on the cause of human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. From the UN to Helsinki Watch, and from Israel and Eastern Europe to the United States, his work on emerging democracies, constitutional reform, and rule of law has inspired a generation of students, scholars, and practitioners to engage in this important work.  The day-long symposium was followed by a private dinner honoring Professor Schwartz, featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her remarks before the crowd of nearly 200 guests, Justice Ginsburg recalled many of the ways Professor Schwartz’s distinguished career has focused attention on human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of the law both in the U.S. and around the world. During the dinner, a congressional citation of merit was presented by Emeritus Professor and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md).

friday, September 27, 2019

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

• Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

• Welcome
  Macarena Sáez, Faculty Director, Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law; American University Washington College of Law

9:05 AM - 9:15 AM

• Opening Remarks
  Camille Nelson, Dean; American University Washington College of Law

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

• Panel 1: Prison Reform in the United States and Abroad
  William Hellerstein, Professor of Law Emeritus; Brooklyn Law School
  Deborah LaBelle, Director of the Juvenile Life Without Parole Initiative; ACLU
  Brenda Smith, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs;
  American University Washington College of Law
  Juan E. Mendez (Moderator), Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence; American University Washington College of Law

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

• Coffee Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

• Panel 2: Building a Human Rights Community in Israel: The Impact of the New Israel Fund Herman Schwartz Fellowship
  Tali Gal, Head of School of Criminology, University of Haifa
  Hassan Jabareen, Director; Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
  Tamar Morag, Academic Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic; Hebrew University (by video)
  Dan Yakir, Chief Legal Counsel; Association for Civil Rights in Israel
  Ruti Kadish (Moderator), National Director of Young Leadership; J Street

12:00 PM - 1:45 PM

• Luncheon Conversation: The contributions of Professor Herman Schwartz to Human Rights and the Rule of Law
  Claudio Grossman, Professor and Dean Emeritus; American University Washington College of Law
  Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus; Open Society Foundations
  Diane Orentlicher (interviewer), Professor of Law; American University Washington College of Law

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

• Panel 3: Perspectives on Voting Rights and Social Justice
  Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director; National Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  Dale Ho, Director of the Voting Rights Project; ACLU
  Allison Riggs, Senior Attorney; Southern Coalition for Social Justice
  William Yeomans (Moderator), Senior Justice Fellow; Alliance for Justice

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

• Coffee Break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

• Panel 4: Comparative Constitutionalism: From Theory to Practice
  Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association
  Vicki Jackson, Thurgood Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law; Harvard Law School
  Dick Howard, Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law; University of Virginia
  Susan Carle (Moderator), Vice Dean and Professor of Law; American
  University Washington College of Law

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

• Closing: Fernando Laguarda, Faculty Director, Program on Law and Government; American University Washington College of Law

4:35 PM - 5:30 PM

• Reception (Warren Building Lobby)