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A United Front for Biodiversity: Experts Convene at COP16
AUWCL students, professors, and alumni fight for environmental protection at UN summit.
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Meet Authors of 2025 Hypo Case of IAMOOT
We are thrilled to announce the topic for the 2025 Inter-American Moot Court Competition will be: "Human Trafficking and Human Rights."
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Discussions on Landmark Cases: The Ruling in the Manta and Vilca Case
On October 31, 2024, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, in collaboration with ReLeG and the War Crimes Research Office, held an online panel discussion: Discussions on Landmark Cases: The Ruling in the Manta and Vilca Case.
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Afghanistan: ICJ Case & Status of Women’s Rights
On October 29, 2024, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law proudly hosted an esteemed panel addressing the pressing human rights challenges in Afghanistan.
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Exhibition and conversation with the Quilters of Mampuján at the Washington College of Law
The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, in collaboration with Colombia’s Permanent Mission to the OAS and the Embassy of Colombia in the United States, hosted The Quilters of Mampuján.
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Claudio Grossman Receives Prestigious Human Rights Award
Nelson Mandela Award to be bestowed January 2025
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The Academy is pleased to present the Winners and Honorable Mentions for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award
The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to present the winners for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award, sponsored by the Academy of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
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AUWCL UN Expert Champions Human Rights and Environmental Advocacy
A conversation with Professor Marcos Orellana about human rights and the environment
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The Academy is pleased to present the Honor Jury for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award
The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to present the Honor Jury for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award, composed of a select group of experts in Human Rights tasked with selecting the final three winning essays.
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Dialogue on lessons learned from the Chilean Constitutional Reform Processes
From left to right: Professor Tomás Jordán Díaz fpm la Universidad de Chile; Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, Claudio Grossman; and Professor Víctor Manuel Avilés Hernández, also from Universidad de Chile.
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