We are delighted to share that Professor Claudia Martin, Co-Director of the Academy, presented an Amicus Curiae to the IACHR together with the DPLF related to the case Gutiérrez Navas and Others vs. Honduras.
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We are honored to share that, on February 22nd, Professor Claudia Martin, co-Director of the Academy, participated in the General Discussion organized by the 84th CEDAW Committee Session regarding its future General Recommendation.
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The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law co-sponsored a number of panels to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a campaign sponsored by UN Women. 
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the KAS State of Law Program for Latin America will assume the registration costs of four Latin American teams of 3 people each (2 speakers and 1 coach), to participate in the Competition that will take place from 22 to May 26, 2023 in Washington D.C.
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When it was founded in 1972, the at the American University Washington College of Law was at the forefront of clinical legal education. Over the past five decades, it has grown to include 11 in-house clinics.
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Forty years ago, WCL launched its International Legal Studies Program to prepare lawyers for the complex realities of working across borders. Since then, the program has trained more than 4,500 lawyers from 60 countries
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Putin’s war against Ukraine, now in its third week, is taking a devastating toll. Professor Rebecca Hamilton co-authored a model criminal indictment, published on Just Security.
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2021 Fall Activities
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