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Fall 2009
Issue Theme: Faculty and Curriculum


 
 

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American University Washington College of Law (WCL) continuously responds to today's global challenges. Our students, faculty, and special programs engage the world through scholarship, conferences, and outreach, making WCL an exciting institution whose international aspects add a unique dimension to its legal academic enterprise.

Washington College of Law Welcomes Juan Mendez as Visiting Faculty Member

WCL is proud to welcome Juan E. Mendez, former president of the International Center for Transitional Justice, as a visiting faculty member for the 2009-2010 academic year. Mendez, an international law expert who has devoted his legal career to human rights advocacy and legal education, will teach Prevention of Genocide, a seminar on Advanced Human Rights, International Criminal Law, and Regional Approaches to Human Rights in the coming year at WCL. Mendez was recently named the Special Advisor on Crime Prevention at the International Criminal Court. MORE

160 New Candidates Join the International Legal Studies Program

WCL's International Legal Studies Program (ILSP) welcomes 160 lawyers from 58 countries, including 121 LL.M. candidates, 10 Humphrey Fellows, 14 visiting scholars, and 15 certificate/exchange students. ILSP offers an LL.M. in international law with seven areas of specialization:

  • International Business Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Environmental Law
  • Gender & the Law
  • Free Trade Agreements & Regional Integration
  • International Organizations
  • International & Comparative Protection of Intellectual Property

Washington College of Law International Faculty:

Kenneth Anderson
Professor of Law
International Business and Finance; Law of War, Terrorism, and Human Rights; International NGOs.

Daniel D. Bradlow
Professor of Law
International Economic Law

Michael W. Carroll
Professor of Law
Intellectual Property Law, Cyberlaw

Janie Chuang
Assistant Professor of Law
International law, International Commercial Arbitration, Gender and Labor Migration, International Commercial Arbitration

Mary D. Fan
Assistant Professor of Law
Criminal Law and Procedure (Domestic and International), Privacy, Immigration and Border Law

Christine Haight Farley
Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Intellectual Property Law, International IP Law, Art Law

Anna Gelpern
Associate Professor of Law
International Finance, Financial Institutions

Robert Goldman
Professor of Law, Louis C. James Scholar
International and Human Rights Law, U.S. and Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Law of Armed Conflict

Claudio Grossman
Dean, Professor of Law, Raymond I. Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law
International Law, Human Rights, Inter-American Affairs

Egon Guttman
Professor of Law, Levitt Memorial Trust Scholar Emeritus
Corporate and Commercial Law; International Securities Law

David Hunter
Associate Professor of Law
Environmental Law; International Environmental Law

Peter Jaszi
Professor of Law
Intellectual Property and Copyright Law; International Copyright Law

Claudia Martin
Professorial Lecturer in Residence
International Law; Human Rights Law

Elliott S. Milstein
Professor of Law
Asylum Law; International Human Rights; Negotiation; Clinical Legal Education

Horacio A. Grigera Naón
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
International Commercial Arbitration, International Business Law

Fernanda Giorgia Nicola
Assistant Professor of Law
Comparative Law, the law of the European Union

Diane Orentlicher
Professor of Law
Public international Law, United Nations Law, International Criminal Court

Jayesh Rathod
Assistant Professor of Law
Immigrants Rights, Labor and Employment

Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Professorial Lecturer in Residence
International Law, Human Rights Law

Joshua Sarnoff
Professor of the Practice of Law
Domestic and International Patent and Other Intellectual Property Laws

Herman Schwartz
Professor of Law
Civil Liberties, International Human Rights

Ann Shalleck
Professor of Law, Carrington Shields Scholar
Clinical Legal Education, Legal Theory, Family Law, Child Welfare

Michael Tigar
Research Professor of Law
Constitutional Law, French Legal System, Criminal Law and Procedure, International Human Rights

Paul R. Williams
Rebecca I. Grazier Professor of Law and International Relations
Public International Law; International Peace Negotiations; Post-Conflict Constitutions

Richard J. Wilson
Professor of Law
International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, Asylum Law