As part of the global celebration of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), American University Washington College of Law and the American Society for International Law will present a day-long conference examining the past, present, and future of this landmark document.
9:00 – 9:30: Welcome and Opening Remarks - Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law
- Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, American Society of International Law
- Hadar Harris, Executive Director, WCL Center for Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law 9:30 – 11am: Incorporating the UDHR into the Domestic Realm - Overview: Professor Richard J. Wilson, American University Washington College of Law
- Regional Systems: Antti Korkeakivi, Council of Europe (on leave)
- Remedies and Implementation: Professor Dinah Shelton, George Washington University Law School
- Challenges: Elissa Massimino, Human Rights First (invited)
- Moderator: Professor Herman Schwartz, American University Washington College of Law
11:00 – 11:15: Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30: Challenges to Promoting the UDHR: International Supervision and Enforcement - United Nations: Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law
- European System: Professor Fernanda Nicola, American University Washington College of Law
- Inter-American System: Santiago Canton, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- NGO Perspectives: Viviana Krstecevic, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
- Moderator: Hadar Harris, American University Washington College of Law
12:30 – 2:00: Lunch and Keynote Address: The Politics of Implementation: The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy - Dean Harold Koh, Yale Law School
2:00 – 3:30: New Frontiers for Universal Rights: The Next Sixty Years - Climate Change and the Environment: David Hunter, American University Washington College of Law
- Science and Technology: Rick Weiss, Center for American Progress
- Poverty, Economic and Social Rights: Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty
- The Future of Human Rights Advocacy: Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Moderator: Elizabeth Andersen, American Society of International Law
To listen to audio recordings from this session, please use the links below: For more information and to register, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, American University Washington College of Law: (202.274.4075), www.wcl.american.edu/secle or secle@wcl.american.edu |
