Practicing in the African and Inter American Regional Human Systems: Opportunities for US Lawyers

Wednesday March 10
2010

  • By: Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    NYC Bar
    42 W. 44th Street
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Wendy Fu
    The Vance Center
  • Website: www.vancecenter.org
  • Source: New York

This program will provide information about opportunities for U.S. lawyers to practice in the African and Inter-American human rights systems. The program is organized by:

The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice

The Committee on African Affairs
The Committee on International Human Rights and
The Committee on Inter-American Affairs

In collaboration with

Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)
Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)


Panelists:

  • Fernando Basch, Asociación por los Derechos Civiles
  • Caroline Bettinger-López, Human Rights Institute; Human Rights
    Clinic, Columbia University School of Law
  • Sheila Keetharuth, Institute for Human Rights and Development
    in Africa, the Gambia
  • George Kegoro, International Commission of Jurists-Kenya
  • Viviana Krsticevic, Center for Justice and International Law
    Lawrence Lee, Cohen & Gresser LLP
  • Claudia Martin, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian
    Law, Washington College of Law
  • Juan Pablo Olmedo, Council for Transparency-Chile

There is no charge for this program. Register by March 1

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