New Video: PIJIP's Events on Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

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New Video: PIJIP's Events on Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

New Paper Describes the Second Revised Draft of the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty

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New Paper Describes the Second Revised Draft of the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty 

Professor Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Conducts Course on the Inter-American Human Rights System at the University of Deusto

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Professor Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Conducts a Course on the Inter-American Human Rights System at the University of Deusto

In March 2023, Professor Rodriguez Pinzon delivered a course titled 'The Inter-American Human Rights System and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.' This significant session occurred as part of the European Master's Program in Human Rights at the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain.
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Prof. Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon participated as an expert lecturer in the 2023 Regional Course in International Law for Africa

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Prof. Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón participated as an expert lecturer in the 2023 Regional Course in International Law for Africa

We are excited to report that Prof. Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, the co-Director of the Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at WCL,  participated as an expert lecturer in the 2023 Regional Course in International Law for Africa. Prof. Rodriguez-Pinzon delivered the International Human Rights Law component of the program on February 22 and 23, 2023. The Regional Course was held in February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and focused on several subjects of International Law, including the Law of the Sea, International Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law, International Trade Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, Law of Treaties, International Peace and Security, Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, Diplomatic and Consular Relations, The Law and Institutions of the African Union, and State Responsibility.
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Publication: Evaluating the Impact of Data Exclusivity on the Price of Pharmaceutical Imports

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Publication: Evaluating the Impact of Data Exclusivity on the Price of Pharmaceutical Imports

Prof. Michael Carroll Interviewed on Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh in the Conversation 

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Prof. Michael Carroll Interviewed on Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh in the Conversation 

Video: Professor Sean Flynn Gives a Conceptual Overview of the Right to Research in International Copyright

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Video: Professor Sean Flynn Gives a Conceptual Overview of the Right to Research in International Copyright

BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: "Crypto: A New Architecture for Finance," a presentation by the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo

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BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: “Crypto: A New Architecture for Finance,” a presentation by the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo

On February 23, 2023, the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), current co-head of the Digital Works Practice at Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and author of Crypto Dad: The Fight for the Future of Money, joined the Business Law Program (BLP) for a discussion on legal, policy, and regulatory issues raised by the recent “crypto winter” and the direction of digital asset activities and regulation. The conversation was moderated by Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the BLP.
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Publication: A Novel Dataset Measuring Change in Copyright Exceptions

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Publication: A Novel Dataset Measuring Change in Copyright Exceptions

Book Presentation "To Catch a Dictator" by  Reed Brody

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Book Presentation "To Catch a Dictator" by  Reed Brody

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law was delighted to host Reed Brody on February, 28 2023 for a discussion about his recently published book “To Catch a Dictator”. Reed gave students, academics, attorneys and human rights advocates a deeper appreciation of the massive effort that it took to bring Hissène Habré, the former dictator of Chad, to justice while acknowledging the central role that Habré’s victims played in his eventual prosecution. We are incredibly grateful to have hosted Reed and are sure that his book will serve as a source of inspiration and roadmap for those seeking to hold the world’s most powerful leaders accountable for the commission of atrocity crimes.
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