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KAS Scholarships 2023. Alliance Inter-American Human Rights Competition and the Rule of Law Program for Latin America of the KAS
Inter-American Human Rights Competition 2023
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New’s Visit to Genea - CEDAW
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. As a member of GQual’s Secretariat, Professor Martin was part of the group of experts that asked the Committee to address women’s underrepresentation in international decision-making organizations and to define the scope of article 8th of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), as to understand that the standard of the composition should be 50:50. You can read GQual’s statement here: https://gqualcampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-01-16-GQUAL-Oral-Statement-CEDAW.pdf
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Christine Haight Farley Quoted in Law.com About Lizzo's Legal Win at the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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Andrés Izquierdo on the WIPO Negotiations on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore
PIJIP Senior Research Analyst Andrés Izquierdo has written an account of the 45th Session of WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore.
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Opportunity 2023 SCHOLARSHIPS. Alliance Inter-American Human Rights Competition and the Rule of Law Program for Latin America of the KAS
Inter-American Human Rights Competition 2023
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Re-Entry Clinic Students Testify in Favor of Independent Oversight for Maryland Department of Corrections
On Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, AUWCL Re-Entry Clinic (REC) Student Attorneys Dahlia Inabinett and Sarah Farrell testified before the the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee urging for independent oversight for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Department of Corrections). This is the third year that a bill has been introduced seeking the establishment of a Correctional Ombudsman office in the Office of the Attorney General - SB 0087.
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Jayesh Rathod Receives 2023 SALT Great Teacher Award
Professor Jayesh Rathod, director of AUWCL's Immigrant Justice Clinic, received the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Great Teacher Award during the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California in January 2023. After receiving the award, Professor Rathod commented, "It was such a joy to be in the company of beloved ... colleagues, family, and friends. I'm so grateful to my nominators, who thought me worthy of this recognition, and to the AUWCL community, which has supported me and allowed me to grow and thrive as a teacher. I've also had the gift of learning from many talented co-teachers over the years -- and, of course, from phenomenal AUWCL students. Thanks to all of you!"
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Christine Haight Farley to Moderate Alt-Legal Connect Panel on Recent Changes in IP Law
On February 8, 2023, PIJIP Faculty Director Christine Haight Farley will moderate Go With the Current: Recent Changes in IP Law.
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PIJIP's Right to Research in International Copyright Project Hosts Conferences on the Right to Research in Africa
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February 6, 2023
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