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Alia Mokaddem

“As a Research Associate, I have had the opportunity to work on political and legal issues ripped straight from the headlines.”

Stefan Ducich

“As an RA with the Lawyering Peace Program, I’ve had the opportunity to delve into the substantive and practical issues facing opposition groups, and assist in the dynamic process leading into peace negotiations.”

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JD/MA students Victoria Ernst, Stephanie Daigle, and Sierra Langford honored at the SIS Awards Ceremony!! Total superstars!!

This week, Professor Williams was sat down with AU alum Kedia Kostreci of @voanews for a discussion about securing #justice and #accountability for victims of the #Kosovo conflict.

This week, Professor Williams testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on securing #justice and #accountability in #Kosovo alongside the former President of Kosovo and other witnesses. He discussed gaps in accountability for crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict, with a particular focus on the Specialist Chambers.

Tim Schmeling is a rising 2L JD student. This summer, Tim will be traveling with his WCL classmates to London, Brussels, and Geneva to study International Business, Regulatory, IP, and Trade Law. He looks forward to deepening his understanding of the intersection of technology and international legal conventions. Before law school, Tim was a communications specialist for a Fortune 50 aerospace manufacturing company. At WCL, Tim is actively involved in many campus organizations, and in his free time, he plays bassoon, bakes, and explores DC's many wonderful museums. . . . #americanuniversity #lawyeringpeace #auwcl #au_wcl #au_sis #internationallaw

Max Kaplan is a first-year law student at American University Washington College of Law, and is interested in rule of law, international investor-state dispute, and the comparative law of land rights and equity. Max is research editor for the Law and International Development Society, where he is working on research for a World Bank project on disruptive technologies in emerging economies. This summer, Max will be a law intern at the National Center for State Courts, where he will be working with the international department on various rule of law projects. . . . #americanuniversity #internationallaw #lawyeringpeace #auwcl #au_wcl #au_sis

Shelsea Ramirez is a rising 3L JD/MA student. This summer she will be working for the Honorable Judge Julieta Lemaitre at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in Bogota, Colombia. She looks forward to gaining a deeper understanding of international rule of law issues and transitional justice policies. She will be responsible for conducting in-depth legal research and policy frameworks analysis of issues pertaining to the Peace Agreement between the Colombian National Government and the FARC-EP. . . . #internationallaw #americanuniversity #lawyeringpeace #auwcl #au_wcl #au_sis

WCL’s Day of Crisis competition team took home the prize for best negotiations at the Day of Crisis international moot court competition, which took place in Paris from April 4th to 5th at the Université Paris Nanterre and the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The competition requires that the teams define a strategy to resolve a series of major international crises and provide legal advice to various clients (states, companies, or individuals), draft legal or diplomatic documents, undertake negotiations on behalf of a client or develop diplomatic and judicial strategies, all over the course of 24 hours non-stop. During these 24 hours, the team prepared thirteen legal consultations, three negotiations, one press conference, one speech, and one general council meeting. WCL’s team, which is the first and only American team to be invited to participate in the competition, was comprised of 3Ls Christine Vlasic, Ali Boyd, Noura Abahsain, and Emma Marion and 2L Andrew Johnson. . . . #americanuniversity #internationallaw #lawyeringpeace #au_wcl #auwcl #au_sis

Nicole Carle is a 2L student at WCL and is currently a Research Associate at PILPG. This summer, Nicole will be interning with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Representative Engel. Nicole will assist with event planning, coordinating hearings and markups, drafting remarks, and addressing constituent concerns. She most looks forward to potential opportunities for drafting resolutions and letters regarding various substantive matters of committee concern (and of course, Jazz in the Garden every Friday)! . . . #americanuniversity #internationallaw #auwcl #lawyeringpeace #au_sis #au_wcl

For a second year in a row, the WCL's team competed in the International Advance Rounds of the White & Case Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This year, 145 teams from 90 countries participated in the international rounds. WCL's team faced off against teams from Peru, Brazil, France, and Israel. Arguing a combined 12 rounds, the team was undefeated at both the US Mid-Atlantic Regional round and the International Preliminary Rounds. The team , coached by Catherine Newcombe, was comprised of 3Ls Hannah Stambaugh, Katherine Youssouf, and Medea Jones, and 2Ls Erin Downey and Dimitar Georgiev. . . . #internationallaw #americanuniversity #lawyeringpeace #auwcl #au_wcl #au_sis

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