For our fourth episode, we sit down with Professor Herman Schwartz, Professor Emeritus of Law at the American University Washington College of Law, whose decades-long career has been focused on issues of civil rights and civil liberties as the

Ep. 5: Robert Goldman on the Development of the International Human Rights Field

Mar 4th, 2021 26m 56s

For our fifth episode, we sit down with Professor Robert Goldman, Louis C. James Scholar at the American University Washington College of Law. Professor Goldman is also Faculty Director of the War Crimes Research Office and Co-Director of WCL’

Ep. 3: Juan Méndez on His Career in Human Rights

Sep 11th, 2020 26m 43s

For our third episode, we sit down with Professor Juan Méndez, a professor of International Human Rights at WCL, where he also leads the Anti-Torture Initiative as Faculty Director with WCL’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Profes

Ep. 2: Macarena Saez on the Political and Emotional Meaning of "Family"

Aug 6th, 2020 21m

For our second episode, we sit down with Professor Macarena Saez, whose main areas of research are the role of sexual orientation and gender identity in family law, and comparative regulations of sex as an economic activity. Professor Saez tel

Ep. 1: Claudio Grossman on Being a Political Refugee

Apr 7th, 2020 35m 41s

For our first episode, we sit down with Professor Claudio Grossman who served as the Dean of American University Washington College of Law for 21 years, among several other prestigious accomplishments. Professor Grossman tells us his journey an

Rate