Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law congratulates Dean Emeritus Claudio Grossman on his participation in the panel "Standing Up for International Law and Human Rights: Latin America, Europe, and the Invasion of Ukraine," held on June 30, 2026, at the European Parliament in Brussels.

The event honored the legacy of Ukrainian writer and human rights advocate Victoria Amelina and addressed some of the most pressing legal and human rights issues arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has now lasted for more than four years.

Dean Emeritus Grossman, who also serves as Co-Chair of the Academy, joined a distinguished panel that included:

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
Javi López Fernández, Vice-President and Member of the European Parliament
Oleksandra Matviichuk, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Head of the Center for Civil Liberties
Sergio Jaramillo, Former High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia and member of ¡Aguanta Ucrania!

The event was primarily sponsored by the ¡Aguanta Ucrania! initiative, a movement formed by Latin American citizens in solidarity with Ukraine and committed to opposing the unlawful invasion of one sovereign State by another.

You can watch the full event recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoBPBwLewos

Join us tomorrow for the fourth panel of the Academy on Human Rights’ Human Rights Month Speaker Series at American University Washington College of Law, focused on addressing human rights in times of crisis 🌎⚖️

Our next panel is titled “The Role of the United Nations International Law Commission in the Progressive Development and Codification of International Law.”

This discussion will explore the role of the International Law Commission (ILC) in the progressive development and codification of international law. Particular attention will be given to Professor Claudio Grossman’s work as Special Rapporteur on the topic of Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction and to the broader challenges facing international law in today’s geopolitical environment.

Featuring Professor Claudio Grossman, Member of the United Nations International Law Commission and Dean Emeritus of American University Washington College of Law, and Professor Fausto Pocar, former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and former ad hoc Judge of the International Court of Justice.

The panel will be moderated by Professor Rebecca Hamilton, Professor of Law and internationally recognized expert on atrocity prevention at American University Washington College of Law. The event is organized in collaboration with the American Society of International Law (ASIL), whose Executive Director, Michael D. Cooper, will deliver welcoming remarks.

Please join us tomorrow, June 3, at 12:30 PM in Room NT01 at American University Washington College of Law.

The panel will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish available 🎧. Please remember to bring your own device and headphones in order to benefit from the interpretation services.

Registration in advance is required. Please RSVP here for this and the other panels that are part of Human Rights Month:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfk4AYLdjLW7J-WmDT-KASpwZ1nEearqJltibjUWyAdwEl1Tw/viewform?usp=preview

We look forward to seeing you there!