World Peace Through Law Section
Upcoming Events
2010
Upcoming WPTL Section Mini-CLEs in 2010
(note: information subject to change)
The following dates are on a Tuesday, noon-1:00 pm, at the WSBA Offices unless otherwise noted.
February 23, 2010: Details pending.
March 23, 2010: Mini-CLE, "Low Wage Workers, Migration, and Human Rights." Presented by attorney Rebecca Smith of the National Employment Law Project.
April 27, 2010: Noon–1:30 pm. Mini-CLE. Details pending for topics on international environmental law.
May 25, 2010: Mini-CLE, "Obligations of an Occupying Power Under International Humanitarian Law." Presented by Col. (ret.) Frederick (Rick) Lorenz, attorney and senior lecturer, Jackson School, U.W.
Recent Events
This record of past events is maintained for the convenience of members who may wish to apply for CLE credit.
2010
2009
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009: WPTL Section Year-End Social
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009: "How to Win Human Rights Cases by Using UN Treaties and Offices of the Inspector General" mini-CLE. Approved for 1 general CLE credit.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009: WSBA World Peace Through Law Mini-CLE: "Should the Government Recognize Health as a Human Right? A Look at the Health Reform Debate." Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009: Work session on the U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights to the Child.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009: United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People. Approved for 1.0 general CLE credit.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009: WSBA World Peace Through Law Section – Workgroup on the Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009: WSBA World Peace Through Law Mini-CLE - "Convention on the Rights of the Child: Overcoming Obstacles to Ratification." Approved for 1 GLE general credit.
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009: WSBA World Peace Through Law Mini-CLE - "Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan." Approved for 1 general CLE credit.
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - UW Lecture Series, "Voices from the Rwandan Tribunal: Genocide and Justice."
