Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Announces New Dual Degree with Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

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WASHINGTON, DC, July 5, 2016 – American University Washington College of Law’s (AUWCL) Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to announce its partnership with the Instituto Tecnologico de Mexico (ITAM) consisting of a dual LL.M. that will benefit both AUWCL students and ITAM’s students. Opening new opportunities for study abroad to both AUWCL and ITAM students, this dual degree aims to establish links of cooperation between both institutions. 

The launching of AUWCL’s new LL.M. in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (HRHL)

along with its Spanish counterpart, LL.M. en Derechos Humanos y Derecho Humanitario has opened doors to tremendous academic opportunities for practitioners, human rights activists, and legal professionals seeking to receive formal training without stepping down from their current professions. 

This most recent partnership between AUWCL and ITAM seeks to establish a relationship that will benefit both institutions, through the development of this dual degree. Students enrolled at ITAM in the Maestria en Derechos Humanos y Garantías and AUWCL students enrolled in the LL.M. in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the LL.M. en Derechos Humanos y Derecho Humanitario have the advantage of studying abroad by enrolling in this dual LL.M. Students will benefit from both programs’ curriculums and when completed will receive a dual LL.M. degree from both institutions. 

“This dual degree aims to recognize the nature of international human rights law, a field where multicultural and multilingual advocates, lawyers, and government representatives debate and shape the new standards of dignity expected from every state in the international community,” said Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon and Claudia Martin, co-directors of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

“It is a great opportunity for the students at ITAM and AUWCL. It is proof of the relationship of cooperation that has been created between ITAM and AUWCL, and it will certainly give an international perspective to all participants,” said Gabriela Rodríguez, Director of the Human Rights Master of Law at ITAM. 

The HRHL LL.M. is designed and coordinated by Professors Claudia Martin and Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, co-directors of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and professorial lecturers-in-residence, and implemented under the academic direction of Robert K. Goldman, Louis C. James Scholar and professor of law. 

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About American University Washington College of Law
In 1896, American University Washington College of Law became the first law school in the country founded by women. More than 120 years since its founding, this law school community is grounded in the values of equality, diversity, and intellectual rigor. The law school's nationally and internationally recognized programs (in clinical legal education, trial advocacy, international law, and intellectual property to name a few) and dedicated faculty provide its JD, LL.M., and SJD students with the critical skills and values to have an immediate impact as students and as graduates, in Washington, D.C., and around the world. In January 2016, the law school moved to its new, current location at AU’s Tenley Campus, 4300 Nebraska Ave NW. For more information, visit wcl.american.edu.

About the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law 
Celebrating 17 years of legal education, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law was created to promote practical approaches to human rights and humanitarian law as well as strengthen links between human rights organizations, practitioners, and educators worldwide. Dean Claudio Grossman (Chair) and Professor Robert Goldman (Vice-Chair) oversee the Academy’s Advisory Board.