impact litigation project - American University Washington College of

I M PA C T L I T I G AT I O N P R O J E C T
The Impact Litigation Project (ILP) at American
University Washington College of Law (WCL) seeks
to promote the rule of law and democracy within
the Americas through the international litigation
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J.D. and LL.M. students
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human rights
The term Impact Litigation describes the strategy of
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same time, Impact Litigation supports the rule of law,
provides a foundation for future litigation, serves as
Offers technical support to academia and civil
society on strategic litigation
broad and lasting effects, beyond the particular case
involved, on both public policy and legislation. At the
Organizes trainings for foreign attorneys on
the Inter-American and universal systems of
jurisprudence and standards.
selecting and pursuing lawsuits as a tool to achieve
Promotes a culture of human rights through
conferences, events and publications
of pivotal cases lending to promote and enhance
the development and furtherance of international
Offers a unique experiential learning opportunity to
The ILP has worked in the following areas:
• Freedom of expression
a means for documenting human rights violations,
• Due Process
promotes government accountability, and fosters public
• Protection of Human Rights Defenders
awareness and education by attracting domestic and
international media attention.
WCL’s Impact Litigation Project seeks to:
• Litigate paradigmatic, high impact cases at the
international level
• Promote the use of international instruments and
case law in domestic litigation
• Rights of persons with disabilities
• LGBTQI rights
• Rights of indigenous people
• Women’s rights
OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ILP:
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Dean’s fellowships
relevant cases pending before international, regional
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Summer internships
and domestic courts
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Seminar
on Strategic Litigation in International
• Submit and call for the filing of amicus briefs in
Human Rights Law
• Obtain domestic and international media coverage
of cases and related relevant topics on international
human rights
• Create and maintain a formal network of universities
and non-governmental organizations committed to
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Opportunities for pro bono work
For information on these opportunities, visit
www.wcl.american.edu/ilp/opportunities.cfm.
promoting human rights
Impact Litigation is an effective tool to generate
changes in public policies and legal systems of
different countries. This strategy has contributed to
raising standards of protection of human rights.
WHAT DOES ILP DO?
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Represents clients before international and
regional human rights treaty bodies and files
amicus briefs on behalf of interested individuals
and organizations
Contact Information/Información de Contacto:
[email protected]
www.wcl.american.edu/ilp
P R O Y E C T O D E L I T I G I O D E A LT O I M PA C T O
El Proyecto de Litigio de Alto Impacto (ILP)
de American University Washington College
of Law (WCL) busca promover el estado de
¿QUÉ HACE EL ILP?
American University Washington
° Representa clientes ante órganos
College of Law is a dynamic law
derecho y la democracia en las Américas a través
del litigio internacional de casos que permitan
promover, mejorar y fomentar el desarrollo de la
jurisprudencia y los estándares internacionales.
El término Litigio de Alto Impacto describe
de derechos humanos y presenta amici curiae
and all things international. We are
a nombre de individuos y organizaciones
a law school of over 1,700 JD, LL.M.,
interesadas
and SJD students who Champion
° Promueve una cultura de derechos humanos a
través de conferencias, eventos y publicaciones
° Organiza capacitaciones para abogados/as
refuerza el estado de derecho, provee una base
extranjeros/as sobre los sistemas universal
para la presentación de casos futuros, sirve para
e interamericano de protección de los
documentar violaciones de derechos humanos,
derechos humanos
promueve la responsabilidad gubernamental
y fomenta la educación y conciencia pública
° Ofrece apoyo técnico en litigio estratégico a la
comunidad académica y a la sociedad civil
mediante la atracción de los medios de
comunicación nacionales e internacionales.
El Proyecto de Litigio de Alto Impacto de
What Matters.
una oportunidad única de aprendizaje práctico
estructurales, más allá del caso particular.
Al mismo tiempo, el Litigio de Alto Impacto
school at the center of policy, business,
° Ofrece a los/as estudiantes de J.D. y de LL.M.
la estrategia de selección y presentación de
demandas con el objeto de lograr cambios
jurisdiccionales internacionales y regionales
En los últimos años el ILP ha trabajado en las
siguientes áreas:
Founded on the principles of
humanity, diversity, and equal
rights, the law school community
incorporates these values into
everything they do within our walls
and around the globe. We offer
more than 20 specialized programs
including international law, human
rights, law and government,
intellectual property, business,
and gender studies; as well as
WCL busca:
• Libertad de expresión
nationally recognized clinical and
• Litigar casos paradigmáticos y de alto
• Debido Proceso
trial advocacy programs.
impacto a nivel internacional
• Protección de los/as Defensores/as de
Derechos Humanos
• Promover el uso de instrumentos y
jurisprudencia internacional en litigio local
• Presentar amici curiae en casos relevantes
• Derechos de las personas con discapacidad
• Derechos relacionados con las
que se encuentren pendientes ante órganos
jurisdiccionales de carácter internacional
y nacional
• Obtener cobertura mediática de casos y temas
relevantes en derechos humanos
• Crear y mantener una red formal de contacto
sexualidades diversas
within branches of government,
international organizations, private
• Derechos de las mujeres
non-governmental organizations.
What’s more, you’ll be
OPORTUNIDADES EN EL ILP:
Fellowships
gubernamentales comprometidas con la
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Pasantías de verano
promoción de los derechos humanos
sobre Litigio Estratégico
° Seminario
El Litigio de Alto Impacto ha probado ser un
en Derecho Internacional de los
instrumento efectivo para generar cambios en los
Derechos Humanos
estándares de protección de los derechos humanos.
and employment opportunities
and public interest law firms, and
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países. Gracias a esta estrategia se han elevado los
opens up extraordinary internship
• Derechos de las comunidades indígenas.
con universidades y organizaciones no
sistemas legales y políticas públicas de distintos
Our location in Washington, D.C.
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surrounded by a community
of students and faculty
that encourage and
inspire one another.
Oportunidades de trabajo pro bono
Mayor información en:
www.wcl.american.edu/ilp/opportunities.cfm.
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