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On Friday, September泭27 Professor Emeritus Herman Schwartz was recognized for his world-renowned legal legacy during ���A Global Lawyer: A Symposium Celebrating the Contributions of Herman Schwartz to the Rule of Law.���泭 Professor泭Schwartz���s distinguished career has focused attention on the cause of human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of law. From the UN to Helsinki Watch, and from Israel and Eastern Europe to the United States, his work on emerging democracies, constitutional reform, and rule of law has inspired a generation of students, scholars, and practitioners to engage in this important work.泭 The day-long symposium was followed by a private dinner honoring Professor Schwartz, featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her remarks before the crowd of nearly 200 guests, Justice Ginsburg recalled many of the ways Professor Schwartz���s distinguished career has focused attention on human rights, civil liberties, and the rule of the law both in the U.S. and around the world. During the dinner, a congressional citation of merit was presented by Emeritus Professor and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md).

friday, September 27, 2019

8:30 AM - 9:00泭AM

• Registration & Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:05泭AM

• Welcome
  Macarena S獺ez, Faculty Director, Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law; 51勛圖 Washington College of Law

9:05泭AM - 9:15泭AM

• Opening Remarks
  Camille Nelson, Dean; 51勛圖 Washington College of Law

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

• Panel 1: Prison Reform in the United States and Abroad
  William Hellerstein, Professor of Law Emeritus;泭Brooklyn Law School
  Deborah LaBelle, Director of the Juvenile Life Without Parole Initiative;泭ACLU
  Brenda Smith, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs;
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  Juan E. Mendez (Moderator), Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence;泭51勛圖 Washington College of Law

10:30 AM - 10:45泭AM

• Coffee Break

10:45泭AM - 12:00 PM

• Panel 2: Building a Human Rights Community in Israel: The Impact of the New Israel Fund Herman Schwartz Fellowship
  Tali Gal, Head of School of Criminology, University of Haifa
  Hassan Jabareen, Director;泭Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
  Tamar Morag, Academic Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic;泭Hebrew University (by video)
  Dan Yakir, Chief Legal Counsel;泭Association for Civil Rights in Israel
  Ruti Kadish (Moderator), National Director of Young Leadership;泭J Street

12:00 PM - 1:45泭PM

• Luncheon Conversation: The contributions of Professor Herman Schwartz to Human Rights and the Rule of Law
  Claudio Grossman, Professor and Dean Emeritus;泭51勛圖 Washington College of Law
  Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus;泭Open Society Foundations
  Diane Orentlicher泭(interviewer), Professor of Law;泭51勛圖 Washington College of Law

1:45泭PM - 3:00泭PM

• Panel 3: Perspectives on Voting Rights and Social Justice
  Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director;泭National Lawyer���s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  Dale Ho, Director of the Voting Rights Project;泭ACLU
  Allison Riggs, Senior Attorney;泭Southern Coalition for Social Justice
  William Yeomans (Moderator), Senior Justice Fellow;泭Alliance for Justice

3:00 PM - 3:15泭PM

• Coffee Break

3:15泭PM - 4:30泭PM

• Panel 4: Comparative Constitutionalism: From Theory to Practice
  Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association
  Vicki Jackson, Thurgood Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law;泭Harvard Law School
  Dick Howard, Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law;泭University of Virginia
  Susan Carle (Moderator), Vice Dean and Professor of Law;泭American
  University Washington College of Law

4:30泭PM - 4:35泭PM

• Closing: Fernando Laguarda, Faculty Director, Program on Law and Government; 51勛圖 Washington College of Law

4:35泭PM - 5:30 PM

• Reception (Warren Building Lobby)