Fundamental Human Rights

On November 22, Professor Ángel Oquendo will present "The Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Latin America" at the "Colloquium on Fundamental Human Rights" at Western University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. In addition, he also will present a graduate seminar on "International Human Rights."

Professor Oquendo is the Olimpiad S. Ioffe Professor of International and Comparative Law. He was one of two UConn faculty members who received Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad grants for the 2010-11 academic year. He is the author of numerous publications including: "The Solitude of Latin America: The Struggle for Rights South of the Border," 43 Tex. Int’l L.J. 185 (2008); "The Lowdown on Law, Language, and Latin@s," 83 Ind. L.J. 1481 (2008) and Latin American Law (Foundation Press, 2006) among others.




Additional Homepage Highlights


  • Lawyers Professional Liability
    On May 20, the Law School's Insurance Law Center will present a symposium on Lawyers Professional Liability. The event is being presented in cooperation with the Hartford Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

  • International Law of Speech Crimes
    On May 21, Professor Richard A. Wilson will present "International Law of Speech Crimes" as part of a series of guest lectures at the International Criminal Court, The Netherlands. 

  • Tax Policy
    On May 17, Professor Richard Pomp will be a presenter at the 10th Annual New Mexico Tax Policy Conference in Albuquerque.

  • Law Library Issues and Topics
    On May 15, Professor Darcy Kirk will be the luncheon speaker at the annual meeting of the New Jersey Law Librarians Association where she will update the group on the activities of the Association of American Law Libraries (AALL). Kirk currently serves as president of the AALL.

  • Hate Speech and Genocide
    Professor Richard A. Wilson will deliver three talks in Oslo, Norway on May 14 and 15 including "Gangster's Paradise? Framing Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa" at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.

  • Insurance Regulation
    On May 10, Professor Peter Kochenburger will moderate a discussion with Therese M. Vaughan and Karel Van Hulle at the International Insurance Forum event in Washington, DC.

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