About the Symposium
COVID-19 has upended our reality in many ways, exposing systemic failures and highlighting injustices. At the same time, it has provided an opening to consider new approaches. The International Law and COVID-19 Symposium, hosted by the University of Miami School of Law International and Graduate Law Programs and Human Rights Clinic, in collaboration with the Human Rights Society, Health Law Association, and University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review — examined the impact of COVID-19 on international law on April 12 & 16, 2021. In particular, the symposium focused on intersections of COVID-19 with human rights and public health, including state obligations towards vulnerable populations, rights restrictions to protect public health, environmental aspects, reactions by international and regional human rights bodies, and public health responses.
Symposium Agenda
MONDAY, APRIL 12 - (WATCH: Day One of the Symposium)
9:00 a.m. - Welcome
- Anthony Varona, Dean and M. Minnette Massey Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
- Bernard H. Oxman, Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
9:15 a.m. - Introduction: Building the Legal Framework
Claudio Grossman, Professor of Law, Dean Emeritus, Raymond I. Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law, American University Washington College of Law; Member, UN International Law Commission
9:25 a.m. - COVID-19 and Human Rights Law
Moderator: Tamar Ezer, Acting Director and Lecturer in Law, Human Rights Clinic University of Miami School of Law
Speakers:
- Caroline Bettinger-López, Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Director, Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
- Leilani Farha, former UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing; Global Director, The Shift
- Charles C. Jalloh, Professor of Law, Florida International University College of Law; Member, UN International Law Commission
- Antonia Urrejola Noguera, President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Nilüfer Oral, Director, Centre of International Law, National University of Singapore; Law Faculty, Istanbul Bilgi University; Member, UN International Law Commission
- Madeleine Plasencia, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
11:00 a.m. - Close
FRIDAY, APRIL 16 - (WATCH: Day Two of the Symposium)
9:00 a.m. - Introductory Remarks
JoNel Newman, Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Director, Health Rights Clinic
9:10 a.m. - COVID-19 and Public Health Law
Moderator: Gabriel Scheffler, Associate Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
Speakers:
- Aziza Ahmed, Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law
- Jonathan Cohen, Program Director, Public Health Program, Open Society Foundations
- Eric A. Friedman, Global Health Justice Scholar, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Emely Sanchez, MPH, JD Candidate, Health Law Association President, University of Miami
10:20 a.m. - Closing Reflections
Caroline Bradley, Professor of Law, Dean's Distinguished Scholar, Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs, University of Miami School of Law
10:30 a.m. - Close
Rapporteurs:
- Joseph Candelaria, Student, Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
- Gita Howard, Student Fellow, Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
Biographies
Contact Information
Human Rights Clinic
University of Miami School of Law
1311 Miller Drive, E295A
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Email: HRC@law.miami.edu
Phone: 305-284-1678
Fax: 305-284-6093
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