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 Law 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
