Federico Gaitan
Dean\'s Fellow @Auwcl Center For Human Rights And Humanitarian Law
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WORK HISTORY
Dean\'s Fellow @Auwcl Center For Human Rights And Humanitarian Law
Led the planning and execution of the Genocide Prevention Symposium, coordinating academic panels with Prof. Leila Sada, Diane Orentlicher, Susana SaCouto Juan Mendez, Pablo de Greiff and Mo Bleeker• Shaped the symposium’s legal and thematic focus with the American University International Law Review integrating comparative transitional justice frameworks and prevention of mass atrocities• Organized a panel discussion on the US State Department determination of genocide in Sudan with legal experts and survivors in collaboration with NYU and the War Crimes Research Office
EDUCATION
American University Washington College of Law
Diploma on International Human Rights law and Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Especialización Derecho Penal y Derecho Procesal Penal, Derecho Penal
American University Washington College of Law
Master of Laws - LLM, International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
University of Toronto
Diploma, Genocide and Human Rights
American University Washington College of Law
Doctor in Juridical Science (SJD), International Human Rights Law
University of Buenos Aires
Doctor of Law - JD, Law - International Law - Human Rights
ABOUT FEDERICO GAITAN
Federico Gaitán is a prominent criminal law attorney with a specialization in human rights. Currently a doctoral ( SJD) candidate in international law at Washington College of Law American University, residing in Washington D.C. Since his 20s Federico has built a prestigious career marked by his unwavering commitment to justice and human rights advocacy.He earned his JD degree from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), specializing in criminal law at Torcuato Di Tella University (UTDT). He holds an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law from American University’s Washington College of Law (AU-WCL). He also has participated in numerous seminars and conferences on Genocide and Human Rights, in Latin America, United Sates, Canada and Armenia, including International Association of Genocide Scholars bi annual meetings and the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide in Erevan, Armenia.Federico has been a leading figure in prosecuting human rights violations committed during Argentina\'s last military dictatorship. From 2014 to 2017, he served as the lead private prosecutor in the ESMA and Death Flights Mega Trial on behalf of the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), a case involving 56 accused and over 800 victims.As President of the Argentine Armenian NGO Luisa Hairabedian Foundation, Federico spearheaded efforts that led to the historic 2011 ruling by an Argentine federal court, recognizing the Armenian Genocide under Argentine law, international human rights law, and the UN Genocide Convention ( Truth Trial of Armenian Genocide). He continues to focus the Foundation’s work on several cultural and educational programs, including the 20 years old selection program for Latin americas young scholars to attend the Genocide and Human Rights University Program at the University of Toronto, organized by the International Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies. Federico also serves on the board of The Zoryan Institute and is a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights at Rutgers University. He leads his own law firm, Gaitán Hairabedian Abogados, and is lecturer on Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the University of Buenos Aires Law School.Fluent in both English and Spanish, Federico is a respected voice in international legal circles, dedicated to advancing human rights and justice on a global scale.
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