This panel will examine how broader international legal developments, such as those within international criminal law, have shaped the decisions of regional human rights bodies. Moderator: Diane Orentlicher, Professor, Washington College of Law Speakers: Commissioner Felipe Gonzalez, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Judge Leonardo Franco; Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Judge Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Emanuel Magade, Dean, University of Zimbabwe and Frank La Rue, UN Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression