September 19th, 2024: Students in the Torture Prohibition in International Law class received a guest lecture from Professor Juan E. Méndez, WCL Professor of Human Rights Law and Faculty Director of the Anti-Torture Initiative. Professor Méndez shared his extensive profound insights from his experience as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment from 2010 to 2016. Prof. Méndez described issues around conditions of detention and the efforts of international bodies to enshrine protections from poor treatment in detention settings. Our students engaged in critical discussion around the responsibilities of states to observe Convention provisions around detention, and the practicalities of investigating concerns around conditions in detention settings.