International and Comparative

LL.M. students praise Berkeley Law’s commitment to academic excellence and community building amid COVID-19.

Kiki Tapiero ’20 and Alex Copper ’20 win Berkeley Law’s Pro Bono Champion award while Safa Ansari-Bayegan ’20 and Miguel Soto receive its Eleanor Swift Award for Public Service.

Professors Catherine Albiston ’93 and Catherine Fisk ’86 explain how the lack of paid leave in the U.S. reflects a growing inequality among Americans stoked by the COVID-19 crisis.

Former doctor and current Berkeley Law healthcare regulation authority George Horvath ’14 unpacks the technical, legal, and policy issues that led to paltry early testing in the U.S. 

Colleagues, former students, and peers gathered for a special conference to celebrate more than 40 years of pioneering work in law and economics. 

New book offers a how-to guide for mining online information to increase accountability in the courts and the public eye.

As Berkeley Law’s admitted students weigh their options, its current students continue to inspire and amaze.

UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham, a towering figure in privacy policy, shares key challenges and promising triumphs with a packed crowd of Berkeley Law students.

Part theater and part mock trial, the unique Feb. 16 performance at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley flows from William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

In-person interviews done in Ciudad Juárez are the backbone of a brief supporting an asylum seeker’s appeal.

A Fulbright Scholar and longtime children’s advocate, Day sees a huge opportunity to advance her work through Berkeley Law’s LL.M. thesis track program.

A distinguished group of international scholars, attorneys, and judges probed the lasting influence of Judge Noonan’s rich contributions to law, history, ethics, and religion.

Taught by top scholars and practitioners, the timely courses help students stay attuned to a fast-evolving legal landscape.

Zimring, a pioneering scholar in the study of violent crime for half a century, shares the prestigious Stockholm Prize in Criminology with UC Berkeley Ph.D. Philip Cook.

The new fellowship will help Berkeley Law compete with other top law schools in attracting outstanding J.S.D. candidates.

Berkeley Law will co-house the university’s new California-China Climate Institute, a major initiative to propel greater climate action via joint research, training, and dialogue. 

The school’s new faculty bring top credentials and a huge range of practice-area and doctrinal expertise.

Expanded programming, a new scholarship fund campaign, and a strong veterans law practicum signal meaningful momentum. 

The Berkeley Law event assessed the movement’s progress and identified strategies for combating sexual harassment and violence.

Adrian Kinsella (J.D. ’15, LL.M. ’19) celebrates the journey that took him from Afghanistan to Berkeley Law, and now Sacramento, helping many along the way.

Berkeley Law honors 26 students who earned the certificate in an increasingly vital area of law. 

Both displayed exceptional leadership and diligence as housing rights advocates.

An exceptional roster of judges, practitioners, and scholars gathered to develop solutions for the growing burden on federal courts.

Second-year students best 55 other teams in the marquee event, the largest inter-school moot court of any kind held under one roof.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky emceed the annual gathering to celebrate books written by the school’s prolific faculty over the past year.

Four law firm-bound students describe the varied rewards of a semester working outside the Bay Area.

A Berkeley Law educator since 1961, Buxbaum has helped navigate many hot-button campus issues over the past several decades.

Growing military and veteran students and programming increases diversity while debunking stereotypes.

Taught in Spanish by lecturer Fernando Flores, ‘Representing Spanish-speaking Clients’ focuses on language, culture, and emotional intelligence. 

The International Human Rights Law Clinic and Human Rights Center fight injustice through litigation, policy suggestions, advocacy, research, and science-based investigations.

Berkeley Law students Karin Bashir and Safa Ansari-Bayegon share insights from their memorable work.

Caron, who spent 26 years at Berkeley Law, held leading roles as a professor, scholar, dean, arbitrator, and judge.

The center works to prevent secondary trauma from documenting human rights violations and potential war crimes.

Oscar Sarabia Roman and two Berkeley Law classmates were among 10 finalists chosen from more than 1,200 entries.

More than 40 percent of those who secured clerkships worked last summer in public-service positions.

At a recent Berkeley Law conference, managers, lawyers, scholars, and HR professionals discuss the movement’s global progress and challenges.

Symposium examines the history and enduring challenges of the longtime safeguard against unlawful detention.

A prominent international law scholar, judge, and arbitrator, Caron taught at Berkeley Law for 26 years.

Known as a well-rounded and respected leader, she is believed to be the journal’s first female African American editor-in-chief.

They funded a well that serves a poor community in Pakistan and bears the name of the late son of Mustafa Farooq ’16. 

Chetan Gupta ’16 LL.M. and Professors Paul Schwartz, Kenneth Bamberger, and Deirdre Mulligan are recognized for their seminal privacy scholarship.

Students hear from prominent GCs about their roles as social change agents.

International law clinic collaborates on report documenting the repression of women and LGBTQI+ human rights defenders.

The project will enhance existing partnerships and develop new ones through research, workshops, conferences, and other events. 

Stern aims to show how the nation’s new judicial transparency is changing its practice of law.

Three Berkeley Law students were among those who gave TED-style talks at the center’s annual Fellowship Conference.

The International Human Rights Law Clinic aids in the investigation of the murder of a Honduran environmental activist.

Berkeley Law launches a new program at The Hague for students pursuing a career in international law.

Jean-Luc and Marc Fournier are the first multi-generational family duo to enroll simultaneously in Berkeley Law’s LL.M. program.