Just before the 2017 winter break, the Korea Law Center gratefully received a gift of $100,000 from Dr. Jonathan H. Kim and Lyla Kim to support research on legal issues relating to South Korea. Dr. Kim, who received his undergraduate degree from the University’s College of Letters and Sciences, is a leading philanthropist in the […]
Korea Law Center Receives Generous Gift from Dr. Jonathan H. Kim and Lyla Kim for Legal Research on South Korea
Symposium: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America
“But who will guard the guardians?” On Saturday, December 9th, 2017, the Robbins Collection hosted a symposium at Berkeley Law entitled, “Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America.” The one-day event held in the Robbins Reading Room addressed the possibility that judicial accountability—when properly conceived—can enhance independence by bolstering judicial legitimacy in Western democracies. Moderated […]
Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America
On Saturday, December 9th, 2017, the Robbins Collection hosted a symposium at Berkeley Law entitled, Judicial Independence and Accountability in Latin America. The one-day event held in the Robbins Reading Room addressed the possibility that judicial accountability—when properly conceived—can enhance independence by bolstering judicial legitimacy in Western democracies.
Legal-Net Colloquium with Prof. Amnon Reichman
The Use and Misuse of Technology in the Regulation of Judges in Israel Berkeley Law and the Robbins Collection are proud to welcome Amnon Reichman, Associate Professor of Law at Israel’s University of Haifa, to Boalt Hall as the Robbins Collection Visiting Professor in Comparative Law. Professor Reichman, who taught at Berkeley Law over […]
Berkeley Law Student’s Work Selected for International Conference
Nam Phan (Berkeley Law, ’18) was selected to present his research paper at Seoul National University (SNU) in June 2018 for the international conference entitled, Korea and Vietnam in the Modern and Contemporary Ages: Comparisons and New Connections. Nam is a member of the Korea Law Center and has clerked at Kim & Chang during […]
Conference: Current Legal Issues in Taiwan and the United States
Civil Law and Common Law Perspectives On October 20th several Berkeley Law professors participated in, Current Legal Issues in Taiwan and the United States, a join conference held at National Taiwan University’s College of Law in Taipei. The conference brought together legal scholars from NTU, National Central University, and Berkeley Law, as well as […]
Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy 2017 Newsletter
Samuelson Clinic, 11/17
Kobre & Kim and the Berkeley Korea Law Center Co-Host Conversation with Firm Co-Founder Michael Kim
On October 5, 2017, Michael S. Kim, the co-founder of Kobre & Kim, a global Am Law 200 litigation firm, visited Berkeley Law and shared his thoughts on entrepreneurship and what drove him to establish his own firm. He spoke to students and young professionals to share his experience as both a lawyer and entrepreneur. […]
Professor Ross Receives Warm Welcome in Korea
Professor Bertrall Ross visited Korea in the summer of 2017 to present a paper at Seoul National University titled Unbiasing the Electorate: Mobilizing the Poor to Address Political Inequality and to participate in the Berkeley Club Annual General Meeting. During the visit, Professor Ross also met with Justice Jae Hyung Kim of the Korean Supreme […]
Second Joint Faculty Workshop
The Korea Law Center, in association with Berkeley Law, hosted this year’s second Joint Faculty Workshop with professors from Berkeley Law and the Seoul National University School of Law (SNU). The Joint Faculty Workshop annually brings together professors from both institutions along with leading figures from the U.S. and Korean legal communities. Through continued workshops, […]