The Robbins Collection and the Institut des Usages (IDU) organized a workshop held in Montpellier, France on May 18 and 19. The co-sponsored workshop was moderated by Lloyd M. Robbins Professor of Law Laurent Mayali and University of Montpellier Professor Pierre Mousseron. The workshop focused on topics such as private law, constitutional law, philosophy of […]
Workshop: Customary Law Today
Korea Law Center Co-Hosts Career Talk with Jason Kwon, General Counsel of Y Combinator Continuity Fund, and Jeff Kang, General Counsel of Memebox
On April 6, 2017, the Korea Law Center co-hosted its sixth in-house career talk with Jason Kwon, General Counsel of Y Combinator Continuity Fund, and Jeff Kang, General Counsel of Memebox. Jason and Jeff discussed the unique aspects of working in-house for start-ups and the different experiences one can expect at various start-up stages. Jason […]
Reconciling Islamic and European Civil Laws
Avenues and Obstacles to the Integration of European Muslim Immigrants The influx of Muslim immigrants to European countries like France and Germany over the past several decades continues to influence the pluralism of the population’s cultural and religious identities. The Muslim population in Europe reached an estimated 4.9% in 2016—an estimation that is projected […]
Insight From General Counsel at Y Combinator and Memebox
A conversation with Jason Kwon, Y Combinator Continuity’s General Counsel, and Jeff Kang, General Counsel at Memebox. Thursday, April 6 Boalt Hall 130 | 12:45–1:45PM REGISTER Jason Kwon is Y Combinator Continuity’s General Counsel. Y Combinator Continuity is Y Combinator’s growth fund that’s dedicated to supporting founders as they scale their companies. YC is […]
Dean Melissa Murray Visits Seoul National University Law School
On December 6, 2016, Dean Melissa Murray visited Seoul National University Law School, where she met with Dean Cho Hong-sik, who received his LLM and JSD at Berkeley Law, and Associate Dean Lee Kye-joung, who also received his LLM from Berkeley Law. They discussed plans for further strengthening the historical ties between SNU Law and […]
Steven Davidoff Solomon and Stavros Gadinis Deliver Business Law Seminars in Seoul
In November 2016, Professors Steven Davidoff Solomon and Stavros Gadinis returned to Seoul to delivered seminars on business law. They held their class at the academy of Bae, Kim & Lee, the second largest law firm in Korea in conjunction with the Korea LawTimes, the leading legal newspaper in Korea. Professor Solomon’s lectures focused on […]
How Courts Could Force Cops to Get Serious About Using Body Cameras
Huffington Post, 11/30/16
No Tape, No Testimony: How Courts Can Ensure Responsible Use of Body Cameras
Berkeley Law, 11/29/16
Korea Law Center Hosts Latin American Scholars
On November 28, 2016, the Korea Law Center welcomed scholars from leading law schools in Latin America to Berkeley. Co-Directors Laurent Mayali, Robbins Professor of Law, and John Yoo, Heller Professor of Law, convened the conference to compare maritime disputes in Asia and South America. Prompted by an international tribunal opinion in July on the […]
Citizens Need More Say Over Police Surveillance Technology
San Francisco Chronicle, 11/21/16