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Conference: Intimate Partner Violence and Gender Discrimination in the Family Courts
Online - ZoomThe Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law is hosting a one-day online conference about gender discrimination in cases involving intimate partner violence and child abuse in family law courts in California, New York, Massachusetts, Canada, the UK, and Australia. Topics include children’s disclosures of abuse, the constructs of “parental alienation” and “reunification,” and the relationship between intimate partner violence and child safety. Register for […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Lara Buchak, Princeton University
141 Law Building & VirtualA Faithful Response to Disagreement Sometimes you encounter someone who is your intellectual equal and has roughly the same evidence you have, but who has come to a very different […]
The 2024 Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance
Convene 100 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPlease join us for the ninth annual Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance! This hybrid event will be held at Convene in San Francisco on November 12-13, 2024, and will feature discussions on cutting-edge topics such as AI's role in regulation, deal-making and governance, climate governance on corporate boards, board refreshment, the impact of the 2024 […]
Exploring the Impact of Drug Courts in Criminal Justice Reform
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe Criminal Law & Justice Center cordially invites you to a thought-provoking seminar on Adult Drug Courts and their role in reshaping our approach to substance use disorders within the criminal justice system. Distinguished Panel Join us for an insightful discussion featuring: Federal District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley Melanie Kushnir, Director, Collaborative Justice Programs Superior Court of California, San […]
“Call Me Kuchu” Film Screening (BJIL x Queer Caucus x Miller Institute)
12 Law BuildingJoin the Berkeley Journal of International Law, Queer Caucus, and the Miller Institute for a screening of "Call Me Kuchu," a documentary about an Ugandan queer activist. RSVP for dinner! "In Uganda, openly gay David Kato and his fellow activists work to defeat new legislation in their country that would make homosexuality punishable by death." […]
Critical Foundations: Critical Race Theory with Professor Osagie K. Obasogie
134 Law BuildingJoin us for a conversation with Professor Osagie Obasogie and Savala Nolan about critical race theory. They'll discuss its basic tenets, its uses (and misuses) across the law, politics, and culture, and how students can engage the analytical tools of CRT to advance their social justice work in and beyond law school. Lunch will be served […]
BCLT 1L Tech Law Recruiting Fair
International House 2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE BCLT presents the 1L Tech Law Recruiting Fair on Thursday, November 13, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Chevron Auditorium (International House). This event will be a career fair that provides a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with representatives from top law firms nationwide with a Bay Area presence that have practices […]
Mock Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
100 Law BuildingYou be the judge! The audience is invited to vote on whether this murder case should be reopened, after viewing this reenactment. Please RSVP here! On February 13, 1935, defendant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted and sentenced to die for the felony murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Bruno Richard Hauptmann proclaimed his innocence even as […]
Countries at a Crossroads: Reporting on Israel and the US in Times of Crisis
Public Event Session 1: Monday, September 30, 11 am–12:15 pm PT, Zoom Webinar Session 2: Thursday, November 14, 11 am–12:15 pm PT, Zoom Webinar Register for Session 1: https://berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FkVkdxieSaShFpUt7ALj1w Register for Session 2: https://berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TGZ2qTXVQu6qmxltlUGsTA About this Webinar Nadav Eyal, prominent Israeli author and journalist, will join Professor Kenneth Bamberger (Berkeley Law) for a series […]
Lunch Talk with Professor Hadar Aviram
110 Law BuildingEnjoy lunch and hear about Professor Aviram’s new book in progress, which is an effort to bridge ancient history, archaeology, theology, and modern penology to discuss the incarceration experience in antiquity through five biblical prison stories. Co-hosted by JSABL and the Hellen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies. If interested in attending, please […]
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