1L Layla Yousef Gains a Transformative Experience at the United Nations in Geneva
1L Layla Yousef spent a week helping the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and was named assistant to the chair of its Working Group on Communications and Inquiries. Layla will also represent Berkeley Law as a Miller-ASIL Fellow at ASIL's 2025 Annual Meeting in DC.Talk on Youth, Protest and Power: Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy, with Irũngũ Houghton of Amnesty Kenya
Youth led mass protests are significantly challenging state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya’s Executive Director Irũngũ Houghton explores how current events are reshaping the right to expression, assembly and association globally.Professor Fletcher Honored for Outstanding International Law Work
Laurel E. Fletcher, Chancellor's Clinical Professor of Law and Miller Co-Faculty Director, received the 2025 Stefan A. Riesenfeld Memorial Award, given to a distinguished scholar or practitioner for outstanding contributions to international law.Paging Checks and Balances: International Expert Outlines National Security Risks From Growing Executive Branch Power
Former U.S. Department of State legal adviser meets with UC Berkeley Law students to discuss the dangers posed by an expanding institutional imbalance in American foreign affairs.Professor Linos Featured on Voices Carry Podcast
Voices Carry host Gwyneth Shaw talks with UC Berkeley Law Professors Katerina Linos and Elena Chachko about their new paper in the William & Mary Law Review, “Emergency Powers for Good.”Fab Five: Standout Students and Professor Chosen for Coveted International Law Program
3Ls and Salzburg Cutler Fellows Heidi Kong, Sophie Lombardo, Paloma Palmer, and Angela Chen spent two packed days in Washington, D.C., exploring global issues, presenting their work, and building connections.‘Human Rights Law Should Fill This Gap’: Professor Saira Mohamed Wins Berlin Prize
She’ll spend the fall semester in Germany working on a project about failure of international human rights law to adequately address the treatment of soldiers by their states.
