International and Comparative

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.

Highlights include new faculty, flourishing programs, high-impact research, and expanding student opportunities.

The law school launches a new hybrid option LL.M. program with a mix of online and in-residence courses.

Renowned experts from government and academia illuminate emerging issues in the legal world.

Nu has quickly emerged as a leading voice for human rights in Burma.

Professors Melissa Murray, Kenneth Bamberger, Christopher Tomlins, Sonia Katyal and Angela Onwuachi-Willig were feted at a recent ceremony.

Human Rights Center works to coordinate and improve the response to gender-based violence in Greece’s refugee camps.

Renowned business law experts Jill Fisch and Zenichi Shishido are among Berkeley Law’s six visiting professors this semester.

Berkeley and Korean law scholars tackled issues of national security, constitutional law and the environment at an inaugural workshop last month that may set the stage for closer collaboration.

Six years ago, Eric Stover, Alexa Koenig and Victor Peskin teamed up to try to understand why so many states ignore their legal obligations to arrest and try war crimes suspects.

Court ruling grants the widow and daughter of one of the accused’s murder victims the right to participate in his criminal proceedings.