Q&A Miller Lunch Talk – Whoever Rules the Waves Rules the World: Sea Power and the Law of the Sea with Prof. Kal Raustiala (UCLA)

Berkeley Law students, faculty, and visiting scholars are invited to this lunch talk featuring Professor Kal Raustiala presenting his latest research on the recent history and current trajectory of the Law of the Sea—including China’s recent foray into the Arctic; the debate over deep seabed mining; the South China Sea dispute; and the human rights and environmental challenges present in the oceans—via a review of scholarship spanning maritime politics, history, and law.

Kal Raustiala is the Promise Institute Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law at UCLA Law School and Professor at the UCLA International Institute. He currently serves as Director of the UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations and Director of the International and Comparative Law Program. This event is sponsored by the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law at UC Berkeley Law School and is moderated by Professor Katerina Linos, Miller Faculty Co-Director.

Professor Raustiala’s research paper is available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5757202

Lunch provided for those attending. RSVP via QR code or email to <MGCL@law.berkeley.edu>.

Thursday, January 22, 12:50PM–2PM in Room 132, Berkeley Law. For more information or accommodations, please contact Toni Mendicino, tmendicino@law.berkeley.edu or 510-643-7969.