A Discussion with Mayor Mamdani’s New Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), Sam Levine Hosted by the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Society (CAPS) and Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, this discussion will surface examine recent developments in consumer protection law and their implications for working people and explore how litigation and […]
The Berkeley Journal of International Law, International Law Society, Miller Institute, and the International Arbitration Association at Berkeley Law invite students to a Lunch Meet and Greet with Juan Perla (Berkeley Law ’12). Juan is a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where he works on high-stakes international litigation and arbitration matters representing sovereign […]
Please join Jonathan Gould and Daniel Farber for a discussion on how U.S. public law can impede—or fail to impede—efforts at political repression.
Please join the UC Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center for a discussion with Professor Jerzy Sarnecki on "Criminal Justice Reform: A Comparative Study of California and Sweden." Jerzy Sarnecki was born in Poland and came to Sweden as a refugee in 1969. He studied sociology at Stockholm University and initially worked as a youth […]
This talk will examine how the universal promise of human dignity and human rights has been repeatedly compromised across the Middle East—by states, global powers, and the very system meant to uphold these rights. Moving beyond familiar narratives, it explores structural contradictions in the conception of humanitarian intervention, the political forces that distort the application […]
All sessions for Spring 2026 will be held in person in Room 132, Law Building, on Fridays from 12:10 pm-2:00 pm. Papers for upcoming talks should become available to download in the table below one week before their respective colloquium dates and will be taken down after their colloquium has concluded. Please note that we can only distribute each paper […]
On July 4, 2025, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Drexel Law Professor Lisa Tucker joined with former U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig and others to launch a nation-wide campaign, We Hold These Truths, to improve civic education on the protections provided by the U.S. Constitution. Why was this campaign […]
Join us for a virtual fireside chat with Aly Love, Partner, Co-Head of US Tech & Life Sciences M&A at Freshfields. We're thrilled to introduce Beyond the Handshake— a new conversation series built on a simple belief: in a world that moves at deal speed, the relationships we build matter most. Hosted by BCLB […]
Generative Misinterpretation Monday, March 30, 2026 | 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. (PT) | Room 134 Author: Benjamin Sobel, University of Wisconsin Commentator: Hon. Kevin Newsom, 11th Cir. Abstract "Generative Misinterpretation" By James Grimmelmann, Benjamin L.W. Sobel, & David Stein In this Article, we show that LLMs are not yet fit for use in judicial chambers. […]
featuring Stephanie L. Canizales, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative, UC Berkeley Abstract: Each year, thousands of youth endure harrowing unaccompanied and undocumented migrations across Central America and Mexico to the United States in pursuit of a better future. Drawing on the firsthand narratives of migrant youth in […]
Professor Carla Shapreau will discuss her discovery of the 1709 Mendelssohn Stradivari violin, stolen in Berlin in the fog of World War II and missing for nearly 80 years. This case study raises questions about Nazi-era looting, authenticity, provenance analysis, issues of transparency and access, the havoc resulting from inconsistent laws, and the restitution of […]
What does tribal sovereignty look like in practice — and how does a Tribe exercise its tax authority and protect its water rights. Join Professor Seth Davis and John Plata, General Counsel for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, in a conversation about tribal taxation and water rights. Hear directly from John Plata, a […]
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