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2025 International Law Certificate Awardees
Congratulations to the 2024-2025 International Law Certificate honorees! These outstanding students earned the International Law Certificate by taking the foundational course plus an additional nine units and writing a major research paper.Berkeley Law Shines at 2025 ASIL Annual Meeting
The Berkeley Law delegation to the 2025 American Society of International Law Annual Meeting included a powerhouse group of faculty, alumni, and student representatives addressing the theme, "Traditions and Transitions in International Law."Professor Mohamed wins Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction
Professor Saira Mohamed named the 2025 Rutter Awardee for her outstanding commitment to teaching.Professor Donoghue’s new Global Dispute Resolution course draws on her storied career
Professor Joan Donoghue ('81) is imparting her wisdom on UC Berkeley Law students through her Global Dispute Resolution course — one of six new classes offered in Spring 2025.Miller Empirical Law Fellow Janka Deli awarded ASIL paper prize
The International Law and Social Sciences Interest Group of the American Society of International Law has recognized Miller Empirical Fellow Janka Deli as the co-winner of the Best Workshop Paper Prize for 2024 for her innovative study, "Economic Growth Despite the Erosion of the Rule of Law?"
Borderlines Podcast
Borderlines is a Berkeley Law podcast hosted by Katerina Linos, Heyman Professor of International Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Miller Institute. Katerina has spent 15 years researching how nations make war with one another. But she has also seen how countries work together to build global institutions. In each episode, Professor Linos invites experts to discuss cutting-edge issues in international law.
Latest episode:
Reimagining Democracy with George Papandreou
Special Series: European Union Court of Justice Profiles
In this special Borderlines project, host Katerina Linos, Heyman Professor of International Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and guest co-host Mark Pollack, Freaney Professor of Political Science and Law at Temple University, launch a unique interview series featuring Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.