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Prof. Linos’ Borderlines CJEU featured on ASIL podcast
𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋’s 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 podcast episode #56 with Prof. Kal Raustiala (UCLA) features Professors Katerina Linos and Mark Pollack (Temple) talking about 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 podcast and their path-breaking 𝘊𝘑𝘌𝘜 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. Key ideas […]New report from GRIL: “Designing Justice: Data Science for Human Rights Advocacy”
Professor Laurel Fletcher’s new Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic has issued its first report, offering an in-depth look at GRIL’s model — capturing the vision, research process, and insights gained […]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.
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.
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European Union Court of Justice Series:
Interview with Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou
Special Episode Series: European Union Court of Justice Profiles
In this special Borderlines CJEU 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.
Special Episode Series: Human Rights Practice Workshop
A four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings speak about their struggles against corruption and impunity, the relationship between legal and social justice, and the future of human rights movements.