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?"1L Layla Yousef Gains a Transformative Experience at the United Nations in Geneva
1L Layla Yousef spent a week helping the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and was named assistant to the chair of its Working Group on Communications and Inquiries. Layla will also represent Berkeley Law as a Miller-ASIL Fellow at ASIL's 2025 Annual Meeting in DC.Talk on Youth, Protest and Power: Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy, with Irũngũ Houghton of Amnesty Kenya
Youth led mass protests are significantly challenging state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Kenya. Amnesty International Kenya’s Executive Director Irũngũ Houghton explores how current events are reshaping the right to expression, assembly and association globally.Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law Laurel Fletcher Selected as the 2025 Riesenfeld Award Recipient
Professor Fletcher was selected for her outstanding contributions to the field of international law and human rights.Human Rights Faculty Meet with Judges from Ukraine
Berkeley Law human rights experts Professor Stover and Professor Fletcher met with Ukrainian judges to exchange cutting-edge research and strengthen ties.Experts gather for Symposium on Financing Climate Mobility
Professor Linos hosted a Symposium on Financing Climate Mobility to be published in AJIL UnboundPaging Checks and Balances: International Expert Outlines National Security Risks From Growing Executive Branch Power
Former U.S. Department of State legal adviser meets with UC Berkeley Law students to discuss the dangers posed by an expanding institutional imbalance in American foreign affairs.Professor Linos Featured on Voices Carry Podcast
Voices Carry host Gwyneth Shaw talks with UC Berkeley Law Professors Katerina Linos and Elena Chachko about their new paper in the William & Mary Law Review, “Emergency Powers for Good.”Fab Five: Standout Students and Professor Chosen for Coveted International Law Program
3Ls and Salzburg Cutler Fellows Heidi Kong, Sophie Lombardo, Paloma Palmer, and Angela Chen spent two packed days in Washington, D.C., exploring global issues, presenting their work, and building connections.‘Human Rights Law Should Fill This Gap’: Professor Saira Mohamed Wins Berlin Prize
She’ll spend the fall semester in Germany working on a project about failure of international human rights law to adequately address the treatment of soldiers by their states.
