Neukom Center for the Rule of Law
Neukom Center for the Rule of Law
A Breakfast Conversation with Chief Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: October 7
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesACS is excited to host Chief Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for a breakfast conversation on her experiences on and journey to the bench. Chief Judge Gonzalez Rogers has served on the federal bench for for fifteen years and has presided over various notable matters […]
Rule of Law Speaker Series: AI and Political Freedom: October 8
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAI safety is having a moment. Once the preoccupation of technologists and futurists, it is now front-page news and kitchen-table conversation. This is a welcome development. But there is one crucial dimension the public conversation has yet to reach: the connection between AI safety and democracy. Without the political freedom that democracy secures, AI cannot […]
How Americans Enforce the Law: October 15
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesUnlike most democracies that rely on government agencies for regulatory enforcement, the United States has developed a distinctly different system--one that empowers ordinary citizens and their lawyers to enforce the law through more than 10,000 "private rights of action" embedded in regulatory statutes. Why and how did this system develop and what are the implications […]
American Caesarism: Confronting an Executive Unbound: October 20
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmerican Caesarism examines whether the United States faces risks similar to those that transformed the Roman Republic into an autocracy under Julius Caesar—namely, the concentration of power in a single charismatic leader who claims to embody the popular will while circumventing traditional institutional constraints. During Donald Trump's presidency, scholars and commentators invoked this framework to […]
Colombia, Democracy, and the Future of the Rule of Law: A Fireside Chat with Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and Senator Paloma Valencia: November 2
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Neukom Center for the Rule of Law is proud to welcome former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe and former Colombian Senator Paloma Valencia for a fireside chat on the future of democracy and the rule of law in Colombia and Latin America. Colombia's recent election highlighted concerns about violence, public security, and the strength of legal institutions in the country. We hope you can join us!