Events

International Humanitarian Law and the Limits of State Authority

The fear of international terrorist attacks has produced a tension between International Humanitarian Law and measures adopted by individual nation states to provide intelligence and enhance security. Internationally accepted treaties and rules, such as the Geneva Conventions, have been characterized as outdated in today’s environment, and some policy-makers believe they should be subjugated to a […]

Reel Green Film Festival

Environmental Law Society film series continues with a showing of "Keepers of the Coast" on the work of Surfrider. Related Media

BLSA Speaker Series

Black History month speaker series. Variety of panel topics and events. Related Media

Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research: UPenn’s OTC Trial as a Case Study

Sponsored by the Center for Law and the Biosciences. Featuring Michael Waitzkin. Do financial conflicts of interest undermine the integrity of biomedical research? Can financial conflicts of interest be "managed" in an academic environment? Do universities have the capacity to conduct complex clinical trials in humans to test developing technologies? What insights do Penn's and […]

BioLaw/SCHLAPS Speaker Series: Robin Feldman

"Rethinking Rights in Biospace" "Rethinking Rights in Biospace" Robin Feldman is a Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School for the academic year and is a Professor and the Director of the Law and Bioscience Project at UC Hastings. Lunch will be served. Related Media

Jurisdictional Untangling

Sponsored by the Criminal Law Society The focus of this event is to draw out the differences between working for a federal prosecutor’s office, a local prosecutor’s office, a federal public defender’s office, a local public defender’s office, the main Department of Justice in DC, and a state attorney general’s office. Professor George Fisher will […]

CLB/SHLAPS Journal Club

Meeting for students and faculty from around the University to gather and discuss articles and issues related to health policy, medicine, biotechnology and the law. Related Media

Black History Month Goes Global

The Stanford Black Law Students Association and Stanford's International Human Rights Law Association will present the documentary, "Invisible Children" with a discussion to follow moderated by Professor Helen Stacy. Topics to be considered include the ongoing war in Uganda, the abduction of young boys to serve as soldiers, and the role of the international community. […]

Immigration Advocacy Training

This immigration advocacy training will show how one can effectively advocate for immigration reform with elected officials, the media, and in the community. Sponsored by the Bay Area Coalition For Comprehensive Immigration Reform The Immigrant Legal Resource Center The Northern California & Scv Chapters Of The American Immigration Lawyers Association The Stanford Law School, Program […]

Law Economics and Business Immigration Session

Sponsored by Program in Law Economics and Business with funding from American Immigration Law Foundation and American Immigration Lawyers Association This session is open to all students, faculty, alums and affiliates. More information will be posted soon. Related Media

Environmental Organizations in Oakland

Come with ELS to the friendly city of Oakland to tour the offices of Environmental Defense and Earthjustice--and, just maybe, the California A.G. Related Media

Saving Patagonia

A talk and slide show with NRDC Senior Attorney Jacob Scherr and Goldman Prize winning Juan Pablo Orrego of Chile. Sponsored by ELS Related Media

Prof. Bill Koski Discusses PI Director Job Search Process

Professor Bill Koski has agreed to chair the Search Committee for the new Director of the Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law. On February 22, from 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Bill Koski will be in the PICC. During an informal presentation he will describe the general search process and be available to […]

Alternative Career Panel

Sponsored by the Stanford Black Law Students Association The Stanford Black Law Students Association presents "Alternative Career Paths". Approximately 11% of law graduates each year assume non-traditional positions, and that number continues to rise. Come hear three SLS graduates discuss their contributions to the trend. Panelist Cathy Glaze ('85)Associate Dean of Student Affairs Junichi Semitsu […]

ILS Spring Speaker Series - Helen Stacy

Helen Stacy will speak on a topic relating to international human rights law as part of the International Law Society's Spring Speaker Series. In addition to teaching at the Law School, Professor Stacy is a senior research scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute […]

BARBRI Information Session

Everthing you want to know about the signing up with Brabri and getting bar exam study materials. Related Media