Palestine in the Law: Understanding Current Cases at the ICJ and Federal Courts
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford Law Students for Justice in Palestine for a lunch event with George Bisharat, Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco, and Astha Sharma Pokharel, Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). The speakers will discuss the three Palestine-related cases currently at the International Court of Justice (South Africa v. Israel, […]
The Role of Lawyers in Social Movements
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join NLG for lunch and discussion with Alec Karakatsanis about the role of lawyers in the movement to abolish jails and prisons. Alec is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, a non-profit fighting injustices in the criminal-legal system around the country. CRC has designed and litigated innovative constitutional civil rights cases […]
Human Rights In Crisis: In Conversation with Omar Shakir
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Omar Shakir (JD ‘13), the Israel and Palestine Director of HRW, as he discusses human rights in the context of current events.
DisOrientation with NLG
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDisOrientation is a ~re-oriented welcome~ to law school! Join National Lawyers Guild for a casual discussion on movement lawyering, getting involved in NLG, finding a path that reflects your values, ways to approach law school and the law, and much more! This is a longtime tradition at SLS and a great way to find community […]