The Next Frontier is Your Mind: Neurotechnologies, Human Rights, and the Battle for Your Brain
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEmerging technologies are evolving at an astonishing pace. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the field of neurotechnology, which refers to devices capable of recording, interpreting, or altering brain activity. This brings great promise of innovation and development, but also pressing concerns, particularly given privacy risks, rapid advances in the capacity to decode brain […]
Immigration Federalism: SB4 Litigation and the scope of federal preemption
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome hear Nicholas Espirtu, Deputy Legal Director at the National Immigration Law Center, and SLS Professor Jennifer Chacón discuss Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) and other, ongoing state-level efforts to control immigration. SB4 is a Texas state law that criminalizes unauthorized entry into Texas and allows state judges to order noncitizens' transportation to ports of […]
International Law Dinner
PICC , United StatesSIHRLA students interested in the international law and human rights space meet to discuss their experiences, interests and future career paths. This is a mentoring opportunity for 1L students who will be able to ask 2L/3L students questions about their experiences.
An Evening with Martina Vandenberg, Founder of the Human Trafficking Legal Center
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an evening with Martina Vandenberg - founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Ms. Vandenberg has spent two decades fighting human trafficking, forced labor, rape as a war crime, and violence against women. She previously served as a Human Rights Watch researcher in the Women's Rights Division, and later as a […]
Game Night 4 Ukraine
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn this grim second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, join SNSLS, SIHRLA, and the Ukrainian Support Alliance for the Second Annual SLS Board Game Night 4 Ukraine. We will share information about incredible NGOs supporting Ukrainians as the full-scale war enters its third devastating year, while coming together as a community to destress, […]
Fireside Chat with Prof Chacón Discussing Her New Book, Legal Phantoms – Executive Action and the Haunting Failures of Immigration Law
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA for a fireside chat and Q&A with SLS’s Professor Chacón in which she will talk about her new book, Legal Phantoms - Executive Action and the Haunting Failures of Immigration Law. Legal Phantoms tells the story of the executive action programs announced after, and modeled upon, the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) […]
A Conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD ’10, Deputy Director of ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a engaging conversation with Katrina Eiland, JD '10, Deputy Director of the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, about her career path and developments in immigrants' rights advocacy. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by 2/22.
Exploring Loss and Resilience in Ukraine: “Unissued Diplomas” Exhibition
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe "Unissued Diplomas" exhibition shares the stories of 40 Ukrainian students who will never graduate because they lost their lives in the ongoing war. February 24th marks two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Join us for an exhibition launch event welcoming “Unissued Diplomas” to Stanford Law School. Professor Jensen, Director of the Rule […]
International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic Showcase
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic is celebrating its first year after being relaunched in Spring 2023. Join us and hear from former Clinic students on their work over the past year on LGTBQIA+ rights in Uganda and Jamaica, human rights and peace-building in Kashmir and the intersection of human rights and migration […]
The Human Rights Dimensions of Generative AI: Guiding the Way Forward
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe significant deployment of Generative AI over the last year has underscored the urgent need to examine the human rights dimensions of AI. This panel explores the relevance of human rights frameworks to the tech sector and governments as they consider how to understand and regulate the opportunities, while mitigating the risks. Many have called […]
SIHRLA Student Internship Panel
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA (Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association) for a lunchtime panel with 2L students who worked in immigration or human rights law-related summer internships. Panelists will discuss their experiences and then answer student questions! Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP here.
Art from Guantánamo Bay: a Dialogue with Professor Deborah M. Weissman
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn October 18, Professor Deborah M. Weissman will visit Stanford Law and present her work on the Collaborative on Art from Guantánamo. The Collaborative is an interdisciplinary project that seeks to examine the role of art in the lives of detainees confined to Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp (GBDC). The project aims to inform the public […]
SIHRLA Faculty Dinner
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA (Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association) for a night of food, great conversation, and even greater company! We are so excited to build community with you and with faculty members and staff who do exciting work in the immigration and human rights space. Come to learn more about the opportunities on campus […]
SIHRLA Spring General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SIHRLA for a spring general body meeting picnic on Monday, May 22nd, 6-7 pm (and then go join the PI Happy Hour!). We'll discuss what we accomplished this year, introduce the new board, and talk about what we want to accomplish next year.
Beyond the Doctrine: Professor Lucas Guttentag
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the American Constitution Society (ACS) and the Stanford Immigration & Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA) for a conversation with Professor Lucas Guttentag, who will discuss his career and reflections on the state of immigration advocacy. With a career that spans advocacy, academia, and government, Prof. Guttentag is one of the nation’s leading experts […]
Right-wing Extremism at the Helm: State Violence and the Curbing of Free Speech, Democracy, and Minority Rights in India and Indian-administered Kashmir
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States*Stanford affiliates only. Stanford ID/email will be required to enter the event.* Please join us for a discussion with Professor Thomas Hansen (Stanford Anthropology), Professor Angana Chatterji (UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender), and Professor Evelyn Douek (Stanford Law School). Muslims and other minorities in India are facing serious violence and threats to their […]
Post-Grad International Fellowships Info Session
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Immigration and Human Rights Law Association (SIHRLA) and the Levin Center are excited to host a panel on international post-grad fellowships and the opportunities available to SLS students. The panel will consist of both current SLS students who are preparing for fellowships and have gone through the application process in the last several […]
Migration Journalism with Molly O’Toole
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesMolly O’Toole is a journalist who has written about migration, politics, and security for the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Newsweek, The Associated Press, and others. She won the first-ever Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting in 2020 with the staff of “This American Life“ and […]
Immigration Court Observation Program Training
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNLG and SIHRLA are hosting this virtual training for those interested in participating in NLG-SF's Immigration Court Observation Program (ICOP) this spring. The training will last 1 hour and there will be light refreshments. The training is required if you'd like to participate in the program - email finegold@stanford.edu with any questions.
International Clerkships Panel
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIHRLA, ILS and the Levin Center are excited to host a panel on international clerkships and the opportunities available to SLS students. The panel will consist of lawyers who spent time clerking for international courts including the ICJ, the ICC, and the Inter-American Court for Human Rights. Panelists will talk about both the application process […]
SIHRLA Dinner with Ambassador Beth Van Schaack
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIHRLA is excited to welcome Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack back to Stanford Law School for a dinner and conversation about both her current work and overall career. Before assuming her present role, Ambassador Van Schaack taught at Stanford for several years, serving as director of the International Human Rights & Conflict […]
Waging a Battle for Human Rights in the U.S. South: Project South’s Protect & Defend Initiative
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn Monday, February 20th at 12:45-2 pm, Azadeh Shahshahani, the Legal & Advocacy Director of Project South (Atlanta, GA) will be in conversation with Professor Jennifer Chacón, Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. Azadeh will discuss her career and the work of the Defend & Protect Initiative of Project South, which […]
Decolonizing Human Rights Reading Group with Prof. Tendayi Achiume
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Stanford Immigration & Human Rights Law Association is hosting a session of our Ad-hoc Decolonizing Human Rights Reading Group that will focus on Professor Tendayi Achiume's work as UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism. We will read and discuss Prof. Achiume's report on Ecological crisis, climate justice and racial justice: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/a77549-report-special-rapporteur-contemporary-forms-racism-racial.
Prof. E. Tendayi Achiume: Reflections on 5 Years as UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor E. Tendayi Achiume, the inaugural Alicia Miñana Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, served as the fifth United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance from 2017 to 2022. On Thursday, January 26th, Prof. E. Tendayi Achiume will reflect on her five years as Special Rapporteur […]
SIHRLA Winter General Body Meeting
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSIHRLA members and human rights and immigration faculty will gather for snacks and a discussion of what SIHRLA has planned for the term.