The college football season is reaching its crescendo, which means that soon the firing season will begin. Head coaches and their staffs will be let go and replaced, and the domino effect of one firing will affect many institutions. We’ve…
Students are talking about the Workers’ Rights Clinic and class (KGACLC 463 Workers’ Rights Interviewing and Advising, Professor Ruth Silver Taube). Here is what they are saying: “I can say without question the best thing I have done at…
This blog post was written by Clinic student Taliné Minassian Santa Clara University’s International Human Rights Clinic submitted an amicus curiae brief in the Benito Tide Mendez v Dominican Republic case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The case…
This blog post is part of our ongoing guest Blog Series: “Opportunity Knocks.” For a full schedule, please see: http://law.scu.edu/lcs-blog/upcoming-blog-series-opportunity-knocks/ When I began law school I knew that I wanted to practice Environmental Law but I was worried about…
As this is written, Jason Collins, former Stanford star basketball player, long-time NBA player, and first openly gay athlete in the NBA (John Amaechi came out publicly after retiring from the NBA), is not on an NBA roster. I’ve followed…
NCIP’s Maitreya Badami was featured as an expert in a CBS San Francisco story exploring the prevalence of juveniles who falsely confess to crimes during interrogations. The story examines how police can pressure juvenile suspects until they break down and…
Blog post by Clinic student Bryce Braegger On November 8, 2013, the International Human Rights Clinic sent a sign-on letter to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. Our letter highlighted the recent spate of anti-gay violence in Jamaica and called on…
If you’ve studied abroad and taken a few international law courses, you may be eligible for the International Law Certificate. Check out the requirements on our website. Applications are due by Friday, November 15, 2013. Any questions can be directed…
No sport fascinates me as much as professional hockey. Perhaps that is because I never played hockey at any level, and have attended only a few NHL games in person. Even a novice like myself can see that the skills, strength,…
This week, our clinic signed-on to a letter to Secretary of State, John Kerry, regarding efforts in the Dominican Republic to strip citizens of foreign descent of their citizenship. The letter urges Secretary Kerry to express his concern to the Dominican government,…