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The CTIC Summer Public Interest Fellowship funds internships with public interest or government organizations that are doing work relevant to CTIC’s focus in technology policy, intellectual property, cyber law, privacy, and related fields.

On Monday, May 20, the University of Pennsylvania Law School hosted its graduation ceremony at the American Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

The article, “The Dynamic Impact of Periodic Review on Women’s Rights,” appears in a recent issue of the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems and challenges the conventional wisdom that the process of self-reporting on compliance with human rights treaties serves no useful purpose.

Saks was the inaugural speaker for Penn Law’s Fund for the Study of Behavioral Health Law and Policy, in collaboration with Penn Law’s Center on Professionalism and the Perelman School of Medicine’s Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care.

Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies is an expert on Chinese law and politics, and China’s engagement with the international order.

“We cannot truly understand how to achieve good governance unless we look at all of our collective failures – including colonialism – alongside slavery,” said Blackhawk.

The Williams Institute Moot Court Competition is the only moot court in the country focusing exclusively on legal issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Penn Law students in Associate Dean for International Programs Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s seminar presented their research to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Women, Office of Legal Affairs, and the newly appointed Office of the Secretary-General’s Victims’ Rights Advocate.

The Quattrone Center is pleased to bring together national thought-leaders in criminal justice reform to discuss “After the First Step Act: What’s Next in Criminal Justice Reform?”

This spring, the Leo Model Government Service and Public Affairs Initiative launched a Career Conversation Series, bringing current and former government officials and policy makers to Penn Law to discuss their various career paths with students.

The report, “Informing the World Bank’s Gender and Identification for Development Initiative,” analyzes the implications of many women’s inability to legal prove their identity. 

Already more than a decade into a legal career, Jan Smit LLM’19 is using his time at Penn Law to transition into a career on the international stage.

Penn Law once again dominated the Corporate Practice Commentator’s annual list of the top ten list articles on corporate and securities law, as the only law school with three faculty members represented and two articles featured.

Penn Law is one of only two law schools in the U.S. that puts on a fully staged musical. Get a behind-the-scenes perspective from the cast and crew of the Penn Law Light Opera Company’s 42nd annual production.

Through online education, Penn Law will continue to expand its educational expertise to new audiences who seek to gain a better understanding of the law, and the most recent offerings represent the Law School’s biggest commitment yet to the online space.

The national American Constitution Society (ACS) has selected the co-Presidents of the Penn Law ACS chapter, Allison Perlin L’20 and Jon Gould L’19, as Next Generation Leaders.

The multi-day symposium, “Courts, Law, and Politics in the United States and Asia,” was jointly hosted by Penn Law’s Center for Asian Law , the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, Waseda University Law School, and Penn’s Perry World House .

HERE: Poems for the Planet, is an anthology of 128 contemporary poets from all over the world that approaches our environmental crisis with urgency and vision.

The Academic Exchange Agreement enables faculty exchanges, student exchanges, and collaborative scholarly opportunities between the two universities.

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists, and innovators and engages them in sharing knowledge and addressing challenges facing the world.

Students discuss the value of their experiences as members of Penn Law Journals.

She earned her initial law degree at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah in 2014, where she was part of one of the first classes of female graduates from the school.

Penn Law graduate Kalpana Kotagal L’05, an award-winning attorney at Cohen Milstein and a co-creator of the innovative “Inclusion Rider” to be 2019 Commencement speaker

A federal judge blocked Kentucky and Arkansas’s efforts to implement requirements of having to work, volunteer, or be trained for a job to qualify for Medicaid coverage.

The Legal Intelligencer has awarded nine Penn Law alumni with professional excellence awards.

The dinner, co-sponsored by the Leo Model Foundation for Government Service and Public Affairs , brought together more than 50 Penn Law students, alumni, and staff for a celebration of service.

A new book, co-edited by Prof. Claire Finklestein and Michael Skerker titled Sovereignty and the New Executive Authority  is currently being featured at the Penn Bookstore

This unique collaboration takes a systemwide approach to examining errors in criminal justice by investigating cases that have resulted in unintended outcomes, particularly wrongful convictions.

The Law School’s robust joint degree programs allow students to take advantage of the many top-ranked graduate and professional schools within the University of Pennsylvania, from the renowned Wharton School of Business to the excellent graduate programs in History, Philosophy, Engineering, and more.

The Helton fellowship provides funding for law students and professionals to pursue research and fieldwork on important issues related to international law, human rights, and related areas.