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Aaron Littman earns Hellman fellowship for talented assistant professors

… Law Behind Bars .” That work previously earned the Criminal Justice Junior Scholar Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ criminal justice section. Littman joined UCLA Law in 2019 as …

Faculty Awards

… Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching Kimberlé Crenshaw Justice & Impact Award , National Bar Association … Harris UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award Aaron Littman Criminal Justice Junior Scholar Award , Association of American Law Schools, Criminal Justice Section   2021 Khaled Abou El Fadl Martin E. …

Book Talk: "Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia"

… Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to … from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice. For more than two years, lawyers for both sides … Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to …

Veterans Legal Clinic publishes manual on defending unhoused clients from low-level citations

… insights to representing unhoused individuals against criminal infraction charges, which is a key component of the … specifically traffic courts, which handle most low-level criminal infraction charges. It is primarily intended for … since 2018. He is starting a fellowship at the Social Justice Legal Foundation this fall. “I hope the manual can …

Master of Legal Studies Admissions

… 4. Health Law & Policy 5. Law & Technology   On Campus: 6. Criminal Law   7. Gov't and National Security 8. Public … AI professionals, and leaders in information security Criminal Law On Campus, or a Mix of Online and on Campus Ideal for t hose working in criminal justice at the federal, state or local level.   Government & …

The M.L.S. Program: Professional Advancement through the Study of Law

… 4. Health Law & Policy 5. Law & Technology   On Campus: 6. Criminal Law   7. Gov't and National Security 8. Public … AI professionals, and leaders in information security Criminal Law On Campus, or a Mix of Online and on Campus Ideal for t hose working in criminal justice at the federal, state or local level.   Government & …

UCLA Law launches institute for human rights in The Hague

… Netherlands, long the home of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, Promise Europe is the next step in the global … Organization and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Each semester, students will be placed in …

Colgan Wins 2019 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching

… Colgan joined the UCLA Law faculty in 2014. She teaches criminal law, criminal procedure and related courses. Her research focuses … forfeitures on poor people who are engaged in the criminal justice system. Before she came to UCLA Law, Colgan was a …

Holding police accountable: A book Q&A with Professor Joanna Schwartz

… from accountability and prevents victims from receiving justice. As she makes clear, there is plenty to learn. “My … after working at an alternative-to-prison program in a criminal courthouse in the Bronx and thought that I was going … do work on the civil side, though still connected to the criminal justice system. I spent a handful of years working …

Clinic Gains Release of Clients Serving Life Sentences

… ’23, Ingrid Eagly, and Jenna Finkle ’22 worked on the Criminal Defense Clinic’s compassionate release cases. Thanks … work of students and faculty of the UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic , two Southern California men serving … the case. “I’ve always wanted to be involved in criminal justice reform, and the work in the clinic was a chance to …