Since 1986, the Melville B. Nimmer lecture series has served as a forum for leading scholars in the fields of Copyright and First Amendment Law. This year's topic will be on fair use defenses in disruptive technology cases, presented by Professor Pamela Samuelson.
November 16, 2023, 6:00PM | Room 1430 (UCLA School of Law) and Live Stream
Event Recording: https://uclalaw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=71146ce3-406b-4ee0-b687-b092012d424f
UCLA School of Law is a State Bar
of California approved MCLE provider. This session is approved for 1
hour of general MCLE credit.
MCLE readings
Contact Us For Questions: ziffreninstitute@law.ucla.edu
We are pleased to join the Documentary Film Legal Clinic for a special screening and celebration: they will present Ricochet (https://www.ricochetfilm.com/), a multiple award-winning documentary about a tragic death in San Francisco that set off a political furor and the public defenders who fought to defend an innocent, undocumented immigrant. The event will also serve as an opportunity to honor Dan Mayeda, who will be retiring from his position with the DFLC at the end of 2023. We have invited former DFLC clients (independent filmmakers), DFLC alums and UCLAW faculty and staff. If you are a current student interested in our DFLC program, do not miss this event!
DATE: Tues. October 17, 2023
RECEPTION LOCATION: Coral Tree Walk (Macgowan Hall) - 245 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)
FILM SCREENING LOCATION: James Bridges Theater - 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television)
RSVP: https://forms.gle/zPTLicUzvxZPab9e9
SCHEDULE:
Check-In & Reception ........................ 5:30p
Film Screening .................................... 7:00p
Dan Mayeda Retirement Program.... 8:30p
Questions? Contact: sundra@law.ucla.edu
UCLA’s Health Law and Policy Program is pleased to present The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond conference. This initiative brings together researchers, community organization leaders, and current and former health officials to discuss legal and governance mechanisms for ensuring that measures adopted to mitigate the impacts of epidemics are consistent with human rights and justice-centered public health ethics. It is cosponsored by the Health Science Center, School of Law, and School of Medicine of Texas A&M University, and by the Williams Institute and the Promise Institute for Human Rights.
In the decades following the emergence of HIV, advocates shaped the development of health law and policy by arguing for reforms to ensure that compulsory public health measures and legal regimes governing access to medicines were consistent with human rights protections and ethical values. The standards and procedures they championed (with partial success) emphasized the importance of individualized risk assessments, use of the least restrictive alternative, provision of supportive services, privacy and antidiscrimination protections, and affirmative rights to access treatment. During the Covid pandemic, policymakers relied heavily on measures that put the onus on individuals to change their behaviors, often in the absence of adequate legal protections or supports. Moreover, existing legal mechanisms and ethical frameworks were insufficient to ensure equitable distribution of PPE, diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments within the United States and globally. Amid ongoing efforts to reform international, national, state, local, tribal, and territorial laws, this initiative aims to develop, disseminate, and implement ethical and human rights frameworks to guide the future of epidemic response.
The Initiative Co-Chairs are Lindsay F. Wiley and William Sage.
UCLA’s Health Law and Policy Program is pleased to present The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond conference. This initiative brings together researchers, community organization leaders, and current and former health officials to discuss legal and governance mechanisms for ensuring that measures adopted to mitigate the impacts of epidemics are consistent with human rights and justice-centered public health ethics. It is cosponsored by the Health Science Center, School of Law, and School of Medicine of Texas A&M University, and by the Williams Institute and the Promise Institute for Human Rights.
In the decades following the emergence of HIV, advocates shaped the development of health law and policy by arguing for reforms to ensure that compulsory public health measures and legal regimes governing access to medicines were consistent with human rights protections and ethical values. The standards and procedures they championed (with partial success) emphasized the importance of individualized risk assessments, use of the least restrictive alternative, provision of supportive services, privacy and antidiscrimination protections, and affirmative rights to access treatment. During the Covid pandemic, policymakers relied heavily on measures that put the onus on individuals to change their behaviors, often in the absence of adequate legal protections or supports. Moreover, existing legal mechanisms and ethical frameworks were insufficient to ensure equitable distribution of PPE, diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments within the United States and globally. Amid ongoing efforts to reform international, national, state, local, tribal, and territorial laws, this initiative aims to develop, disseminate, and implement ethical and human rights frameworks to guide the future of epidemic response.
The Initiative Co-Chairs are Lindsay F. Wiley and William Sage.
The Promise Institute Europe
UCLA's new hub for research, advocacy and experiential learning at the center of the international human rights and justice arenas in Europe.
The Promise Institute Europe is UCLA’s new European hub for international law and human rights. Established in 2023 and based at the Amsterdam Law School, The Promise Institute Europe advances cutting-edge legal research and analysis, and provides unique opportunities for students who are interested in human rights, public international law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and the protection of the environment.
E. Tendayi Achiume, the Alicia Miñana Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, has been awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today. Recipients are selected for their exceptional creativity, their ability to transcend traditional boundaries and their promise for important future advances.