Brian Tamahana, John S. Lehmann University Professor, has received the 2019 Book Prize for best book in Legal Philosophy from 2016-18 for his publication, Realistic Theory of Law (Cambridge University Press, 2017). The award, given by the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, was awarded last week in Lucerne at their biennial…
Students in the first-year “Criminal Law” class of John Inazu spent a semester learning about theories of punishment, questions of whether criminal justice can remedy injustice and issues of equity in sentencing. But 1L’s Elizabette (Liz) Privat and Grayson Cornwell embodied the lessons taught by Inazu. Learn more
Washington University in St. Louis will begin a national search this summer for its next provost, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. A nine-member committee will be tasked with finding a successor for Holden Thorp, who will conclude his term on July 15 after serving in the role since 2013. Marion Crain, who holds a…
Alumni of Washington University in St. Louis Deliver Great Performances in Mediation & Negotiation Competitions in Rome and Paris.
Abstract In these brief remarks, delivered at the Hastings Law Journal’s Symposium on the Jurisprudence of Justice Kennedy, I discuss Justice Kennedy’s impact on American law. I reflect on the events that led to Justice Kennedy’s appointment to the Supreme Court and discuss his vision of the Justices as teachers for the nation and how…
Abstract Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s dissent in Abrams v. United States is one of the intellectual anchors of modern First Amendment doctrine. In that opinion, Holmes sets out two core aspects of his free speech jurisprudence: his pragmatic concern about majoritarian control and his quasi-libertarian preference for the “competition of the market.” In the century…
On May 13, 2019, Professor Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University Law and Director of the Harris World Law Institute, spoke on current challenges to international justice at the Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Moderated by Federica D’Alessandra, the founding Executive Director of the Oxford Programme…
A new global convention on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity is one step closer to reality. The UN International Law Commission began its Second Reading of Draft Articles following a unanimous decision by Members of the Commission to send the Articles to the Commission’s Drafting Committee on May 7, 2019. Learn more.
On 3 May 2019, the War Crimes Committee of the International Bar Association hosted a Discussion on the Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity at the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office in Geneva. Learn More.
Testifying on U.S. gun violence in Bogota, Colombia. Presenting on privacy in the digital age. Writing a dissertation on clinical whole-genome sequencing data. Making the dean’s list. All in a day’s work for Jiyeon Kim, who will graduate this month from Washington University in St. Louis with a doctor of law degree from the School…
By Nicole Narea Law360 (April 12, 2019, 10:58 PM EDT) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr has proposed speeding up deportation proceedings and encouraging the Board of Immigration Appeals to issue affirmances without opinion, steps the immigration bar fears may hamper due process. The proposal was initially introduced in 2008 under the Bush administration, but was…
The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of…