For two years, students in the UCI Law International Justice Clinic have advocated for Los Angeles County to implement the United Nations Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Last month, the County Board of Supervisors approved a motion supporting CEDAW and laying the groundwork for a possible CEDAW ordinance.
Professor David Kaye submits comment to the Oversight Board
Professor David Kaye, in his personal capacity, submitted a letter in response to the Oversight Board’s call for public comments as it evaluates Facebook’s decision to suspend indefinitely the accounts of former US President Donald J. Trump.
A Conversation with the Oversight Board – Facebook’s Trump Ban and the Future of Online Speech
Professor David Kaye participated in a conversation with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Oversight Board Co-Chair and former Prime Minister of Denmark; Dex Hunter-Torricke, Oversight Board Head of Communications; and Steve Feldstein, Carnegie Endowment senior fellow for Democracy, Conflict, and Governance. More information
UCI Law Clinics Assist Former Child Slaves in U.S. Supreme Court*
Students in the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Civil Rights Litigation, International Human Rights Litigation and International Justice Clinics are part of the litigation team representing former child slaves before the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v Nestle USA and Cargill, Nos 19-416 & 453. Civil Rights Litigation Clinic Director Paul Hoffman will argue these consolidated matters in the Supreme Court on December 1, 2020.
UCI Law Clinic Director David Kaye and the International Justice Clinic Establish Human Rights and Social Media Initiative with Support from Knight Foundation*
The International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) and Clinic Director David Kaye have been researching the models of self-regulation and multi-stakeholder governance of content moderation on digital platforms over the last year. Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the research has led to the establishment of the Human Rights and Social Media Initiative to monitor and assess developments related to the regulation of online content moderation.
International Justice Clinic and IPAT File Comments in Section 230 Rulemaking*
The UCI International Justice Clinic and IPAT jointly filed a comment asking the FCC to deny the petition and to examine the ways in which U.S. international obligations should be taken into account, and the likelihood that changes in domestic regulation would have significant impact on individuals and communities outside the United States.
Interview with Natalia Kaliada
David Kaye interviews Natalia Kaliada, Founding Artistic Director of Belarus Free Theatre
Katie Porter and David Kaye in conversation
Former UC Irvine Law Professor, and current Member of Congress, Representative Katie Porter spoke with David Kaye about the UN human rights system, threats to democracy online, and other topics in a Twitter Live event today. You can check it
Private Surveillance, Technology, Companies and States
By: Kyoolee Park* A recent New York Times article describes a lawsuit filed in late October by WhatsApp against the NSO Group, which alleges that the Israeli company’s spyware compromised roughly 1,400 mobile devices of WhatsApp users. The article also alleges that the Israeli