UCI Law International Justice Clinic Successfully Urges LA County to Support Global Treaty on Gender Equity*

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.

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.