January 25, 2023Authored by Spencer Levitt UCI Law’s International Justice Clinic has been investigating the use and abuse of spyware technologies as a part of the clinic’s private surveillance project. Proliferating in recent years, hundreds of vendors across the globe
New Report! A National Human Rights Institution for the United States
The International Justice Clinic is pleased to release today a report advocating for the creation of a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in the United States. The Report, Establishing a National Human Rights Institution in the United States, is the
One step closer to holding NSO Group accountable: The U.S. Solicitor General recommended the Supreme Court deny NSO’s cert petition concerning the applicability of foreign sovereign immunity to a private entity
November 22, 2022 In 2019, WhatsApp filed a complaint in federal court against NSO Group, the world’s most notorious spyware vendor, claiming that NSO used WhatsApp servers without authorization to send malware to approximately 1,400 WhatsApp users’ devices, thereby violating
Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica22): Advancing strategic litigation on digital rights in Africa: the role of the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
The International Justice Clinic (IJC) at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK) will co-host a panel discussion “Advancing strategic litigation on digital rights in Africa: the role of the UN Human
New Report! Advancing Digital Rights through UN Treaty Body Litigation
For at least a decade, the United Nations (“UN”) has sought to define and promote digital rights for the international community. In the face of resistance from authoritarian-minded governments, UN bodies have not always articulated fundamental norms in the most
Professor Kaye Testifies Before Indian Supreme Court Committee on the Threats to Human Rights Posed by Pegasus Spyware
*This article was originally published by UCI Law here. 02-17-2022 University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor and Director of the International Justice Clinic, David Kaye, provided expert testimony before a committee established by the Supreme Court of India to
IJC, ARTICLE 19 and ILGA-Europe submit an Amicus brief before the European Court of Human Rights
See the original Press Release from ARTICLE 19 here On 14 January 2022, Professor David Kaye and the organizations ARTICLE 19, and nd the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe), submitted a third-party
IJC is seeking a Clinical Fellow to support its New Treaty Body Litigation Initiative
The University of California, Irvine, School of Law invites applications for the position of a Fellow in its International Justice Clinic. The successful candidate will work principally on projects defending and promoting human rights online, with a specific focus on
9th Circuit Rejects NSO Group’s Claim to Sovereign Immunity
In a major milestone in WhatsApp’s suit against NSO Group, the 9th Circuit today rejected NSO’s argument that it could benefit from the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act’s exclusion of foreign states from federal court jurisdiction. The full opinion is available
UCI Law International Justice Clinic Students Present to Facebook/Meta*
Students and faculty of the UCI Law International Justice Clinic recently gave a presentation to a panel of policy experts at Facebook/Meta providing recommendations on how the company can bring its conduct and the Oversight Board into better alignment with international human rights standards. The presentation was led by UCI Law students Jackson Backer, Krystal Campos and Alec Regulski. UCI Law Professor Mary Hansel supervised.