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Stanford Law School offers a wide range of courses such as “How to Ask a Question” and “California Coast: Science, Policy and Law.” These unique courses contribute to the vibrant academic environment of the school. Hear from SLS’s class of 2024 as they talk about their favorite classes ...and the incredible faculty who taught them.
Graduation celebrations kick off with a class photo of Stanford Law School’s class of 2024
The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law’s (CDDRL), the Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab (PovGov), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace worked together to host a panel discussing Mexico's historic election and the state of democracy in Mexico.
..."I think it's important to recognize that INE has been one of the crown jewels of Mexico's democracy. It is widely regarded as one of the most independent and professional election commissions in the world. Whether it continues to be as highly regarded will depend on what Claudia Sheinbaum decides to do — whether she chooses to break from President López Obrador's authoritarian agenda or to open a new chapter in Mexico in favor of democracy and the rule of law," said one of the panelists, Amrit Singh, Professor of the Practice of Law and founding Executive Director of the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School. Learn more about the six insights generated from the Q&A at the link below.
https://stanford.io/3KyOLvb
Nora Freeman Engstrom, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, and David Freeman Engstrom, LSVF Professor in Law and the Co-Director of the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, sat down with Pamela Karlan on ...Stanford Legal to discuss the access to justice problem in the United States and the difficulties people encounter when trying to manage a legal issue.
"They're made to navigate what's really a baffling legal system without any help at all, and then when they have problems where the legal system could help them, they're totally thwarted, and they can't find a lawyer to make their way into court," said Nora Freeman Engstrom. Listen to the episode at the link below.
https://stanford.io/3X9icLJ