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Meet Layla Yousef ’27, a first-year student already making waves in international law and human rights. From her undergraduate research on global security at Johns Hopkins to earning a geopolitics and diplomacy certification at Oxford, from interning with the U.S. Senate to working alongside United Nations experts in Geneva, Layla brings remarkable dedication to everything she does—including playing on Egypt’s national women’s soccer team! Discover how she’s charting a new course at Berkeley Law—as co-editor-in-chief, student leader, and advocate for inclusive global frameworks. Read her story now. #BerkeleyLaw #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #GlobalLeadership #UN #WomenInLaw #StudentSpotlight
Can the president shut down a federal agency? In this “It’s the Law” episode, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky lays out the constitutional facts—no opinions, just what the law actually says—on the scope of executive power and separation of powers. #ItsTheLaw #ExecutivePower #SeparationOfPowers #ConstitutionalLaw #SCOTUS #BerkeleyLaw
Can the president shut down a federal agency? In this “It’s the Law” episode, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky lays out the constitutional facts—no opinions, just what the law actually says—on the scope of executive power and separation of powers.
#ItsTheLaw #ExecutivePower #SeparationOfPowers #ConstitutionalLaw #SCOTUS #BerkeleyLaw
Welcome back to another Asked and Answered with Ava! Today, @owenknapperjr, @asucsenatorknapper and @avafreeman05 asked law school students about their different pathways to law school. There truly is no conventional path! Got a question? Send us a DM.
Welcome back to another Asked and Answered with Ava! Today, @owenknapperjr, @asucsenatorknapper and @avafreeman05 asked law school students about their different pathways to law school. There truly is no conventional path!
Got a question? Send us a DM.
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