Victor Conde, an international human rights lawyer and educator, examined the global and national importance of international human rights law in the Center for Human Rights and International Justice Center’s Rights in Conflict Series.
News, Off Campus, Top Story, Administration
UPDATE: 24 BC Law Professors Sign Onto Letter to the Senate Condemning Kavanaugh Nomination
Twenty-four Boston College Law School professors signed a letter asking the U. S. Senate not to confirm U. S. Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The letter was sent to The New York Times, and it will be presented to the U. S. Senate on Thursday. Kavanaugh is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault.
2018 Momentum Awards, Features
The Frisson in the Air
“I didn’t see, during that period of time, a real push for considerations of equality from the Catholic Church,” Copeland said. “And sadly, I still don’t see that today … We don’t have any substantive response from our bishops about the deleterious racial situation we’re living in.”
Opinions, Column
Sewing Safety Before the Smoke
“Unfortunately, Massachusetts marijuana laws are not nearly as good as they ought to be. It seems to me that the law that was passed was less of a “final cut,” and more like a template for what could potentially be excellent legislation.”
Features
‘Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’ Names BC Prof. Mary Bilder ‘Top Woman of Law’
BC Law’s Mary Bilder was selected this month as a Top Woman of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, and awarded for her work and research in the field of law along with five other BC Law alumni.
News, On Campus
Former U.S. Attorney General Addresses Students in Small-Group Discussion
Holder discussed some of the toughest decisions he had to make during his time as attorney general.
