The California International Law Center (CILC) adds new events all the time, so please check back regularly for schedule and event registration links. All events will be offered on Zoom; additionally, some will offer an in-person option on campus at the UC Davis School of Law in King Hall.
2023-24 Events
International Migration in the Midst of a Climate Crisis
Featuring Belgian Lawyer and Professor, Sylvie Sarolea
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) | On Zoom & Livestreamed
UC Davis School of Law
King Hall Room 1303 | Register to watch it via ZOOM or Livestreamed at King Hall
Join Professor Sylvie Sarolea, as she talks about climate migrants as a human reality that concerns us all and how climate change can affect the foundation of international law. Migration, or rather mobility in its diversity, should no longer be prevented at all costs, but governed in such a way that it is as little as possible a constraint that makes people more vulnerable, and as much as possible an opportunity for virtuous adaptation.
Sylvie Sarolea is Professor at UCLouvain, Belgium where she teaches refugee law, international immigration law, private international law and human rights. Sylvie Sarolea is also a lawyer at the Walloon Brabant bar. She founded the EDEM, which she has been coordinating since 2011.
Professor Sarolea is a member of the Odysseus academic network. She coordinates and/or participates in several interdisciplinary research projects (LIMA, GLOBMIG, VULNER, ISEMI...) . She participates in privileged partnerships in Canada, Morocco and South Kivu.
Co-Sponsored by UC Davis School of Law, UC Davis California Environmental & Law Center (CELPC), and Equipe droits et migrations (EDEM)
Protecting The Rights of Women & Children
Featuring Cameroon Supreme Court Justice Vera Nkwate Ngassa
Thursday, March 02, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) | On Zoom & Livestreamed
UC Davis School of Law
King Hall, Room 1301 | Register to watch it via ZOOM or Livestreamed at King Hall
Join Cameroon Supreme Court Justice Vera Nkwate Ngassa as she speaks about Women’s Rights, Property Rights and Natural Justice in Cameroon, West Central Africa.
Justice Ngassa has been a lifelong advocate for women’s rights from her beginnings as a prosecutor in Cameroon to her ascendancy as a highly respected Cameroon Supreme Court Justice and academic.
Justice Ngassa is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking and lifelong dedication to natural justice - women’s access to justice, property rights, and protecting women and children against violence.
Co-Sponsored by UC Davis School of Law and UC Davis Global Affairs
Democratic Deconsolidation and the Decline of the Rule of Law in Poland
Featuring Polish Attorney and Activist Michal Wawrykiewicz
Monday, February 27, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) | In person or via Zoom
UC Davis School of Law
King Hall, Room 1301 | Register to watch it In-Person or via ZOOM
Join Polish Attorney and Activist, Michal Wawrykiewicz, as he examines the crucial questions that arose after the populist government had taken power in Poland in 2015.
Michal Wawrykiewicz, a Polish attorney, activist, and political analyst, is currently a Reagan-Fascell Program Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, DC, where he is conducting a comparative analysis of the decline of the rule of law in populist authoritarian states.
A specialist in constitutional law, human rights, and European Union law, he is the co-founder of the Free Courts Initiative (legal think tank and activist organization) and the Justice Defense Committee, which assists Polish legal professionals who have been singled out for harassment and intimidation.