Call for Applications: Post-Doc at Berkeley Center for Private Law Theory

The Berkeley Center for Private Law theory is happy to announce its call for Post-Doc Fellowship applications for a two-year position with an anticipated start date in Fall 2024. For more information about the position, including required qualifications and application materials, please visit: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04161. A PDF version of the full announcement can be accessed here.

The Liability of Judges for Wrongful Imprisonment

By Samuel Beswick, Assistant Professor of Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia. Last month, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Australia each gave judgments on lawsuits against sitting judges for abusing their contempt-of-court power. The US case arose after an Ohio Municipal … Read more