Training for Police Departments in Procedural Justice
The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice launched a three-day procedural justice training in its six pilot sites in February 2016.
Two Solomon Center Visiting Faculty Release New Books
Dr. Joseph J. Fins has published Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury, Ethics, and the Struggle for Consciousness and Dr. Aaron Kesselheim was co-editor, along with Christopher Robertson, of the book Blinding as a Solution to Bias: Strengthening Biomedical Science, Forensic Science, and Law.
China Center Hosts Judicial Reform Delegation from China
In December 2015, The China Center was pleased to collaborate with a visiting delegation of nine senior judges and officials from the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China, led by Senior Judge Huiling Jiang, the President of the SPC’s China Institute of Applied Jurisprudence.
Liman Fellows Announced; Colloquium Scheduled
The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program announced the appointment of seven new fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Meares, Tyler, and Goff to Serve on Panel on Proactive Policing
Three members of the Justice Collaboratory—Tracey Meares, Tom Tyler, and Phillip Atiba Goff—were named to serve on the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Proactive Policing.
Professor Huang Delivers Talk on China’s Healthcare Challenges
Professor Yanzhong Huang delivered a lecture on “China’s Healthcare Challenges” at Yale Law School on March 7, 2016. The event was organized by the China Center and co-sponsored by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy.
Health Panel Discusses Zika Virus
The Global Health Justice Partnership convened a panel at Yale Law School on March 8, 2015 to discuss the recent outbreak of Zika virus and its impact on reproductive rights. The event was co-sponsored by groups across Yale University, including the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Disease at the Yale School of Public Health, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Medical Students for Choice, Nursing Students for Choice, Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice, Program in the History of Science and Medicine, and Rights, Health, and Justice. The panel featured Dr. Albert Ko...
Jerome Cohen: “Law and Power: China’s Ongoing Struggle"
On February 3, 2016, The China Center hosted Professor Jerome A. Cohen ’55, who gave a lecture to a packed Yale Law School classroom on “Law and Power: China’s Ongoing Struggle.”