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A commitment to living on fair terms: Jonathan Quong
"I am interested in how we ought to organize our shared social, political, and legal institutions so that we can live on fair terms with each other."
A legal system subject to moral critique and reconstruction: Marcela Prieto
"The legal system is entirely contingent — and everything can be subject to moral critique and reconstruction."
USC Gould students explore the foundations of international criminal law in Europe
The inaugural Global Justice for Atrocities Study Tour, held through the Gilbert Center, brought students to historic sites in Krakow and Nuremberg as part of an immersive academic program
In the News
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Audio: Ross McElwee’s new film ‘Remake’ explores his son’s overdoseKCRW: Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Recent Faculty Scholarship
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“When It Comes to Electoral Disputes, State Justices are Less Reliable GOP Allies than U.S. Supreme Court Justices — and That's the "Problem" (even a Modified Version of) the Independent State Legislature Claim Hopes to Solve” (with Lee Epstein and Michael Nelson), Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (accepted August 2023, forthcoming 2024).October 18, 2023
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"Enterprise Liability", in Research Handbook on Corporate Liability (Martin Petrin & Christina Writing, ed.) Edward Elgar Publishing (2023).
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"Child maltreatment, the law, and two types of error," Child Maltreatment (2023).
September 11, 2023
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