Tyrants on Twitter
How can Western democracies defend themselves against the weaponization of social media by authoritarian states? Episode #11 of Borderlines welcomes Santa Clara Law Professor David Sloss, author of Ty...
7 Nov 202231min
Transnational Conflict of Laws
What happens when different legal systems give conflicting answers to the same question, and arguably, each set of rules applies? Episode #10 of Borderlines introduces U.S. and European Union approach...
21 Okt 202244min
Irving Tragen, 100 Years of Development
Episode #9 of Borderlines features legendary U.S. Foreign Service Officer and Latin American expert Irving G. Tragen on the occasion of his 100th birthday, in conversation about his life and legacy wi...
22 Aug 20221h 10min
Intisar Rabb, Interpreting MetaCanons
This special episode of Borderlines features Islamic legal studies and comparative and foreign law innovator Professor Intisar Rabb, talking about her leading research on shared methods of interpretat...
10 Aug 202253min
Philippe Sands, From Genocide to Ecocide
This special episode of Borderlines features influential educator, commentator, and litigator Philippe Sands discussing ground-breaking efforts to introduce ecocide – the crime of environmental destru...
10 Aug 202248min
Democracies and International Law
From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the rising dominance of China as a superpower, a fresh examination of international law’s role in the global division between dictatorship and democracy has rar...
6 Jul 202244min
Digital Markets Act
The Digital Markets Act will regulate tech giants through a unique “gatekeeper” scheme. The Act imposes antitrust obligations only on the market’s largest actors – predominantly American companies. Is...
21 Apr 202253min
A Sense of Place: Talking with Dick Buxbaum
Dick Buxbaum’s life and work are legendary far beyond his home base at UC Berkeley Law School, where he’s been a member of the faculty, a brilliant scholar of comparative corporate law, and a mentor s...
21 Des 202147min
