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Cardozo Welcomes Bobby Codjoe As Director Of Diversity And Inclusion, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

Cardozo School of Law is pleased to welcome Bobby Codjoe as its new Director of Diversity and Inclusion.

Cardozo Law News Brief: August 21, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2020

Featured Faculty:

• Betsy Ginsberg
• Kate Levine
• Jessica Roth
• Anthony Sebok
• Ingrid Mattson
• Gabor Rona
• Michel Rosenfeld
• Richard Weisberg
• Edward Zelinsky

Campus News:

• Dean Melanie Leslie Appoints Three New Faculty Members for 2020-21
• Class of 2023 Joins the Cardozo Community
• Inter American Court Rules Against Ecuador in Case Worked on by Cardozo Students
• Mediation Clinic Partners with Mayor's Office on MEND NYC

Events:

• Cardozo Divorce Mediation Clinic -- a 10th Anniversary Concert Celebration!

Dean Melanie Leslie Appoints Four New Faculty Members For 2020-21, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

Dean Melanie Leslie has announced four new faculty appointments for the 2020-21 academic year.

Child Abuse And Cannabis Use: How A Prima Facie Standard Mischaracterizes Parental Cannabis Consumption As Child Neglect, Jasmine Harris

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cardozo Law News Brief: July 9, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2020

Featured Faculty:

• Gabor Rona
• Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum
• Kate Levine
• Jessica Roth
• Edward Zelinsky
• Ngozi Okidegbe

Campus News:

• CLIHHR’s Law Teaching Guides Confront Structural Violence

Events:

• Seinfeld and the Law
• The BALLSA Alumni Group and Professor Gabor Rona: George Floyd: Leveraging International Law to Combat Police Brutality
• COVID-19 Legal Impact Program (CLIP) - Session 4 - Insurance Law
• A Google Maps Trip Through NYC Zoning Issues
• Presumptive ADR – What’s That?
• Impeachment

Prosecutorial Declination Statements, Jessica A. Roth

Articles

This Article examines how prosecutors convey to various audiences their decisions not to charge in discrete cases. Although prosecutors regularly issue public statements about their declinations—and anecdotal evidence suggests that declination statements are on the rise—there is an absence of literature discussing the interests that such statements serve, the risks that they pose, and how such statements are consistent with the prosecutorial function. Prosecutors also operate in this space without clear ground rules set by law, policies, or professional standards. This Article attempts to fill that void. First, it theorizes the interests potentially advanced by such statements—characterized as signaling, accountability, …

Cardozo Law News Brief: June 26, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2020

Featured Faculty:

• Kate Levine
• Deborah Pearlstein
• Alexander A. Reinert
• Barry Scheck
• Jessica Roth

Campus News:

• Nicole Seawright Named One of the 2020 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 by LGBT Bar

Events:

• Seinfeld and the Law
• COVID and Detention Issues
• Supreme Court Summer Cases Wrap-up
• A Google Maps Trip Through NYC Zoning Issues

The 2020 Inspire! Awards Honor Three Women Whose Families Were Devastated By Miscarriages Of Justice, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

In a Zoom ceremony on June 10, Cardozo students presented Inspire Community Impact Honoree Awards to three women who devoted their lives to fighting for justice for the men in their families who had suffered grave miscarriages of justice.

Cardozo's 28th Annual Inspire! Awards Ceremony, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

2020 Event Invitations

No abstract provided.

Cardozo Law News Brief: June 9, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2020

Featured Faculty:

• Deborah Pearlstein
• Leslie Salzman
• Rebekah Diller
• Alexander A. Reinert
• Michelle Adams
• Kate Levine

Campus News:

• Cardozo's First Virtual Commencement Toasts the Class of 2020

Events:

• 28th Public Service Celebration: Inspire! Awards
• A Conversation on Community Resources: Lawyers and Antiracism
• Alumni Roundtable on the Murder of George Floyd and Rethinking the Criminal Legal System
• A Conversation with Professor Kathryn Miller and Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum

Week Of June 8, 2020 - June 12, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2020

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

• Cardozo Alumni Association
• Cardozo Center for Public Service Law
• Heyman Center on Corporate Law and Governance

Cardozo's Response To Racial Violence: History, Criminal Justice Reform And Call To Action, Cardozo Office Of Student Services & Advising, Michelle Adams

2020 Event Invitations

No abstract provided.

Cardozo's Response To Racial Violence: History, Criminal Justice Reform And Call To Action, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

For some, the outrage across our country this week was an awakening; for many others, it was yet another reminder of how much work there is still left to do to eradicate the racism that threatens Black lives and the promise of equality under the law.

2020 Commencement Exercises, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Commencement

The Cardozo School of Law's Class of 2020 celebrated a virtual commencement amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person celebration for the Class of 2020 was held the following year alongside the Class of 2021.

The Paradox Of Automation As Anti-Bias Intervention, Ifeoma Ajunwa

Cardozo Law Review

A received wisdom is that automated decision-making serves as an anti-bias intervention. The conceit is that removing humans from the decision-making process will also eliminate human bias. The paradox, however, is that in some instances, automated decision-making has served to replicate and amplify bias. With a case study of the algorithmic capture of hiring as a heuristic device, this Article provides a taxonomy of problematic features associated with algorithmic decision-making as anti-bias intervention and argues that those features are at odds with the fundamental principle of equal opportunity in employment. To examine these problematic features within the context of algorithmic …

A Message From Dean Leslie On Recent Racial Violence, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

Our community has been shaken by the racist killings of George Floyd in Minnesota, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky and so many others. We mourn these needless deaths and condemn police brutality.

Dean Melanie Leslie Announces New Faculty, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

Dean Melanie Leslie has announced two new faculty appointments.

Rebecca Ingber will join the faculty this fall as Professor of Law with tenure. She previously taught at Boston University Law School. Ngozi Okidegbe, who joined Cardozo as the inaugural Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professor last year, will become an Assistant Professor of Law.

Missing In Action: The International Crime Of The Slave Trade, Patricia Viseur Sellers, Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum

Articles

The slave trade prohibition is among the first recognized and least prosecuted international crimes. Deftly codified in, inter alia, the 1926 Slavery Convention, the 1956 Supplementary Convention, Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions (AP II), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the norm against the slave trade — the precursor to slavery — stands as a peremptory norm, a crime under customary international law, a humanitarian law prohibition and a non-derogable human right. Acts of the slave trade remain prevalent in armed conflicts, including those committed under the Islamic State …

Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Corruption Abroad: From Conflict To Co-Operation: A Comparison Of French And American Law And Practice, Fred Einbinder

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The article examines the divergent approaches of France and the United States in combating corporate foreign corruption, highlighting their shared commitment to addressing the issue but differing legal frameworks and practices. While the U.S. employs participatory, lawyer-led systems with tools like plea bargaining and whistleblowing, France's inquisitorial, state-centric model has historically resisted such practices. The enactment of Sapin 2 in France marks a shift toward integrating American-style anti-corruption mechanisms, such as the Convention Judiciaire d'Intérêt Public (CJIP), while preserving core principles of French criminal law. The analysis underscores the challenges and opportunities of cross-border enforcement and the evolving cooperation between …

Paradigm Perplexities: Does International Humanitarian Law Or International Human Rights Law Govern The Gaza Border Protests Of 2018-2019, & What Are The Consequences? A Response To The Supreme Court’S Opinion In Yesh Din V. Idf Chief Of Staff (Hcj 3003/18), Anthony Carl

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note critically examines the Israeli Supreme Court's ruling on the 2018 Gaza border protests, arguing that the Court's classification of the conflict as an international armed conflict (IAC) is legally flawed. This classification allowed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to use live-fire policies under international humanitarian law (IHL), which the author contends is inappropriate for the context. The analysis asserts that the conflict should instead be treated as a non-international armed conflict (NIAC), with corresponding implications for the application of human rights law (IHRL). The Court's conflation of the law enforcement (LE) paradigm under IHL with the conduct of …

The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women: What Impact, If Any, Has It Had On Reproductive Health And Abortion Rights Around The World?, Casey Katz Pearlman

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note examines the impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on reproductive rights and abortion laws, with a focus on Ireland's 2018 repeal of the Eighth Amendment, which legalized abortion. While CEDAW did not directly cause the repeal, it contributed to a broader international framework influencing the decision. The note also compares Ireland's experience with the United States, where CEDAW has not been ratified, and highlights the ongoing challenges in advancing reproductive rights globally.

Not Far Enough: The Rising Elderly Prison Population And Criminal Justice And Prison Reform Following The First Step Act Of 2018, Johnny Thach

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The First Step Act of 2018, while representing a modest advancement in criminal justice reform, falls short of achieving meaningful change, particularly for elderly prisoners and those with disabilities. Despite its provisions for compassionate release and recidivism assessment, the Act is criticized for its restrictive eligibility criteria, lack of retroactive sentencing reforms, and insufficient oversight of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The note argues that the Act’s limitations perpetuate systemic issues, such as inadequate medical care and high mortality rates among elderly prisoners, highlighting the need for more comprehensive reforms to address these concerns effectively.

Table Of Contents - Cardozo Journal Of Equal Rights & Social Justice, Vol. 26, Iss. 3

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Trafficking People With Disabilities: A Legal Analysis, Christopher Carey, Sarahfina Peterson

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Strategies For Emergency Release Of Incarcerated People During Covid-19 Outbreak, Sara Alvarez, Andrew Kopke, Mariel Stein, Meg Tiley

Student Articles & Notes

Students in Cardozo's Criminal Defense Clinic partnered with the Office of the Appellate Defender to outline legal strategies to advocate for the release of incarcerated people who are vulnerable to harm from COVID-19.

Cardozo Law News Brief: February 14, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Brief 2020

Featured Faculty:

• Kate Levine
• Paris Baldacci
• Samuel Weinstein
• Ngozi Okidegbe

Campus News:

• Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Canada Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella Visit Cardozo
• Fashion CEO Uri Minkoff Talks about Business and Style
• ADR Team Makes the Eighth Finals at ICC International Mediation Competition

Events:

• Cardozo/Columbia Colloquium Series with Professor Manuel Cepeda
• Addressing Anti-Semitism and Bigotry: An Open Dialogue
• Portrait of a Designer: An Evening with Sam Edelman
• Women's Law Initiative Spring Reception
• The 31st Annual Uri and Caroline Bauer Memorial Lecture

Professor Kate Levine Talks To The New York Times About New Criminal Justice Laws, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo News 2020

Under new laws, which went into effect in January, prosecutors are required to give defense teams discovery material —which can include the names of confidential witnesses —15 days after a person is arraigned in court.

Week Of January 27, 2020 - January 31, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2020

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

• Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
• Cardozo Center for Public Service Law
• Cardozo FAME Center
• Cardozo Fashion Law Society
• Cardozo Law Punnytive Damages (CLPD)
• Cardozo Office of Career Services
• Cardozo Office of Student Services & Advising
• Chabad at Cardozo
• Heyman Center on Corporate Law and Governance
• Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS)
• Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
• Stein Center for Law and Ethics
• Suspension Representation Project
• Women in Tech Law

Week Of January 20, 2020 - January 24, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2020

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

• Cardozo Alumni Association's Insurance Coverage Practice Group
• Cardozo American Constitution Society (ACS)
• Cardozo Art Law Society
• Cardozo Business Law Society
• Cardozo Center for Public Service Law
• Cardozo Entertainment Law Society
• Cardozo Fashion Law Society
• Cardozo Office of Career Services
• Cardozo Office of Special Events
• Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy
• Heyman Center on Corporate Law and Governance
• Innocence Project Clinic
• Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law