This is a year of many milestones for California Western School of Law including the 10th anniversary of Proyecto ACCESO, a rule of law training program which works with lawyers, judges, and government officials in Latin America. The project is fueled by the work of California Western professors, students, and members of the local bench and bar [...]

Wednesday, Proyecto ACCESO will officially celebrate its tenth anniversary with a reception and film screening at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. This milestone for the judicial innovation program based at California Western is indicative of the need to promote the rule of law in Latin America and educate the public on legal [...]

 The Sixth Annual Janeen Kerper Trial Skills Academy welcomes approximately 80 attorneys from Latin American countries February 12 through 16. Sponsored by the Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy and Proyecto ACCESO, the five-day program is designed to teach Spanish-speaking attorneys litigation skills.
“This is a truly diverse international group, which shows the strength of the adversarial [...]

California Western’s Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy hosts the 4th Annual Janeen Kerper Trial Skills Academy from April 27 - May 1.  The Spanish-language program trains lawyers from Latin American countries in oral trial advocacy skills.  Sixty people are expected to participate, including lawyers from Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
“This is a [...]

Street vendors peddle counterfeit goods on sidewalks and in alleyways around Latin America.  While the informal economy in developing countries provides jobs and access to inexpensive consumer goods, the intellectual piracy fueling these cheap goods poses a serious danger to public health and cultural heritage.
Intellectual Property theft results in losses more devastating and widespread than [...]

The San Diego Union-Tribune highlighted the work of California Western Assistant Dean for Mission Development and Institute Professor James Cooper this past Sunday.
The feature by Arts writer Lee Grant profiles Cooper’s many film projects with students including the most recent, “Not in My Backyard”, which airs on the San Diego County Office of Education’s ITV [...]

CineFestival ‘09, a four-day event showcasing films and videos by Latinos and Chicanos, recently announced the inclusion of Not in My Backyard, a short film directed by and starring California Western professors and students.  The film screens at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 8 at the historic Guadalupe Theater in San Antonio, Texas.
According to documentary [...]