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March 5, Online: Abolish Imperialism: Findings of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
As part of the NLG Week of Abolition, join the Harvard Law School Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild for a conversation with facilitators and jurists of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. This event will take place Tuesday, March 5, from 12:15-1:20 PM Eastern (GMT-5) on Zoom and in person at Harvard Law […]
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Videos: Symposium on War Crimes Committed in the Hawaiian Islands by the United States
Watch the Hawaiian Society of Law & Politics‘ Symposium showcasing the “Royal Commission of Inquiry – Investigating War Crimes and Human Rights Violations Committed in the Hawaiian Kingdom” held at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa on February 11, 2023. This half-day symposium, in collaboration with the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, the National Lawyers Guild, the University […]
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January 26, Online Launch of the People’s Academy of International Law
Please join us for the webinar launch of… The Monique and Roland Weyl PEOPLE’S ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Thursday, January 26 1 pm UTC (5 am PT, 8 am ET, 2 pm CET, 10 pm JST) Register to attend: https://bit.ly/peoplesintlaw International law is in crisis. For too long, reactionary forces have tried to strip progressive […]
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WPLC, IADL, and NLG file joint Amicus Brief Supporting the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Complaint against the US Requesting a Declaratory Judgment and Effective End of U.S. Occupation
July 30, 2021 Contact: Natali Segovia, Staff Attorney, WPLC: defense@waterprotectorlegal.org NLG International Committee: international@nlg.org Download the amicus brief here. Honolulu—The Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC), alongside the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) and National Lawyers Guild (NLG), filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief today in support of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s complaint […]
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April 8, Webinar: Dr. Keanu Sai to Present on the Hawaiian Kingdom, United States and International Law
Dr. Keanu Sai, co-chair of the NLG’s Hawaiian Kingdom Subcommittee, will be presenting as part of a Centre for International Legal Studies at the Jindal Global Law School in India and the Addis Ababa University IHL Clinic in Ethiopia webinar series on Thursday, April 8. The series focuses on semi-colonialism and international law. The program […]
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Video: Webinar on War Crimes and the U.S. Occupation of Hawai‘i with Dr. Keanu Sai and Professor Federico Lenzerini
On Saturday, January 9, the National Lawyers Guild International Committee and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers hosted a webinar on war crimes, international humanitarian law and the U.S. occupation of Hawai’i. Hawai‘i, a recognized sovereign and independent State since the nineteenth century, has been under a prolonged military occupation by the United States for […]
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January 9, IADL/NLG Webinar: War Crimes and the U.S. Occupation of Hawai‘i with Dr. Keanu Sai and Professor Federico Lenzerini
Saturday, January 9, 2021 10am – 1pm Hawai‘i/12 – 3pm Pacific/3 – 6pm Eastern (8 – 11pm UTC) Register to join over Zoom: https://bit.ly/hawaiioccupation Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3519049134808762 As strange as it may seem, Hawai‘i, a recognized sovereign and independent State since the nineteenth century, has been under a prolonged military occupation by the United States […]
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NLG letter urges implementation of international law in U.S.-occupied Hawaiian Kingdom
On Monday January 16, 1893, the United States Minister Plenipotentiary, John L. Stevens, intervened in the internal affairs of the Hawaiian Kingdom when he ordered U.S. troops to invade Honolulu and overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom government in order to replace it with an insurgency he supported. The next day, the insurgents, in the presence of […]
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Sept. 21 – Join the NLG IC CLE at the Convention: The Law of Occupation
Join the NLG International Committee’s CLE program on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, as part of the NLG Convention! The four-hour CLE will take place at 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern time. To participate in the CLE, you must register for the NLG Convention. You can attend all Convention events as part of your registration – […]
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NLG Calls Upon US to Immediately Comply with International Humanitarian Law in its Illegal Occupation of the Hawaiian Islands
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the oldest and largest progressive bar association in the United States, calls upon the United States to immediately begin to comply with international humanitarian law in its prolonged and illegal occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom since 1893. As the longest running belligerent occupation of a foreign country in the history of international […]
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