Máximo Langer

About/Bio

Máximo Langer is David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law at the School of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles, United States. He is also Honorary President and former President of the American Society of Comparative Law. Professor Langer is also the Director of the Transnational Program on Criminal Justice at UCLA School of Law and is a Member of the American Law Institute and a Titular Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law.

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The Uneven Application of Universal Jurisdiction: Living with Impunity vs. Living in Fear

This will be a busy fall for French courts.  Two major cases are testing France’s approach towards international justice. First, Roger Lumbala Tshitenga, a former Congolese warlord accused of crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War, is set to go on trial in November through December. Second, Eugene Rwamucyo, a former doctor accused of complicity in…

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