Matt Halling is a law school graduate, magna cum laude, from University of California Hastings in San Francisco, specializing in human rights and international criminal law. His work has been published in the Hastings International & Comparative Law Review and in the online independent press. He is presently clerking for the International Criminal Court. All comments and questions welcome at matthalling@yahoo.com.
International Law
A Revolution on Hold: Assessing the 2007 Constitutional Referendum in Venezuela (2008)
The failed 2007 Venezuela constitutional referendum was a landmark moment for Hugo Chavez’s government and...
Did Press Freedom Win a Medal? The Future of Foreign Journalism in China (2008)
This paper addresses the future of foreign journalism in China in the wake of the...
Peacekeeping in Name Alone: Accountability for the UN in Haiti (with Blaine Bookey), Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. (2008)
This paper is about the difficulty creating accountability for UN peacekeeping missions, using the MINUSTAH...
Islamic Law
Grounding Non-Muslim Ijtihâd (2008)
In Islamic law, ijtihâd, or independent legal reasoning, has been limited to Muslims only in...
International Criminal Law
Push the Envelope –Watch It Bend: Removing the Policy Requirement and Extending Crimes Against Humanity, Leiden Journal of International Law (2010)
This article argues for amending the Rome Statute to remove the state or organizational policy...
Consensus in the Shadows: American Engagement With the International Criminal Court (2008)
This paper clarifies and evaluates the current United States position to the International Criminal Court....
Legal Theory
A Law of No Gods, No Masters – Developing and Defending a Participatory Legal System, Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. (2009)
This note develops and analyzes a new legal vision consistent with recent activist literature about...