Rachel Van Cleave
Professor of Law
Phone:Ìý415-442-6601
Email:Ìýrvancleave@ggu.edu
COURSES
LAW 761AComparative Criminal Procedure
LAW 710Criminal Law
LAW 762AComparative Sex and Gender Law
LAW 807Wills and Trusts
Research Interests & Areas of Specialization
- Comparative Criminal Justice
- Property/Wills & Trusts
- State Constitutional Law
Education
- JSM, Stanford University School of Law
- JD, Hastings College of the Law, University of California
- BA, Stanford University
Professional & Teaching Experience
- Participant inÌýÌýdiscussing theÌýKahler v. KansasÌýcase before the US Supreme CourtÌý(Nov. 2019).
- Interviewed on the Chicago Public Media station WBEZ on Italian rape law.
- Clerked for the Hon. Sam D. Johnson, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Austin.
- J. Hadley Edgar Professor, Texas Tech University School of the Law.
- Taught legal research and writing at Santa Clara University School of Law and Stanford University School of Law.
- Studied Italian criminal justice system as a Fulbright Scholar.
Selected Publications
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- . The Recorder, Oct. 25, 2021.
- ,Ìý96 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 627 (2019).
- .ÌýThe Recorder, Mar. 7, 2019.
- Ìý(authored with Anthony W. Crowell and Valerie K. Couch),ch. inÌýExperiential Education in the Law School Curriculum (Carolina Academic Press, 2017).
- , 47 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 109 (2017).
- Daily Journal, Oct. 14, 2015.
- , The Recorder, Dec. 31, 2014.
- , Daily Journal, Nov. 11, 2014.
- The Recorder, Oct. 16, 2014.
- , Daily Journal, Sept. 22, 2014.
- , Daily Journal, June 3, 2014.
- , the Recorder, Oct. 25, 2013.
- Golden Gate Dean Rachel Van Cleave interviews Professor Benedetta Faedi Duramy about her journey through academia.
- , on law.com, June 9, 2014.
- , The Recorder, Oct. 17, 2013.
- , The Daily Journal, Sept. 24, 2013.
- , Spring/Summer 91ɬÂþ Lawyer 22 (2013).
- , The Daily Journal (May 7, 2012).
- , 42 Univ. of Baltimore L. Rev. 329 (2013).
- Promoting Experiential Learning at 91ɬÂþ School of Law, ch. 6 inÌýReforming Legal Education (Information Age Publishing, 2012).
- , 10 Seattle J. for Social Justice 211 (2011). Written by Rachel van Cleave, et al.
- , The Recorder, May 18, 2011. This article was also published under a slightly different title on May 10, 2011 and in The Legal Intelligence on May 27, 2011.
- , The Recorder, May 10, 2011.
- , ch. in The Great Dissents of the “Lone Dissenter”: Justice Jesse W. Carter’s Twenty Tumultuous Years on the California Supreme Court (Carolina Academic Press, 2010).
- , ch. inÌýProfiles In Prominence (Golden Gate Univ. 2009).
- , 6 Ohio State J. of Crim. Law 335 (2008).
- 43 Tulsa L. Rev. (Symposium: Supreme Court Review) 709 (2008).
- , 13 Michigan J. of Gender & Law 273 (2007).
- Italy, ch. 9 in Criminal Procedure: A Worldwide Study. Bradley, Craig M., ed. (2007).
- The Piano LessonÌýand the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, 43 Cal. W. L. Rev. 97 (2006).
- , 38 Suffolk U. L.R. 427 (2005).
- Does the Phrase “Convicted in Any Court” in a Firearms Law Include Foreign Convictions? 2004-2005 US Sup. Ct. Cas. 85 (2004-2005).
- “, 12 USC Interdisciplinary L.J. 217 (2003).
- When is a Court “Punishing” Out-of-State Conduct Rather than Merely “Considering” Such Conduct? 2002-2003 US Sup. Ct. Cas. 124 (2002-2003).
- When Does a Retroactive Decrease in the Frequency of Parole Reconsideration Hearings Violate the Ex Post Facto Clause? 1999-2000 US Sup. Ct. Cas. 191.
- Does the Ex Post Facto Clause Bar Texas From Retroactively Limited the Need for Proof That a Sex Offense Victim Made an “Outcry”? 1999-2000 US Sup. Ct. Cas. 136.
- , 13 Temp. Int’l & Comp. L.J. 27 (1999).
- 29 Stetson L. Rev. 237 (1999).
- Must Jury Instructions Clearly Explain the Consequences of a Jury’s Failure to Reach a Unanimous Verdict as to Either Life Imprisonment or Death?Ìý1998-1999 US Sup. Ct. Cas. 272.
- , 28 N.M. L. Rev. 199 (1998).
- , 29 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 527 (1998).
- , 11 Emory Int’l L. Rev. 419 (1997).
- , 5 UCLA Women’s L.J. 217 (1994).
- , 46 Baylor L. Rev. 59 (1994).
- , 21 Hastings Const. L. Q. 95 (1993).
Professional Associations
At a vigil held September 17, 2012, at UC Hastings, 91ɬÂþ Law Interim Dean Rachel Van Cleave shared special memories of Ambassador Chris Stevens, a personal friend and former classmate, who was killed last week when the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya was bombed.
