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The Obama Administration and War Powers with Professor Jack Goldsmith
The Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges (GLC) hosted Jack Goldsmith, the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School.
A Conversation with James Baker, General Counsel of the FBI
The Center for Global Legal challenges recently welcomed James Baker, General Counsel of the FBI, to YLS.
A Conversation with Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo
The Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges (GLC) hosted Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, former U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, for discussions with students and faculty.
Jennifer Harris Discusses Geoeconomics
On October 20th, the Center for Global Legal Challenges hosted a lunch discussion on the role of geoeconomics in U.S. foreign policy with Jennifer Harris, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Harris is a former member of the policy planning staff at the U.S. Department of State and the author of a forthcoming book on economic statecraft. Her remarks addressed the use of geoeconomic tools, including sanctions and investment regimes, to achieve foreign policy goals.
Michael Vickers Visits National Security Law Class
Michael Vickers visited Yale Law School on October 19 as a guest speaker at the Wartime Practice of National Security Law course with Professor Oona Hathaway and Stephen Preston. Vickers served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence at the United States Department of Defense and as United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. Before that, Vickers served in the Army Special Forces as both a non-commissioned and commissioned officer, as well as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paramilitary operations officer from their elite...
Caroline D. Krass ’93 Speaks at YLS
The Center for Global Legal Challenges hosted Caroline D. Krass (YLS ’93), General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), for a series of discussions with students and faculty on October 7, 2015. Ms. Krass provided insight into pressing international and national security legal questions, as well as general perspectives from her sterling career as a government lawyer. Ms. Krass currently serves as the General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Her career in government spans roles at the Departments of State and Treasury, the National Security Council, and the Office of...
Stephen Preston Gives Talk at YLS
The Center for Global Legal Challenges and the Yale Law National Security Group hosted a lunchtime talk with Stephen Preston, former General Counsel of the Department of Defense on September 28, 2015. Mr. Preston spoke on a wide range of topics, including emerging threats to U.S. and global security interests, the crisis in Syria, the role of secrecy and transparency in national security law, and the mechanics of national security lawyering. Prior to his appointment to the Department of Defense in 2013, Mr. Preston served as General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has also...
Professor Hathaway Appointed as Special Counsel to General Counsel at the Department of Defense
Professor Oona A. Hathaway ’97 has been appointed as Special Counsel to the General Counsel for National Security Law at the Department of Defense.
National Security Lawyering Class Meets With D.C. Policymakers
Students in Professors Harold Hongju Koh and Oona Hathaway’s National Security Lawyering class recently took a four-day trip to Washington, D.C., where they met with officials, policymakers, and lawyers in various executive and legislative bodies to present their findings from a semester’s worth of study into deep questions on pressing national security issues.
Faculty Commentary: Yale Law Professors Weigh in on Syria Debate
With a fervent debate raging over what actions should be taken against the Syrian government in the wake of a suspected chemical attack that killed more than 1,000 Syrians— including hundreds of children — Yale Law faculty offer their opinions and insights on a range of issues impacting the conversation. Below is a sampling of the most recent commentaries and interviews.