Oona A. Hathaway
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law
(on leave, fall 2022)
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, Professor of International Law and Area Studies at the Yale University MacMillan Center, Professor of the Yale University Department of Political Science, and Director of the Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges.
Media inquiries for Professor Hathaway can be sent to publicaffairs.law [at] yale.edu.
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Contact Information
- Room 331
- 203-436-8969
Faculty Assistant
Ann-Marie Cooper
- Room 333
- 203-432-4830
- ann-marie.cooper@yale.edu
Education & Curriculum Vitae
J.D., Yale Law School, 1997
A.B., Harvard University, 1994
Courses Taught
- Foreign Affairs and International Law
- Introduction to Transnational Law
- Law and Globalization
- Research and Writing on International Law
- Civil Procedure
- International Law and International Relations
- State Behavior and International Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- Norms and Ideas in International Law and Politics (with Prof. Keith Darden)
- The Law and Technology of Cyber Conflict
- Philosophy of International Law (informal seminar)
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, Professor of International Law and Area Studies at the Yale University MacMillan Center, Professor of the Yale University Department of Political Science, and Director of the Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges. She has been a member of the Advisory Committee on International Law for the Legal Adviser at the United States Department of State since 2005. In 2014-15, she took leave to serve as Special Counsel to the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Defense, where she was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence. She is the Director of the annual Yale Cyber Leadership Forum and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has published more than forty law review articles, and The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World (with Scott Shapiro, 2017). She is also Executive Editor of and regular author at Just Security, and she writes often for popular publications such as The Washington Post, New York Times, The Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs.
Professor Hathaway can also be found on social media on Twitter @oonahathaway and on Mastodon.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Cyber Leadership Forum to Address U.S.-China Relations and Technology
The 2023 Yale Cyber Leadership Forum will bring together attorneys, technologists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and academics to discuss how cyber challenges impact technological and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Professor Hathaway Named Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor
Professor Oona A. Hathaway ’97 has been selected as the Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor for 2023.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Not a Secret: Professor Hathaway Explains Classified Documents
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains, in interviews and writing, how classified documents work and why overclassification is a problem.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Analysis: The Lesson From Pence’s (And Biden’s) Closets: The Government Classifies Way Too Many Things
Los Angeles Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how the classified document system could be improved.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Too Many Top Secrets
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains why the U.S. goverment classifies so many documents.
Friday, January 27, 2023
Sorry, That's Classified
On the Media
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 dicussses the incentives driving government employees to classify so many documents and why doing so makes the secrets in them less safe.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Oona Hathaway on Classification of Government Documents
C-SPAN
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the classification of government documents and how they should be handled.
Friday, January 20, 2023
Professors Koh and Hathaway Selected for Foreign Relations Law Restatement Project
Sterling Professor of Law Harold Hongju Koh and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 will work on the American Law Institute’s project to clarify the U.S. foreign relations law.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Russia’s Crime and Punishment: How to Prosecute the Illegal War in Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Foreign Affairs
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 16, 2023
Biden’s Mishandling of Documents Is Resurfacing the Problem of ‘Overclassification’
NPR
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses why so many U.S. government documents and classified and why that could present a problem.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Calls for a Special Tribunal To Prosecute Russia Gains Steam
MSNBC
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses calls to establish a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s top leadership.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Professor Hathaway Speaks at the Hague on ICC’s Jurisdiction
Professor Oona A. Hathaway ’97 spoke at the Hague on two panels addressing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Monday, December 5, 2022
Russia Tribunal Faces Major Hurdles, Experts Say
Le Monde
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the potential of a tribunal to hold Russia responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
EU Proposes Special Court for Russian Crimes
BBC World Service Newshour
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is interviewed in a report about the head of the European Commission’s proposal to set up a special tribunal to try crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 26, 2022
What Meaningful Action Could the United Nations Take To Help Ukraine?
NPR
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Trump Legal Team Advances Broad View of Presidential Powers
The Associated Press
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway comments on the legality of a former president invoking presidential power.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Crime (of Aggression) and Justice: Interview with Oona Hathaway
Harvard International Review
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses her work and current events in international law.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Top Experts Raise Questions Regarding Legal Basis of Zawahiri Strike
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Professor Oona Hathaway ’97, Adil Haque ’05 and Stephen Pomper ’93 access the legal basis for the U.S. airstrike that killed top al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
A Crime in Search of a Court: How to Hold Russia Accountable — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Foreign Affairs
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The U.S. Finally Sees the Point of the International Criminal Court — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
The Washington Post
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, April 11, 2022
The Best Path for Accountability for the Crime of Aggression Under Ukrainian and International Law — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97 and Alexander Komarov
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Alexander Komarov (Oleksandr Komarov) is an anti-corruption expert at the European Union Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) in Kyiv, Ukraine and an Associate Professor at Ukrainian Catholic University Law School.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Can Accountability for Russian War Crimes Exist Without American Support?
The New Yorker
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses how to bring Russian military officials to justice, whether U.S. policy has made doing so more difficult, and the future of international law after the Ukraine war.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Horrors in Ukraine Spark Push for War Crimes Charges for Russia
MSNBC
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 discusses the role of the International Criminal Court in addressing atrocities and likely war crimes committed by Russia in its war on Ukraine.
Saturday, March 19, 2022
New Satellite Imagery Shows Bombed-out Mariupol Theater
The Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains why bombing a theater where civilians are sheltering constitutes a war crime.
Friday, March 18, 2022
U.S. Calls Putin a ‘War Criminal,’ but Consequences Are Unclear
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains why the U.S. has been cautious about using the term “war crimes” to describe Russian actions in Ukraine.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law — A Commentary
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Ryan Goodman ’99 is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
International Law Goes to War in Ukraine — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Foreign Affairs
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Supplying Arms to Ukraine is Not an Act of War — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro ’90 is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Russian Attacks Hit at Least 9 Ukrainian Medical Facilities, Visual Evidence Shows
The Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted about visual evidence reporters obtained showing that Russia had attacked Ukrainian medical facilities.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Law Faculty Offer Analysis of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Four Yale Law School faculty members offered initial analysis of the war in Ukraine, presenting perspectives on international law, security, foreign policy, and human rights as the war began to unfold.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Putin Can’t Destroy the International Order by Himself — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro ’90 is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Yale Cyber Leadership Forum Examines Artificial Intelligence and National Security
The 2022 Yale Cyber Leadership Forum will convene leading attorneys, technologists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and academics to address urgent and evolving challenges in the domains of artificial intelligence and national security.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 5: Prepublication Review – How to Fix a Broken System
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 published an essay providing an update to the Good Governance Papers with Jack Goldsmith ’89.
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Drones Take Center Stage in U.S.-China War on Data Harvesting
Bloomberg
A commentary about surveillance and monitoring technologies by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Counselor to the Dean Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is quoted.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Jackson Institute Announces the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and National Power
Yale Daily News
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 comments on the establishment of a new program on AI and cyber-focused research and teaching. Eric Braverman ’02 is mentioned as the CEO of Schmidt Futures, founded by the program’s donors.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Keeping the Wrong Secrets — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Foreign Affairs
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 18, 2021
Student-Led Group Takes a Broad View of National Security
Inspired by a faculty member’s article, students formed a reading group to examine national security from new perspectives.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Q&A: Professor Hathaway on Presidential War Powers and the War on Terror
Oona A. Hathaway ’97, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, answers questions about the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, the legal basis for the war on terror.
Saturday, September 11, 2021
How 9/11 Radically Expanded the Power of the U.S. Government
Time
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses potential dangers of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Friday, September 10, 2021
60 Words, 20 Years
RadioLab
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh were interviewed about the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Monday, August 30, 2021
The Lawfare Podcast: AUMF Reform After Afghanistan
Lawfare
Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 and Columbia Law School Matt Waxman ’99 discuss what the current situation in Afghanistan could mean for efforts to reform the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Monday, July 26, 2021
When the World Outlawed War
Warfare podcast
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses the Kellogg-Briand Pact and its legacy.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Air Strikes Renew Battle Over War Authorizations
Defense One
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 comments on the continuing debate over a 2002 war authorization.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Should A President Need Congressional Approval To Declare War?
WBUR / On Point
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School Oona A. Hathaway ’97 was featured on WBUR’s On Point program to discuss presidential war powers.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Professor Hathaway Testifies Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Professor Oona A. Hathaway ’97 testified during a virtual hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 23, 2021.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Congress Looks to Biden as an Ally as it Tries to Finally Rewrite Authority for the War on Terror
CNN.com
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is quoted in a CNN.com article about curbing presidential war powers.
Friday, March 5, 2021
White House signals support for replacing decades-long authorizations for military force
Vox
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is quoted in a Vox article about proposed reforms to authorizations for the use of military force.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
2021 Yale Cyber Leadership Forum to Explore Sovereignty in Cyberspace
The 2021 Yale Cyber Leadership Forum will bring together an impressive array of attorneys, technologists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and academics to tackle the most pressing cyberspace challenges.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Reforming the World Health Organization
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Alasdair Phillips-Robins is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2022.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
WHO’s Pandemic Response and the International Health Regulations
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Alasdair Phillips-Robins is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2022.
Friday, December 4, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Vaccine Theft, Disinformation, the Law Governing Cyber Operations
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Alasdair Phillips-Robins is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2022.
Friday, December 4, 2020
Fewer troops won’t end wars. Most U.S. combat involves airstrikes. — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
The Washington Post
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Amicus Briefs from Two Yale Law Profs Get Nods
Law.com
Amicus briefs by Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 were noted, and the Center for Global Legal Challenges mentioned, in a Law.com report on a case before the Supreme Court.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law: International Humanitarian Law: States’ Obligations to Refugees and Migrants in Detention
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Briefs by Faculty and Students Mentioned During SCOTUS Arguments
Two amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Yale Law School faculty and students were mentioned by Supreme Court justices at arguments on December 1, 2020.
Monday, November 30, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law: Refugee Law – The Principle of Non-Refoulement
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Civil and Political Rights
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Friday, November 20, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Human Rights Law – Right to Health
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series – Human Rights Law: Right to Life
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Monday, November 16, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: International Humanitarian Law – Treatment of Detainees
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: International Humanitarian Law – Humanitarian Access
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Preston Lim and Mark Stevens are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: Introduction
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97, Preston Lim ’21, Mark Stevens ’21, and Alasdair Phillips-Robins ’22 have an introduction to a Just Security series titled “COVID-19 and International Law.”
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
COVID-19 and International Law Series: International Humanitarian Law – Conduct of Hostilities
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Mark Stevens and Preston Lim are members of the Yale Law School class of 2021.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
YLS Faculty and Students File Amicus Briefs in Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe
Yale Law School faculty and students worked to submit two amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases of Nestle USA, Inc. v. Doe and Cargill, Inc. v. Doe.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, September 28, 2020
COVID and the Global Order
A new virtual discussion series cosponsored by the Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School and Yale’s Jackson Institute will explore the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the global order.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
How the U.S. Supreme Court affects the world
Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in a Washington Post article about how the U.S. Supreme Court affects the world.
Monday, September 14, 2020
War Crimes Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in the New York Times about whether President Trump’s arms-sale policies could lead to charges of war crimes against American officials.
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Are the Afghan peace talks finally about to begin?
BBC Newshour
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was interviewed by BBC News on recent U.S. sanctions against the ICC Prosecutor and her top aide.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Welcome to the Post-Leader World — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Foreign Policy
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Bolton Book Fight Shows Flaws in U.S. System to Protect Secrets
Bloomberg
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in Bloomberg about the process for screening the writings of former government officials to prevent the release of classified information.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Black Lives Matter Might Just Save American Democracy — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Daniel Markovits ’00
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Daniel Markovits ’00 is the Guido Calabresi Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
YLS Community Shares Expertise on COVID-19
Members of the Yale Law School community are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, offering expertise in their respective fields from health care to national security to the economy.
Friday, May 15, 2020
The Trump Administration’s Indefensible Legal Defense of Its Asylum Ban — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
COVID-19 Shows How the U.S. Got National Security Wrong — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Universal Health Care is a National Security Issue — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97 and Jacob Hacker
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School. Jacob S. Hacker is Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University.
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Bolton faces potential legal battles in standoff with White House over his book
Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 in the Washington Post about issues surrounding the release of John Bolton’s book.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Trump’s actions in Iran prove presidential war powers are out of control
NBC News / Think
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 speaks to NBC News THINK about questions raised by the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani without informing Congress.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Was the Qasem Soleimani Strike Constitutional?
We The People / National Constitution Center
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is interviewed on a National Constitution Center about the killing of Iranian military leader General Qassem Soleimani.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
With Iran, Congress will again be asked to exercise its war powers authority. Will it fail again?
The Los Angeles Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about a resolution before the House that aimed at limiting President Trump’s military actions against Iran.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Why It’s So Easy To Start A War
What Next Podcast
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is interviewed on Slate’s What Next podcast about military force and the War Powers Act.
Sunday, January 5, 2020
The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’
Washington Post
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in the Washington Post about the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani.
Saturday, January 4, 2020
The Soleimani Strike Defied the U.S. Constitution — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
The Atlantic
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Yale Cyber Leadership Forum Slated for March 26-28, 2020
Now in its fourth year, the annual Yale Cyber Leadership Forum will take place on March 26-28, 2020.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Cristina Vélez Valencia Discusses Social Programs for Venezuelan Refugees
Cristina Vélez Valencia, a Yale Greenberg World Fellow and the former Secretary for Social Integration for the Mayoralty of Bogotá, spoke on November 13, 2019 about her recent efforts to implement programs for the “unprecedented” number of Venezuelan refugees crossing the border into Colombia.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Turkey is violating international law. It took lessons from the U.S.— A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Washington Post
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Missing State Department Memo on U.S. Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes — A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and a Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School.
Monday, May 20, 2019
A Philosopher of Law on the Dangers of Trump’s Plan to Pardon American War Criminals
The New Yorker
Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro was interviewed about President Trump’s plan to pardon accused American war criminals. Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law John Fabian Witt ’99 are mentioned.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Trump’s Golan Policy and Its Threat to the Post-War International Legal Order — A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law. Scott Shapiro ’90 is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Pompeo Flounders on Why Annexation is Good for the Golan but not for Crimea
The Guardian
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International LawOona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in an article about Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan.
Friday, March 1, 2019
GLC Talk Explores the Legality of Leaks
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and New York Times journalist Charlie Savage ’03 MSL discussed leaks and national security in a talk hosted by the Center for Global Legal Challenges.
Monday, December 10, 2018
At 70, is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights doing its job?
Jefferson Public Radio
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in a Jefferson Public Radio story about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
A scholarly “agora” on The Internationalists
Global Constitutionalism
A special issue of the journal Global Constitutionalism devoted to a scholarly “agora” of the book The Internationalists by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The War Against War
The Nation
The Nation reviews the book The Internationalists by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Monday, October 29, 2018
Professors Hathaway and Shapiro Discuss Kellogg-Briand Pact at the U.N.
Professors Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro discussed the 90th anniversary Kellogg-Briand Pact at the U.N. on October 22, 2018.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro - CERL Book Talk
University of Pennsylvania
A talk on “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Why Tariff and Trade Disputes Are More Than a Money Problem
The New York Times
An article on the research of Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 about tariff and trade policies.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The International Criminal Court Is No Threat to America, But John Bolton Is—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Newsweek
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Why is the US threatening the International Criminal Court?
BBC World Service Newshour
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is interviewed about John Bolton's speech threatening sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
Friday, August 24, 2018
Why Impeachment Isn’t the Solution—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Friday, August 24, 2018
The Three Options for Prosecuting Trump—A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97
Slate
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Yale Cyber Leadership Forum Releases Free Report on Key Areas of Cyber Risk
Newswire
A report on cyber security by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97, Ido Kilovaty, and Edward Wittenstein ’12 is discussed.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Security IT! : The Yale Cyber Leadership Forum
The Yale Globalist
A report on the recent Yale Cyber Leadership Forum, a conference organized by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and director of the Yale Center for Global Legal Challenges Oona Hathaway ’97.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Liberal Internationalism, Radical Transformation and the Making of World Orders
European Journal of International Law
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Monday, April 30, 2018
The Internationalists: How A Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World. By Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro.
American Journal of International Law
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Review of Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro, The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
Criminal Law, Philosophy
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Podcast: Oona Hathaway on the Bad Legal Arguments for Bombing Syria
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was interviewed about the strikes against Syria.
Monday, April 16, 2018
What Justifies Military Intervention
BBC News/ The Real Story
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was a guest where she discussed the recent strike on Syria.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Bombing Syria: Is it 'mission accomplished?'
ABC (Australia)
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was part of a panel on a podcast about the attacks on Syria.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Downsides of Bombing Syria—A Commentary by Jack Goldsmith ’89 and Oona Hathaway ’97
Lawfare
Oona Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and Jack Goldsmith ’89 is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Debate: Can Law Prevent War?
Cornell University
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 debated the role of law in preventing war with Cornell University professors Isabel Hull (History) and Jens Ohlin (Law).
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The Yemen Crisis and the Law: The Saudi-Led Campaign and U.S. Involvement—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway, Alexandra Francis, Aaron Haviland, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy and Alyssa Yamamoto
Just Security
Oona A. Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Alexandra Francis '18, Aaron Haviland '19, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy '19, and Alyssa Yamamoto '18 are students at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Secretary Jeh Johnson in Conversation about National Security Challenges
Secretary Jeh Johnson will give a lunchtime talk on February 28, 2018, about navigating national security challenges in the Trump Era.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Global Read: The Internationalists
CharterforCompassion
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Al-Alwi and the Unraveling of Detention Authority at the End of Active Hostilities—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway '97, Paulina Perlin '19, and Beatrice Walton '18
Just Security
Oona Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Paulina Perlin '19 and Beatrice Walton '18 are students at Yale Law School.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Was the 1928 Paris Peace Pact really a failure?
The Christian Century
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Oona Hathaway
ABC (Australia) / Between the Lines
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was interviewed about her new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
A Syria Plan That Breaks the Law—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Cory Booker ’97
The New York Times
Cory A. Booker ’97, a Democrat of New Jersey, is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro on How the World Order Evolves
ChinaEconTalk
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Was Israel's Stealth Missile Attack on Syria Legal?-A Commentary by Oona Hathaway '97
Newsweek
Oona A. Hathaway '97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Oona Hathaway & Scott Shapiro on "Story in the Public Square"
Pell Center
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History Shortlist
RUSI
"The Internationalists,” by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 was shortlisted for a medal in military history.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
How to Abolish War
New Republic
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
The Internationalists by Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro review – the plan to outlaw war
The Guardian
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Why Are Nations Rushing to Call Everything an ‘Act of War’?
The New York Times Magazine
A book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 is cited in an article.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Philosophy of Law and the Decline of War
Duck of Minerva
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Can We Agree to Outlaw War—Again?
Scientific American
“The Internationalists,” a book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 is discussed in an article about war.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
The Internationalists Mini-Forum: Wars of Self-Defense, An Exception that Swallows the Rule
Just Security
A discussion of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
The Internationalists Mini-Forum: Why Has War Declined?
Just Security
A discussion of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Monday, November 13, 2017
The Rise and Fall of Euro-American Inter-State War: Introduction
Humanity Journal
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Friday, November 10, 2017
The Big Picture: Trump, Trade, and War—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott J. Shapiro ’90
Public Books
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.
Monday, October 30, 2017
The Use of Force under International Law
American Society of International Law
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 participated in a video podcast about policy options and the use of force.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Sen. Murphy Attends Congress and Foreign Policy Conference
On Friday, October 13, the Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges and Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs hosted a day-long symposium on the role of Congress in foreign policy.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
International Law Expert and Professor Oona A. Hathaway
Tavis Smiley/PBS
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 appeared to discuss her book The Internationalists.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
When the World Outlawed War
The Atlantic
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 were interviewed about their new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Monday, October 16, 2017
The End of War?
BBC/ Start of The Week
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was interviewed about her new book “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
What happened to a 1928 pact to “outlaw war”?
Prospect
A review of “The Internationalists,” the book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Monday, October 9, 2017
What Realists Don’t Understand About Law—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott J. Shapiro ’90
Foriegn Policy
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
What drove the men who recast the rules of engagement?
Washington Independent
A review of “The Internationalists,” the new book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Meet the Author
The National WWII Museum
An interview with Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 on their new book on “The Internationalists.”
Monday, October 2, 2017
Outlawing War: Did It Work Better Than We Thought?
War on the Rocks
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 are interview about their book The Internationalists.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Lawfare Podcast: Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro on 'The Internationalists'
Lawfare
An interview with Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90 on their new book on “The Internationalists.”
Friday, September 29, 2017
There’s Still No Reason to Think the Kellogg-Briand Pact Accomplished Anything
Foreign Policy
A discussion of “The Internationalists,” the new book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The Internationalists
C-SPAN/Book TV
A broadcast of a talk on “The Internationalists,” the new book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Professors Hathaway and Shapiro Release Book on War and Conquest
Professors Oona Hathaway ’97 and Scott Shapiro ’90 have written a new book titled “The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.”
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
What Happens When War is Outlawed
The New Yorker
A feature article on “The Internationalists,” the new book by Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 and Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy Scott Shapiro ’90.
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Outlawing War? It Actually Worked—A Commentary by Oona A. Hathaway ’97 and Scott J. Shapiro ’90
The New York Times
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Scott Shapiro is the Charles F. Southmayd Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Oona Hathaway Elected Member of The American Law Institute
Oona A. Hathaway ’97, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Counselor to the Dean, has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI).
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Global Legal Challenges Center Submits Amicus Brief to SCOTUS
On June 27, 2017, Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Center for Global Legal Challenges in the Supreme Court case of Joseph Jesner, et. al., v. Arab Bank, PLC.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Why the Spike in Civilian Casualties of U.S. Military Action?—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Newsweek.com
Oona A. Hathaway ’97 is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at the Yale Law School.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Yale Cyber Leadership Forum Launches
The Yale Cyber Leadership Forum is a two-day program on March 30 and April 1, 2017, that will focus on bridging the divide between law, technology, and business in cybersecurity.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Beyond Gitmo: What is the US Going to Do About the Coming Wave of ISIL Detainees?
Just Security
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 is quoted in an article about what the U.S. will do with ISIL fighters captured in battle.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Important First Step by HPSCI on Pre-Publication Review Reform—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway and Jack Goldsmith
Just Security
Oona Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and director of the Center for Global Legal Challenges at Yale Law School. Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Partition of Syria as Plan B?: The Case for Caution—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The Scope of the Prepublication Review Problem, and What to Do About It—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Jack Goldsmith ’89
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Jack Goldsmith ’89 is a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Path Dependence and the Prepublication Review Process—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Jack Goldsmith ’89
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Jack Goldsmith ’89 is a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
Monday, December 28, 2015
More Problems With Prepublication Review—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Jack Goldsmith ’89
Just Security
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Jack Goldsmith ’89 is a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
Friday, December 25, 2015
The government’s prepublication review process is broken—A Commentary by Oona Hathaway ’97 and Jack Goldsmith ’89
The Washington Post
Oona Hathaway ’97 is Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and Jack Goldsmith ’89 is a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Navigating EU Foreign and Security Challenges with Baroness Catherine Ashton
On November 12th, the Center for Global Legal Challenges and Yale Law Women hosted a conversation on European foreign and security challenges with Baroness Catherine Ashton, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Monday, October 19, 2015
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.
Friday, October 9, 2015
Podcast: The Constitution and the world
Constitution Daily
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona Hathaway ’97 was a guest on a podcast, discussing whether foreign law has a place in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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.
Monday, September 28, 2015
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.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
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.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
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.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Tackling National Security and Foreign Relations Policy: Seminar on Legal Debates in U.S. International Lawmaking and Foreign Affairs
Each week of the fall semester, Yale Law School Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 meets with eight students in a small seminar room to tackle some of the most complex and pressing issues of national security and foreign relations policy.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 to Deliver Inaugural Lecture April 12
Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 will deliver her inaugural lecture as the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law on April 12, 2010.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Chairs Conferred on Harold Hongju Koh, Oona Hathaway ’97, and Jean Koh Peters
Chairs have been conferred by the Yale Corporation on Harold Hongju Koh, Oona Hathaway ’97, and Jean Koh Peters.
Academic Publications
The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World (with Scott Shapiro) (2017, Simon & Schuster)
- U.K. Edition (Penguin Allen Lane) published September 2017
- Japanese Edition published 12 October 2018.
- Italian Edition published November 2018.
- German, Chinese, and Spanish editions expected.
- New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
- The Economist, “Books of the Year 2017”
- 2018 Scribes Book Award Winner
- Shortlisted for Lionel Gelber Prize
- Shortlisted for Duke of Westminster Prize
National Security Lawyering, 68 UCLA L. Rev. 2 (2021)
The Failed Transparency Regime for Executive Agreements: An Empirical and Normative Analysis, 134 Harv. L. Rev. 629 (2020) (with Curtis A. Bradley and Jack L. Goldsmith)
Aiding and Abetting in International Law, 104 Cornell Law Review 1593 (2020) (with Srinath Kethireddy, Alexandra Francis, Alyssa Yamamoto & Aaron Haviland)
Response, Roundtable on The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World, H-Diplo (Nov. 18, 2019) (with Scott Shapiro)
A Comparative Foreign Relations Law Agenda: Opportunities and Challenges, in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Foreign Relations Law (Curtis Bradley, ed., 2019)
International Law and Its Transformation Through the Outlawry of War, International Affairs, Volume 95, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 45–62 (Cambridge University Press) (with Scott Shapiro)
Yemen: Is the U.S. Breaking the Law?, Harvard National Security Review (2019) (with Srinath Kethireddy, Alexandra Francis, Alyssa Yamamoto, and Aaron Haviland)
What is a War Crime? Yale Journal of International Law (2019) (with Paul Strauch, Beatrice Walton, Zoe Weinberg)
Response to Critics, Global Constitutionalism, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2018) (with Scott Shapiro) (responding to submissions to an Agora on The Internationalists, in Global Constitutionalism)
War Manifestos, 85 Chicago Law Review 1139 (2018) (with William Holste, Scott Shapiro, Jacqueline Van De Velde, and Lisa Wang Lachowicz)
War Manifestos Database, Yale Law School (with William Holste, Scott Shapiro, Jacqueline Van De Velde, and Lisa Wang Lachowicz)
Ensuring Responsibility: Common Article 1 and State Responsibility for Non-State Actors, 95 Texas Law Review 539 (2017) (with Emily Chertoff, Lara Domínguez, Zachary Manfredi and Peter Tzeng)
Consent is Not Enough: Why States Must Respect the Intensity Threshold in Transnational Conflict, 165 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 11 (2016) (with Rebecca Crootof, Daniel Hessel, Julia Shu, and Sarah Weiner)
Asking for Directions: The Case for Federal Courts To Use Certification Across Borders, Yale Law Journal Forum (November 2015) (with Michael Wishnie)
Fighting the Last War: The United Nations Charter in the Age of the War on Terror, in The U.N. Charter (Joseph Lambert & Ian Shapiro, eds.) (2014)
Consent-Based Humanitarian Intervention, 46 Cornell International Law Journal 499 (2013) (with Julia Brower, Ryan Liss, Tina Thomas, & Jacob Victor)
The Power to Detain: Detention of Terrorism Suspects After 9/11, YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (2013) (with Samuel Adelsberg, Spencer Amdur, Philip Levitz, Freya Pitts, and Sirine Shebaya)
The Treaty Power: Its History, Scope, and Limits, CORNELL LAW REVIEW (2013) (with Spencer Amdur, Celia Choy, Samir Deger-Sen, Haley Nix, John Paredes, and Sally Pei)
Tortured Reasoning: The Intent to Torture Under International and Domestic Law, 52 Virginia Journal of International Law 791 (2012) (with Aileen Nowlan & Julia Spiegel)
Between Power and Principle, in THE ROLE OF ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (Donald Earl Childress III, ed.) (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
The Law of Cyber-Attack, CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW (2012) (with Rebecca Crootof, Philip Levitz, Haley Nix, Aileen Nowlan, William Perdue, Julia Spiegel)
The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict, MINNESOTA LAW REVIEW (2012) (with Rebecca Crootof, Philip Levitz, Haley Nix, William Purdue, Chelsea Purvis, Julia Speigel)
International Law at Home, YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (2012) (with Sara Solow & Sabria McElroy) (examines the enforcement of international treaties in U.S. courts in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Medellin v. Texas).
International Law at a Crossroads, YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (2012) (with Sara Solow & Sabria McElroy).
Outcasting, YALE LAW JOURNAL (2011) (with Scott Shapiro) (examines the functional and jurisprudential underpinnings of international law
Human Rights Abroad: When Do Human Rights Treaty Obligations Apply Extraterritorially?, ARIZONA STATE LAW JOURNAL (2011) (with Philip Levitz, Elizabeth Nielsen, Aileen Nowlan, William Perdue, Chelsea Purvis, Sara Solow, and Julia Spiegel)
Limited War and the Constitution, MICHIGAN LAW REVIEW (2011) (with Bruce Ackerman) (argues that a new legal framework is required to reassert congressional control over limited warmaking by the United States)
The Case for Promoting Democracy Through Export Control, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 17 (2010) (critiques the claim that the presidential system of separation of powers can be easily exported to developing countries)
Presidential Power over International Law: Restoring the Balance(YALE LAW JOURNAL, October 2009) (examines the role of the president in U.S. international lawmaking)
Treaties' End: The Past, Present and Future of International Lawmaking in the United States, YALE LAW JOURNAL (2008) (examines the use of treaties and congressional-executive agreements from historical, comparative, and empirical perspectives and argues for greater action in replacing most treaties with congressional-executive agreements)
Treaties' End Replication Files
Note: some of these files are in the .do and .dta formats. The Stata application is required to open them properly.
Treaties' Data Table 1
Comparative Constitutions
Comparative Constitutions Final
Global Constitutions Codebook 04-01-08
Figure 1
Oceana Database Revised for Table 2
International Delegation and Domestic Sovereignty, LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS (2008) (examines the debate over the delegation of legal and political authority to international organizations)
Domestic Enforcement of International Law: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, in STORIES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (Foundation Press, 2007)
Why Do Nations Join Human Rights Treaties?, JOURNAL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION 588 (2007) (peer review journal) (examines why nations subscribe to international human rights treaties utilizing cross national data analysis and uses findings to assess a political theory of international law)
Replication Files:
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JCR Replication
Other
The Continuing Influence of the New Haven School, 32 Yale J. Int'l L. 553 (2007).
Rationalism and Revisionism in International Law, 119 HARV. L. REV. 1404 (2006) (with A. Lavinbuk) (assess the state of the academic debate over international law in light of a recent book on international law, The Limits of International Law, by Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner)
Between Power and Principle: An Integrated Theory of International Law, 72 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW REVIEW 469 (2005), reviewed in Legal Affairs by Michael Ignatieff.
Foundations of International Law and Politics (with Harold H. Koh) (Foundation Press 2004) (a reader intended for legal and political science audiences), reviewed in Christopher C. Joyner, International Law Is, as International Relations Theory Does?, 100 Am. J. Int’l L. 248 (2006)
Empirical Approaches to International Law, AM. J. INT’L L. (forthcoming 2004) (discusses the lessons that can be drawn from existing empirical research into human rights law and proposes promising avenues for future research)
The International Law of Torture, in TORTURE: PHILOSOPHICAL, POLITICAL, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES (Sanford Levinson ed., Oxford University Press 2004) (explores the place of international law in efforts to bring an end to the practice of torture)
The Cost of Commitment, 55 STAN. L. REV. 1821 (2003) (arguing that traditional understandings of the costs of treaty ratification are insufficiently nuanced and that the cost of compliance varies according to the product of a country’s divergence from the requirements of the treaty and the likelihood that the nation will actually change its practices to comply with those requirements and then tests the theory offered using empirical evidence)
Testing Conventional Wisdom, 13 E.J.I.L. 185 (2003) (peer review journal) (arguing that empirical analysis can be an important and powerful tool for testing assumptions regarding state behavior)
Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?, 111 YALE L. J. 1935 (2002) (analyzes quantitative data on over 150 nations during a 40-year period to assess the impact of human rights treaties on countries’ human rights practices and the empirical validity of current theories of international law compliance).
Path Dependence in the Law: The Course and Pattern of Change in a Common Law Legal System, 86 IOWA L. REV. 601 (2001) (develops and applies three strands of path dependence theory to explain change in common law legal systems and to offer a positive and normative account of stare decisis).
Positive Feedback: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Industry Demands for Protection, 52 INT’L ORG. 575 (1998) (peer review journal) (uses tools drawn from political economy and rational choice theory, as well as empirical evidence, to propose and test a theory that helps explain variation in demand for trade protection).
Book Note, The Politics of the Confirmation Process, 107 YALE L. J. 235 (1996) (reviews John Anthony Maltese, The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees).
Popular and Other Writings
Fewer troops won’t end wars. Most U.S. combat involves airstrikes, Washington Post (Dec. 4, 2020).
Covid-19 and International Law: A 12-Part Series, Just Security (November 2020) (with Mark Stevens, Preston Lim, and Alasdair Phillips-Robins)
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part II): A Path Forward, Just Security (Oct. 6, 2020)
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part I): President Donald Trump’s Rejection of International Law, Just Security (Oct. 2, 2020)
Welcome to the Post-Leader World, Foreign Policy (July 4, 2020) (with Scott J. Shapiro)
Black Lives Matter Might Just Rescue American Democracy, Just Security (June 16, 2020)
The Trump Administration’s Indefensible Legal Defense of Its Asylum Ban, Just Security (May 15, 2020)
After Covid-19, We Need to Redefine “National Security,” Slate (April 7, 2020)
Universal Health Care is a National Security Issue, Just Security (March 12, 2020)
The Soleimani Strike Defied the U.S. Constitution, The Atlantic (January 4, 2020)
How to Recover a Role for Congress and the Courts in Decisions to Wage War, Just Security (Jan. 10, 2020) (with Geoffrey Block)
How to Revive Congress’s War Powers, Texas National Security Review (Nov. 2019)
Turkey is Violating International Law. It Took Lessons from the U.S., Washington Post (Oct. 22, 2019)
The Missing State Department Memo on US Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes, Just Security (July 24, 2019)
Bolton’s Stated Predicate for War With Iran Doesn’t Work, Just Security (May 31, 2019)
Trump’s Golan Policy and Its Threat to the Post-War International Legal Order Just Security (May 16, 2019) (with Scott Shapiro)
What is a War Crime? Just Security (April 15, 2019) (with Paul Strauch, Beatrice Walton, and Zoe Weinberg)
Accountability for War Crimes in Syria: The “Criminalization” Confusion, Just Security (April 11, 2019) (with Paul Strauch, Beatrice Walton, and Zoe Weinberg)
Saudi Coalition “Admission” of Error in Bombing Cholera Treatment Center Implicates the United States, Just Security (Jan. 25, 2019)
Executive Agreements: International Lawmaking Without Accountability? Just Security & Lawfare (Jan. 9, 2019) (with Curtis A. Bradley and Jack Goldsmith)
The Death of Article II Treaties? Just Security & Lawfare (Dec. 13, 2018) (with Curtis A. Bradley and Jack Goldsmith)
The International Criminal Court is No Threat to America, But John Bolton Is, Just Security & Newsweek (September 12, 2018)
Bruce Ohr Is One of the DOJ’s Top Russia Crime Fighters. Is that why the president wants him fired? Just Security & Slate Magazine (August 30, 2018)
The Three Options for Prosecuting Trump, Just Security & Slate Magazine (August 23, 2018)
Yemen in Crisis (series of 10 articles), Just Security (March-April, 2018) (with Alexandra Francis, Aaron Haviland, Srinath Reddy Kethireddy & Alyssa Yamamoto)
Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Strikes, Lawfare & Just Security (April 14, 2018) (with Jack Goldsmith)
The Downsides of Bombing Syria, Lawfare & Just Security (April 10, 2018) (with Jack Goldsmith)
A Syria Plan that Breaks the Law, New York Times (Jan. 23, 2018) (with Sen. Cory Booker)
The Big Picture: Trump, Trade and War, Pubic Books (with Scott Shapiro) (Nov. 10, 2017)
What Realists Don’t Understand About Law, Foreign Policy (October 9, 2017) (with Scott Shapiro)
The Internationalists vs. the Realists and Neocons, Lawfare (September 25, 2017) (with Scott Shapiro)
Making War Illegal Changed the World. But It’s Becoming Too Easy to Break the Law, The Guardian (September 14, 2017) (with Scott Shapiro)
Outlawing War? It Actually Worked, The New York Times (Sept. 2, 2017) (with Scott Shapiro)
How to Oppose Trump from Within Government, Newsweek (January 2017) (with Sarah Weiner)
Why the Spike in Civilian Casualties of U.S. Military Action?, Newsweek (March 2017)
The Government’s Prepublication Review Process is Broken, Washington Post (December 26, 2015) (with Jack Goldsmith)
Going It Alone: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement as a Sole Executive Agreement, ASIL INSIGHTS (Aug. 24, 2011) (with Amy Kapczynski)
Our Unbalanced Democracy, New York Times (August 1, 2011) (with Jacob Hacker)
Obama’s Illegal War, Foreign Policy (June 1, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
The Death of the War Powers Resolution?, Washington Post (May 17, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
The World After Bin Laden, Washington Post (May 3, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
The Clock is Ticking on Obama’s War, Foreign Policy (April 6, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
It's Not Up to the President to Impose a No-Fly Zone Over Libya, The Huffington Post (March 9, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
Did Congress Approve America’s Longest War?, THE UK GUARDIAN (January 27, 2011) (with Bruce Ackerman)
How to Swing Arms Control: Obama Can Model Nixon and Clinton to Get a New Treaty Through Congress, LA Times (April 3, 2010) (with Bruce Ackerman)
Co-Counsel, Brief for Non-Governmental Organizations and Scholars as Amici Curiai in Support of Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc, Al-Bihani v. Obama, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (March 22, 2010)
Hear the Uighurs: The Critical Guantanamo Case the Supreme Court Should Not Duck, Slate Magazine (February 17, 2010) (with Rebecca Crootof)
Counsel of Record, International Law Experts Brief, Kiyemba v. Obama, United States Supreme Court (December 2009)
What Will Congress Do About Afghanistan?, Slate Magazine Online (December 9, 2009) (with Bruce Ackerman)
America needs to prepare for early Iraq pullout, THE FINANCIAL TIMES (August 23, 2009) (with Bruce Ackerman) (free registration required to view Financial Times content online)
The Iraq War is Now Illegal, THE DAILY BEAST (Jan. 1. 2009) (with Bruce Ackerman)
A legal time bomb in Iraq, THE GUARDIAN (U.K.) (December 12, 2008) (with Bruce Ackerman)
Bush should include Congress, THE BOSTON GLOBE (November 26, 2008) (with Congressman Bill Delahunt)
Bush's Final Illusion: The president's agreement with Iraq bypasses Congress. Again, SLATE MAGAZINE (October 21, 2008) (with Bruce Ackerman)
The Case for Replacing Article II Treaties with Ex Post Congressional-Executive Agreements, American Constitution Society Issue Brief (Nov. 16, 2008)
Testimony on “The U.S.-Iraq Bilateral Agreement: Constitutional and other Legal Concerns,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight, (Nov. 13, 2008)
Testimony on “Declaration and Principles: Future U.S. Commitments to Iraq,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight (Mar. 4, 2008)
Testimony on “The November 26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for UN Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional Oversight,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight (February 2008)
What Bush Will Surrender in Iraq, TIME MAGAZINE (ONLINE), September 10, 2008 (with Bruce Ackerman) (arguing that the draft agreement with Iraq includes several unconstitutional provisions)
Into No-Man’s Land , THE L.A. TIMES, July 25, 2008 (with Bruce Ackerman) (arguing that the proposed memorandum of understanding with Iraq is unconstitutional and does not adequately protect the troops)
The War's Expiration Date, THE WASHINGTON POST ONLINE, Saturday, April 5, 2008 (with Bruce Ackerman) (arguing that the war in Iraq will become illegal on Jan. 1, 2009 unless new legislation is passed or the UN Mandate is extended)
An Agreement that Needs Agreement , THE WASHINGTON POST ONLINE, Saturday, February 15, 2008 (with Bruce Ackerman) (arguing that the proposed agreement between the United States and Iraq must be apporved by Congress to be legal)
Why We Need International Law , THE NATION, November 19, 2007 (putting forth a case for international law on the ground that international law benefits the United States' national interest)
A Tortured Way to Run A War on Terror, NEWSDAY, October 26, 2005 (op-ed discussing the Administration's efforts to stop Congress from regulating the military's treatment of detainees)
Judge Roberts and International Law & other posts, Supreme Court Extra: Think Progress (blog)
Debate Club: Is International Law Really Useful? (Jan. 2005) (on-line written debate with Eric Posner, a prominent critic of international law)
Supreme Court Brings Bush Administration Back to Earth, THE HARTFORD COURANT, July 1, 2004 (op-ed discussing the Supreme Court’s cases on the rights of prisoners in the war on terror)
The Court Puts the White House in its Place, NEWSDAY, June 30, 2004 (op-ed discussing the Supreme Court’s cases on the rights of prisoners in the war on terror)
Human Rights and Security, a paper for the United Nations High Level Panel on Global Security Threats (commissioned by the UN Foundation) (proposes ways the UN can use international law to more effectively shape what states do)
Two Cheers for International Law, 27 Wilson Quarterly 50 (Autumn 2003)(examines the role of international law in modern international politics)
Making Human Rights Treaties Work: Global Legal Information and Human Rights in the 21st Century, 31 INT’L J. OF LEGAL INFO. 312 (2003) (discussing why human rights treaties have been ignored in discussions of the war against terrorism and how they can be made more effective)
Making Human Rights Treaties Work, 4 YALE POLITIC 28 (2003) (discussing why human rights treaties have been ignored in discussions of the war against terrorism and how they can be made more effective)
Book Note, The Politics of the Confirmation Process, 107 YALE L. J. 235 (1996) (reviews John Anthony Maltese, The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees)
Whither Biodiversity? The Global Debate over Biological Variety Continues, 15 HARV. INT’L REV. 58 (Winter 1992/93) (journalistic piece examining the international debate over a draft treaty designed to maintain biological diversity)
Lifting the Veil, 19 HARV. POL. REV. 16 (Mar. 1992) (journalistic piece examining the political and social status of women in Kuwait, based in part on observations made during a visit to Kuwait). Winner of the Kennedy School of Government Political Journalism Award.