How We Are Involved
International Law
The Law School’s longstanding international tradition occupies a central place in its intellectual life. The devotion of its faculty and students to myriad international projects has made Yale a first-class global law school. There are also numerous opportunities for post-graduate and summer fellowships in all corners of the globe.
Faculty
Publications & Journals
Funding Support
International Law Study
Yale Law School’s curricular and extracurricular offerings expose students to an exceptional array of topics on, and experiential opportunities in which to learn and engage with, international law.
Centers & Workshops at the Law School and Yale University
The strength of the Law School’s internationally-focused and specialized centers and programs is matched by the wealth of opportunities available to law students who wish to pursue international activities and research through other Yale University institutions.
Student Organizations & Initiatives
Yale Law School’s student life teems with vibrant organizations, many of are devoted to international law issues and diverse communities. It also offers support for student initiatives, organizations, and journals, as well as for participation in international moot courts.
Career Planning and Fellowships
There are a myriad of career paths in international public and private law. Yale Law School provides career counselling, resources, as well as fellowships to assist you in your professional development. In addition to the links below, we have a short guide to get you started.
Schell Center for International Human Rights
International Law Programs Staff
Friday, June 21, 2019
News
Susan Thornton Delivers Lecture in Shanghai on U.S.-China Relations
Susan Thornton, a Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center, gave the annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations in Shanghai recently.Friday, October 04, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
In The Press
Can the U.S.-China crisis be stabilized? — A Commentary by Paul Gewirtz ’70
The Brookings Institution
Paul Gewirtz is the Potter Stewart Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale Law School and is also the Director of Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
In The Press
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.
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
In The Press
Susan Thornton on a Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Susan Thornton was a guest on a podcast, discussing U.S.-China engagement.
Friday, October 4, 2019
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Viviana Krsticevic, "Litigating for Social Change in the Inter-American System of Human Rights"
12:10PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Richard Ashby Wilson, "International Legal Ethnography and New Legal Realism"
12:10PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Kaitlin Y. Cordes, "Human Rights Law and the Investment Treaty Regime"
12:10PM
Calabresi Faculty Lounge
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
44:13
Monday, September 30, 2019
In The Press
At 70, People's Republic Of China Faces Economic And Political Headwinds
NPR
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 is quoted in a National Public Radio story about the 70th anniversary of The People’s Republic of China.
Friday, September 20, 2019
In The Press
Amid Iran tensions, what are U.S. obligations to Saudi Arabia?
PBS NewsHour
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted in a PBS NewsHour article on America’s obligations to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the attack on its oil facilities.
Friday, September 20, 2019
In The Press
Rulemaking in China: Public Participation is Taking a Leap Forward
China Business Review
Paul Tsai China Center senior fellow Jamie Horsley is quoted in the China Business Review about China’s changing approach to public input into legislation.
Monday, September 9, 2019
In The Press
Are The U.S. And China Headed For A Cold War?
NPR / Morning Edition
Visiting Lecturer in Law Susan A. Thornton is quoted on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition about the future of U.S. relations with China.
Friday, August 16, 2019
In The Press
Trump's Greenland Folly: 'Not As Simple As Buying A Resort'
Law360
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh is quoted about the feasibility of buying an autonomous territory.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
In The Press
As Japan and South Korea Feud Intensifies, U.S. Seems Unwilling, or Unable, to Help
The New York Times
Visiting Lecturer in Law Susan Thornton is quoted in a story about tensions between Japan and South Korea.
Alumni & Student Profiles
Yale Law School graduates are leaders in all walks of life, in the private as well as the public sector. Indeed, many work in both sectors over the course of their careers.”
Roberta Romano ’80
Sterling Professor of Law and Director of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law