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
Curriculum
Publications & Journals
International Fellowships
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
A key strength of Yale Law School is the strong support it offers for student initiatives. And there are numerous opportunities for post-graduate and summer fellowships in all corners of the globe.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
News
Distinguished Diplomat Named Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center
Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan A. Thornton will join the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School as a Senior Fellow.Saturday, November 03, 2018
In The Press
U.S. and China risking a military mishap without “mature communications,” America’s former top East Asian diplomat warns
South China Morning Post
Paul Tsai China Center Senior Fellow Susan A. Thornton is quoted in a piece about tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
In The Press
Jam v. International Finance Corp.: May International Organizations Violate Rights with Impunity?—A Commentary by Harold Hongju Koh and Patrick Pearsall
Just Security
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and Patrick W. Pearsall is the chair of the Chair of Jenner & Block’s Public International Law Practice.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
In The Press
The China debate: Are US and Chinese long-term interests fundamentally incompatible?
The Brookings Institution
On October 30, 2018, the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School cohosted a public debate about the future of U.S.-China relations, moderated by Evan Osnos. Listen to the full debate here.
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Friday, December 7, 2018
In The Press
Huawei Arrest Raises Thorny Questions of Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy—A Commenatry by Robert D. Williams and Preston Lim ’21
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School. Preston Lim is a member of the Yale Law School Class of 2021.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
In The Press
In the Balance: The Future of America’s National Security and Innovation Ecosystem—A Commentary by Robert D. Williams
Lawfare
Robert D. Williams is a Lecturer in Law, Senior Research Scholar in Law, and the Executive Director of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
In The Press
Trump’s tariff tactics could make no-deal Brexit work for Ireland—A Commentary by David Singh Grewal ’02
The Irish Times
David Singh Grewal ’02 is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
In The Press
Trump Fought International Law...and the Law Won
UN Dispatch
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh was the guest on the UN Dispatch podcast where he discussed how international law is thwarting some of President Trump’s initiatives.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
In The Press
Looking past Trump—A Video Commentary by Mira Rapp-Hooper
Project Syndicate
Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Lecturer in Law and a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School, as well as a Senior Fellow at Yale’s Paul Tsai China Center.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
In The Press
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.
Alumni & Student Profiles
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