Please join us for an insightful discussion with Professor Yuval Shany (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Professor Harold Hongju Koh as the two leading international law experts delve into the most urgent legal challenges arising from the ongoing hostilities. Together, they will tackle the most pressing questions surrounding the conflict, from war crimes and human rights violations to the obligations of parties under international humanitarian law. The discussion will thoroughly explore critical topics such as urban and tunnel warfare, the treatment of hostages, sexual violence, and the humanitarian crisis, providing the legal perspectives you've been waiting for. Gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing cases at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) as they explore the future of global justice, accountability, and the current state of the international rule of law.
Professor Harold Hongju Koh is one of the country’s leading experts in public and private international law, national security law, and human rights. He is a Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. He returned to Yale Law School in January 2013 after serving for nearly four years as the 22nd Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State. He previously served as US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (1998-2001) and most recently during the first year of the Biden Administration as Senior Advisor (senior political appointee) in the State Department Office of the Legal Adviser. He has appeared regularly before the International Court of Justice. He holds a B.A. degree from Harvard College and B.A. and M.A. degrees from Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Before coming to Yale, he served as a law clerk for Justice Harry A. Blackmun of the United States Supreme Court and Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, worked as an attorney in private practice in Washington, and served as an Attorney-Adviser for the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice.
Yuval Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law and former Dean of Law Faculty at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a member of the UN Human Rights Committee from 2013 to 2020 (he served between 2018-2019 as Chair of the Committee). He currently teaches at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies at King’s College in London and is a visiting research fellow at the Ethics and AI Institute at Oxford University. He holds degrees in law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LL.B., 1995, cum laude), New York University (LL.M., 1997), and the University of London (Ph.D., 2001). His current research interests include international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international courts and tribunals, and the regulation of cyberspace.
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Yale Law Students Israel Association