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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

News
Professor Koh Helps Win World Court Ruling Ordering Russia to Halt Ukraine Invasion
On March 16, the International Court of Justice in the Hague issued a landmark ruling ordering the Russian Federation to immediately suspend its military operations in the territory of Ukraine. Professor Harold Hongju Koh argued on behalf of Ukraine.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
In The Press
The ‘Rules-Based International Order’ Doesn’t Constrain Russia — or the United States — A Commentary by Samuel Moyn
The Washington Post
Samuel Moyn is Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School and a Professor of History at Yale University.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
In The Press
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.
Friday, February 11, 2022
In The Press
The Lawfare Podcast: Congress Moves on China
Lawfare
Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Fellow of the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School Susan Thornton discusses the recently passed COMPETES Act.
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
In The Press
Rethinking “Rules of the Road” to Stabilize U.S.-China Competition — 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, December 07, 2021
In The Press
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.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Recipients of 2022-23 Bernstein and Robina International Human Rights Fellowships, clockwise from top left: Yussef Al Tamimi ’22, Rodrigo Ayala Miret ’22, Luke Connell ’22, Jason Gardiner ’22, Megan Hauptman ’21, Tim Hirschel-Burns ’22, and Lena Riemer ’22.
Thursday, April 28, 2022

(Clockwise from top left): Antoine De Spiegeleir ’22, Eleanor Runde ’23, Lorand Laskai ’22, and Simon Engler ’23 participated in the two-week Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

The Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), seat of the International Court of Justice.
Monday, March 7, 2022

Members of the delegation of Ukraine, including Professor Harold Hongju Koh (second from left), at the opening of the hearing at the International Court of Justice.
Friday, February 25, 2022

The Pecherskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine in 2019.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Monday, October 18, 2021

The (Re)Defining National Security reading group meets in the Sol Goldman Courtyard.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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Friday, May 20, 2022
In The Press
American Conservatives’ Pilgrimage to Hungary is a Joke — A Commentary by James Q. Whitman ’88
The Los Angeles Times
James Q. Whitman ’88 is Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
In The Press
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.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
In The Press
How to Reinvigorate NATO and Deter Putin’s Aggression — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Politico
Bruce Ackerman ’67 is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
In The Press
Justice for Ukraine: Harold Koh on International Law
The Octavian Report
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses in a Q&A how international law can help address the crisis in Ukraine.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
In The Press
The Legacy of Title 42
On Point
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh discusses the immigration policy known as Title 42, which stopped asylum seekers from entering the U.S. during the pandemic and is set to end next month.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
In The Press
Biden Calls Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine a ‘Genocide.’ Is It a War Crime?
USA Today
Sterling Professor of International Law Harold Hongju Koh comments on whether genocide can be considered a war crime.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
In The Press
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
In The Press
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
In The Press
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
In The Press
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.