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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

News
Yale Law School Team Wins Northeast Moot Court Title, Heads to Internationals
A team from Yale Law School will advance to the international rounds of the world’s largest moot court competition after defeating the reigning world champions in U.S. finals this month.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Monday, December 05, 2022
In The Press
The Chinese Dream, Denied
The New York Times
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on the expanding presence of state officials to enforce China’s “zero COVID” policy.
Monday, September 26, 2022
In The Press
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.
Friday, March 24, 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Yale Law School’s 2023 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team, from left: Ali Hakim ’24, Thomas Poston ’24, Alaa Hachem ’24, Justin Cole ’23 and Matei Alexianu ’23. The team goes to the international rounds in April.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Friday, January 20, 2023
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022

Professor Oona A. Hathaway ’97 participated in a Dec. 6 panel at the Hague that considered the jurisdictional reach of the ICC over the crime of aggression.
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Michael Gerrard, "International Adjudication and Climate Change Loss and Damage"
12:15PM to 1:30PM
Room 128
Event
YJIL Symposium: Third-World Perspectives on Sanctions
9:00AM to 4:10PM
Please register for details
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Douglas Kysar, "The Duty of Climate Care"
12:15PM to 1:30PM
SLB Room 128
Event
Technology in US-China Relations, Karen Hao, China technology reporter, The Wall Street Journal
12:10PM to 1:30PM
SLB Room 129
Event
Corruption & International Arbitration: A Talk by Professor Nartnirun Junngam
5:10PM to 6:00PM
SLB Room 111
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1:35:08
Sunday, December 11, 2022
In The Press
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.
Monday, December 5, 2022
In The Press
The Chinese Dream, Denied
The New York Times
Professor of Law Taisu Zhang ’08 comments on the expanding presence of state officials to enforce China’s “zero COVID” policy.
Monday, September 26, 2022
In The Press
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
In The Press
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.
Friday, September 16, 2022
In The Press
U.S. Discloses Decades of Justice Dept. Memos on Presidential War Powers
The New York Times
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 explains the significance of newly disclosed Justice Department memos written since the Vietnam War.
Monday, August 8, 2022
In The Press
The Humanitarian Paradox: When Do We Fight, Why Do We Fight?
Responsible Statecraft
Professor of Law Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99 discusses the problems with U.S. intervention and why restraint is needed to preserve America’s credibility in human rights.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
In The Press
A Growing Movement Against Illegal War
The Washington Post
Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History Samuel Moyn discussed Leo Tolstoy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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.