Yale Law School Today
Friday, December 16, 2022
News
A Year in Books: Faculty Address Critical Questions
A look at the books published by Yale Law School faculty in 2022.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Thursday, September 01, 2022
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Professor Harold Hongju Koh, center, received the 2022 Louis B. Sohn Human Rights Award from the U.N. Association of the National Capitol Area. He is pictured here at the ceremony with his friends and former students. At left is Ambassador from the European Union to the U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis ’88 joined by Judge Randolph Moss ’86 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who was Koh’s first Coker Fellow.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The symposium Incarceration and Imagination explored writing inside and outside of prison walls.
Friday, September 16, 2022
Justyna Gudzowska ’04, Director of Illicit Finance Policy at The Sentry, led the Human Rights Workshop, “Targeted Sanctions as a Tool for Human Rights and Accountability.”
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Alyssa Battistoni, "After Carbon Democracy: Towards Democratic Decarbonization"
12:15PM to 1:30PM
Room 128
Event
Kaepernick & America: Film Screening and Discussion with Producer, Co-Directors, and Featured Journalist
6:00PM to 8:00PM
Levinson Auditorium
Event
Human Rights Workshop: Vijaya Ramachandran, "Climate Colonialism"
12:15PM to 1:30PM
Online event
Event
Human Rights Workshop: César Rodríguez-Garavito, "Climatizing Human Rights"
12:15PM to 1:30PM
Room 128
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
55:06
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
1:13:21
Friday, September 10, 2021
44:54
Friday, November 18, 2022
In The Press
Why Slavery as a Punishment for Crime Was Just on the Ballot in Some States
PBS News Hour
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores comments on the use of prison labor in the U.S. in light of state ballot measures that would outlaw slavery as a legal punishment for crime.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
In The Press
Why a Question About Slavery Is Now on the Ballot in 5 States
The New York Times
Clinical Professor of Law Claudia Flores comments on ballot measures in five states that would ban slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment.
Friday, September 30, 2022
In The Press
California Governor Vetoes Limits on Solitary Confinement
Al Jazeera
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the decline in the use of solitary confinement in prisons nationally. The story also cites a report co-authored by the Liman Center on the number of people in solitary confinement in the United States.
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.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
In The Press
Nearly 50,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S., Report Says
The Guardian
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
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.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
In The Press
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Businesses May Refuse LGBTQ Couples for Same-Sex Wedding Services
USA Today
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 is quoted in a news story about a case before the Supreme Court about whether businesses may refuse to serve LGBTQ customers based on religious objections.
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.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
In The Press
Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Comes at a Time When Some in the GOP Are Trying To Reverse LGBTQ Rights
CNN
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence Professor William N. Eskridge Jr. ’78 discusses objectives behind recent legal challenges to LGBTQ rights.
Monday, March 14, 2022
In The Press
Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That
PBS News Hour
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about Arizona’s privatized prison health care system.