International Law

In this discussion, Yale Law School Sterling Professsor Emeritus Owen Fiss reflects upon his time advising Argentinian President Raúl Alfonsín and his administration during the human rights trials that the country conducted in the mid 1980s. From that experience, Professor Fiss came to see human rights as universal social ideals that are also deeply rooted in a country's processes of national self-determination. In his talk, Professor Fiss explains how states engaging in the transition from dictatorship to democracy, like Argentina, can protect human rights through civil, not just criminal, proceedings. Professor Fiss also takes on the human rights issues posed by the fight against terrorism in the post-9/11 era within the context of national law

Renowned human rights activist and former South Africa Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs delivered the Robert P. Anderson Memorial Fellowship Lecture at Yale Law School on September 21, 2011. The lecture, titled “The Judge Who Cried: Social and Economic Rights as Judicially Enforceable Fundamental Rights.”

Justice Izhak Englard, former justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, gives a Dean's Lecture at Yale Law School on "Law and Morality in the Jewish Tradition."

Albie Sachs, former South African Constitutional Justice discusses his life as an anti-apartheid activist, detainment in solitary confinement and subsequent exile. His new book is entitled "The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law".

Part One - Jerome A. Cohen speaks about his personal experiences in East Asia and about the role of law and politics in China's development. He explains the significance between Taiwan and mainland China.

Part Two of Three - Jerome A. Cohen speaks about his personal experiences in East Asia and about the role of law and politics in China's development. He explains the significance between Taiwan and mainland China.

Jerome Cohen '55 Professor and Co-Director of the US Asia Law Institute at NYU, gave a three-part lecture series at the Yale Law School in Feb 2010. This third lecture is entitled "Academic, Scholarly, and Law Reform Interaction with China".

Mark Drumbl '75 discusses international law regarding child soldiers in his upcoming book.

The Honorable Louise Arbour, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada delivers the 2009 Newman Lecture entitled "Peace and Justice: A Framework for Peaceful Co-existence"

Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua, giving her inaugural lecture as the John M. Duff Professor, provides a historical overview of world-dominant powers and discusses the possibility--and desirability--of an American Empire.

Jean-Marie Guehenno, 2000-2008 Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN discusses global conflicts during his tenure.

Cristina Rodriguez, Professor of Law at New York University Law School, discusses how the political, legal, and cultural burdens should be distributed and shared to help countries manage the change produced by immigration.

Jeremy Waldron, University Professor New York University speaks on the topic whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School's oldest and most prestigious lecture programs, addresses fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This lecture three of a three part series

Jeremy Waldron speaks on the topic whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School's oldest and most prestigious lecture programs addresses fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture two of a three part lecture series

Jeremy Waldron speaks on the topic whether it is ever appropriate for American judges to be influenced in their decision by what they know of the laws of other countries. The Storrs Lectures, one of Yale Law School's oldest and most prestigious lecture programs addresses fundamental problems of law and jurisprudence. This is lecture one of a three part lecture series

Professor Martha C Nussbaum of The University of Chicago presents the 2007 Sherrill Lecture, which brings distinguished visitors with special expertise in international law and international relations to Yale Law School. Professor Nussbaum uses India as an example of her theories about the impact of religious nationalism on democratic values.

The Right Honorable Lord Woolf of Barnes, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Royal Courts of Justice speaks on the topic of " How to Change the Litigation Culture."