Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law and former Dean at Yale Law School. He has served four U.S. presidents in five decades in various positions, including as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the Clinton Administration, and as Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State in the Obama Administration. The author or co-author of 10 books and many articles, he has received 18 honorary degrees, dozens of human rights awards, and awards from Columbia and Duke Law Schools, the Burton Awards, and the American Bar Association for his lifetime achievements in international law.
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Remembering Jerome A. Cohen
Jerome Alan Cohen (July 1, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was a renowned American lawyer who was one of the foremost foreign scholars of Chinese law. After the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S. he became the first American...