International Law
Is the U.N. Charter Law?
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 11:57 AM
What debates about the meaning and efficacy of the U.N. Charter might tell us about international law—and constitutional law.
Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School, co-founder of Lawfare, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
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War Powers
Bad Legal Arguments for the Syria Airstrikes
Jack Goldsmith, Oona Hathaway Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 1:54 PM
There is no apparent domestic or international legal authority for the airstrikes conducted in Syria on April 14.
Donald Trump
The Cycles of Panicked Reactions To Trump
Jack Goldsmith Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 6:28 AM
What lessons should we learn from how politicians and the media have reacted to Trump's past threats to fire Mueller and Rosenstein?
International Law
The Downsides of Bombing Syria
Jack Goldsmith, Oona Hathaway Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 2:59 PM
Airstrikes raise serious legal and practical concerns.
Federal Law Enforcement
Can Mueller or Rosenstein Issue an Interim Report on Obstruction?
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 7:00 AM
The answer is not obvious.
The Russia Connection
Don't Expect a Starr-Like Report from Mueller
Jack Goldsmith, Maddie McMahon Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 8:23 AM
The special counsel regulations authorize only a limited report.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
Living Inside Adversary Networks
Jack Goldsmith Fri, Mar 16, 2018, 12:49 PM
Some questions raised by Russian implants in U.S. networks, and U.S. implants in foreign networks.