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April 7, 2008Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland SecurityMichael Chertoff discusses how the Department prepares for and mitigates threats to our national security. Secretary Chertoff’s lecture was the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Lecture on Public Service at Yale Law School.

March 10, 2008Cristina Rodriguez, Professor of Law, New York University Cristina Rodriguez discusses how political, legal, and cultural burdens should be distributed and shared to help countries manage the change produced by immigration. Professor Rodriguez’s lecture was the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture at Yale Law School.

December 3, 2007 Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Law School and Divinity School, at The University of Chicago Professor Martha C. Nussbaum presents the 2007-2008 Sherrill Lecture, which brings distinguished visitors with special expertise in international law and ...

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 2007 Storrs Lectures September 12, 2007 Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law SchoolJeremy Waldron discusses 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 ...

The 2007 Storrs Lectures September 11, 2007 Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law SchoolJeremy Waldron discusses 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 ...

The 2007 Storrs Lectures September 10, 2007 Jeremy Waldron, University Professor, New York University Law SchoolJeremy Waldron discusses 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 ...

April 9, 2007Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of LawYale 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.

March 12, 2007Theodore C. Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. KennedyTheodore Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy and currently of counsel to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, discusses John F. Kennedy's approach to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

October 19, 2006Rosalyn C. Higgins ’62 J.S.D., President, International Court of Justice, The Hague Rosalyn C. Higgins gives an informal talk on what life is like as the head of the International Court of Justice.