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Koh, Harold Hongju
1954 - Born in South Korea. Harold Hongju Koh is an expert in human rights and international law.
1975 - Dean Koh received his A.B. in Government from Harvard College.
1977 - Received an Honors B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford.
1980 - He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
1985 - Has taught at Yale Law School.
1990 - Wrote The National Security Constitution, which won the American Political Science Association's award for best book on the American presidency.
1998-2001 - He was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
2003 - Harold Hongju Koh is Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law.
- He was awarded Columbia Law School's Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award for his contributions to international law.
2004 - Dean Koh has written dozens of articles in his areas of expertise, and has authored or co-edited Justice Harry Blackmun Supreme Court Oral History Project; Different But Equal: The Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; Transnational Business Problems; Deliberative Democracy and Human Rights; and Transnational Legal Problems.
2005 - He is recipient of the Louis B. Sohn Award from the American Bar Association.
1975 - Dean Koh received his A.B. in Government from Harvard College.
1977 - Received an Honors B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford.
1980 - He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
1985 - Has taught at Yale Law School.
1990 - Wrote The National Security Constitution, which won the American Political Science Association's award for best book on the American presidency.
1998-2001 - He was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
2003 - Harold Hongju Koh is Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law.
- He was awarded Columbia Law School's Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award for his contributions to international law.
2004 - Dean Koh has written dozens of articles in his areas of expertise, and has authored or co-edited Justice Harry Blackmun Supreme Court Oral History Project; Different But Equal: The Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; Transnational Business Problems; Deliberative Democracy and Human Rights; and Transnational Legal Problems.
2005 - He is recipient of the Louis B. Sohn Award from the American Bar Association.
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Foundations of International Law and Politics 2004 (Foundations of Law) by Oona Anne Hathaway and Harold Hongju Koh (Paperback - Dec 22, 2004) This book bridges the two topics of international law and international politics. The book may be used in a variety of ways -- as a supplement to a casebook in an introductory course in... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Transnational Business Problems (University Casebook) by Detlev F. Vagts and William Sumner Dodge and Harold Hongju Koh (Hardcover - Aug 18, 2003) Transnational Business Problems, Second Edition, focuses on European Union countries and other developing state economies and the principles and practices of international business. It provides... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: Different but Equal (Paperback - Aug 14, 2003) This volume brings together two important contemporary social movements: human rights and disability rights. It analyses the global struggle to realize equality, dignity, and comprehensive human and... Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks |
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The case against military commissions: An article from: The American Journal of International Law by Harold Hongju Koh (Digital - Apr 30, 2002) Given the exigencies created by the events of Sep 11, 2001, why should the United States not have the option of trying suspected terrorists before military commissions? Koh suggests that there are... Available for download now |
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Transnational Legal Problems: Materials and Text (University Casebook Series) by Henry J. Steiner and Detlev F. Vagts and Harold Hongju Koh (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1994) Steiner, Vagts and Koh's Documentary Supplement to Transnational Legal Problems, Materials and Text, Fourth Edition,provides detailed information on transnational legal problems law. The casebook... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Setting the world right.(Symposium on Executive Power): An article from: Yale Law Journal by Harold Hongju Koh (Digital - Jul 1, 2006) This digital document is an article from Yale Law Journal, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2006. The length of the article is 13313 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical... Available for download now |
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Charlie Rose with Christopher Hitchens, David Rieff, Harold Hongju Koh&Michael Walzer; Yann Martel (December 13, 2002) (DVD) Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair, David Rieff of The New Republic, Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law School and Michael Walzer, editor of Dissent, debate the issue of overthrowing Iraqi dictator... |
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