Neutrality law is a musty and obsolete body of international law that nevertheless rears its creaky head now and again in dangerous ways, most recently in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The law of neutrality is a study in contradictions. It is obsolete yet remains on the books in treaties and military manuals. It purports to keep the peace and…
Amid political polarization, are there practical steps to combat extremism that are acceptable across the political spectrum? In Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism, the Task Force on Institutional Reforms to Combat Political Extremism offers ideas for reforming key aspects of the…
On Thursday (11/21/24), the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it had issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the former defense minister, in connection with alleged crimes…
P*LAW Advisory Committee member Frances E. Lee was invested as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters last month. Lee, a professor of politics and public affairs and co-director of Princeton SPIA’s Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, was one of eight new Academy members to be recognized in a ceremony at the Library of…
Last spring, Kat Ivkovic ’25 traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to meet Peter Kenney Jr., a man who was wrongly convicted of murder and kidnapping in 2001. As part of the course SPI 499: Making an Exoneree, Kat and her case partners visited Kenney’s family, investigated his case, and produced a…
“Maintaining a commitment to the rule of law as the basis for settling vote-counting disputes is especially imperative in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s attempt to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election. He did not succeed then. Nor should he or anyone else be able to succeed in a similar future endeavor. The Electoral Count Reform Act goes…
Looking back at past elections, here is an essay written by Rebecca Ingber, “Bureaucratic Resistance and the Deep State Myth” from October 18, 2019.
Looking back at past elections, here is an essay written by Deborah Pearlstein, “Preparing the Public for a Contested Election” from July 14, 2020.
Harold Hongju Koh’s The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century is a code red threat assessment of the state of public law in America today. True to Koh’s nature, he does not leave us without hope;…
U.S. property deeds frequently contain discriminatory language that excludes people of specific races from purchasing homes or specifies that only white individuals may do so. Even though the Supreme Court has ruled such racially restrictive covenants are unenforceable, they still litter deed records across the country and continue to be signed…
Ned Foley explains the origins of the electoral college, how and why the 12th Amendment changed the process for electing Presidents, and the concerns that led Congress to codify the procedure for counting electors’ votes in 1887.
5 questions to ask yourself before you cast your vote for president
Does the candidate believe in America? That is not a rhetorical question. It is only one of the five crucial questions that need to be considered before voting.
American elections have faced stark challenges in recent cycles, from shifting rules governing voting and election administration to threats of foreign interference, disinformation, political violence, and more. On the eve of the 2024 elections, join our panel of experts as they talk through which hazards worry them this year, and when…
Earlier this week, the Election Law at Ohio State program held a webinar on all the initiatives on the ballot in various states this November concerning structural electoral reform—including the effort in Alaska to repeal the recent reform there. Among the many valuable elements of this discussion was the information concerning exactly what’s…
Leading journalists and scholars look back at the Supreme Court Term just past and at what’s coming up on the Court’s docket when the 2024-25 Term opens the first Monday in October. Moderated by P*LAW Director Deborah Pearlstein, panelists discuss the Court’s most consequential rulings and the institution’s changing role in American life.
Bipartisan Criminal-Justice Reform Is Still Very Much Alive
Yes, the pace of progress has slowed, but it certainly continues.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Not that long ago, in the summer of 2020, the moment seemed ripe for meaningful criminal-justice reform in America. Millions of people joined…
Princeton SPIA undergraduate students helped to successfully advocate for the United Nations Human Rights Council(external link) to extend the mandate of an experts' mechanism that seeks to advance racial justice in law enforcement around the world.
Last month, the Human Rights…
If Israel cannot curb the horrific abuse of Palestinian detainees in its prisons, international tribunals will
It’s a very dangerous moment for human rights in Israel
August 21, 2024
Shocking evidence has emerged over the past several months of rampant abuses of Palestinian detainees held in…
Congratulations to Rebecca Ingber on joining the second cohort of Crane Law Faculty Fellows at Princeton’s Program in Law and Public Policy (P*LAW). As a Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School, Ingber specializes in international law, national security, foreign relations, and the constitutional separation of powers. She also serves as…
"It's stunning ... not so much for the particular ruling as it relates to former President Trump, but for the breadth of power it recognizes in the executive and all presidents going forward." —@PrincetonP_LAWdirector@DebPearlsteinon