International Affairs

"Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order"

John Yoo

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John Yoo looks at the role that international law plays in the US legal system and argues that Congress and the executive branch, not the courts, should be in charge of enforcing (or not enforcing) international agreements. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

About the Authors

John Yoo

John Yoo is a professor of law at University of California - Berkeley. He served as assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel from 2001 to 2003. He is the author of "Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush" and "War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror."

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"Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order"

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Past Airings

Sunday, April 29th at 5:15am (ET)
Sunday, April 15th at 2pm (ET)
Saturday, April 14th at 7pm (ET)