Saavni Desai

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Saavni Desai is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School (Class of 2027) where she serves as a member of the Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic and Co-President of the Yale Law National Security Group. Prior to law school, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Bukhara, Uzbekistan from 2023-24. Saavni holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Studies from Southern Methodist University (2023).

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EU and Ukrainian flags fly in the wind in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter for the 4th year anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, on February 23, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Toward A Just and Lawful Peace in Ukraine: Part II

Feb. 24, 2026 Harold Hongju Koh, Madeline Babin and 4 more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of the Convention Establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crimes of Aggression Against Ukraine at the Hague on December 16, 2025 (via Council of Europe Media Gallery)

Toward A Just and Lawful Peace in Ukraine: Part I

Feb. 20, 2026 Harold Hongju Koh, Madeline Babin and 4 more

The U.S. Supreme Court Court in Washington, D.C., U.S.

A SCOTUS Bench Memo for the Trump Tariff Case: Separation of Powers, Delegation, Emergencies, and Pretext

Nov. 3, 2025 Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz and 8 more