Ryan Goodman
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) is founding co-editor-in-chief of Just Security. He is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. He served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2015-16).
Ryan is also a Professor of Politics and Professor of Sociology at NYU. He was the inaugural Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Harvard Law School. He received a J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. from Yale University, and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the US Naval War College’s Board of Advisers for International Law Studies, a Distinguished Fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice, and a former member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law.
Areas of Expertise: National Security Law, International Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force, Human Rights Law.
Articles by this author:
Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression
by Ryan Goodman and Ambassador (ret.) Keith Harper
May 24th, 2022
Defense Dept Law of War Manual and Its Unintended Readings: On Civilians Assuming Risk of Harm
by Ryan Goodman and Gordon Dunbar
May 13th, 2022
Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated Jan. 6 Rioters
by Heather Szilagyi, Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix
May 12th, 2022
Top Cover: Congressional Republicans Pave Way for US Policy Shift on Int’l Criminal Court
by Ryan Goodman
Apr 13th, 2022
A Warm Welcome to Just Security’s New Editorial Board Members!
by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Apr 12th, 2022
Чому надання Китаєм військової допомоги Росії порушуватиме міжнародне право
by Oona Hathaway and Ryan Goodman
Mar 17th, 2022
Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law
by Oona Hathaway and Ryan Goodman
Mar 17th, 2022
Model Indictment for Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Prosecutor v. President Vladimir Putin
by Ryan Goodman and Rebecca Hamilton
Mar 14th, 2022
The Good Governance Papers: A “Report Card” Wrap-Up of 2022 Updates
by Emily Berman, Tess Bridgeman, Megan Corrarino, Ryan Goodman and Dakota S. Rudesill
Mar 1st, 2022
Clear Error in the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual: On Presumptions of Civilian Status
by Ryan Goodman
Feb 9th, 2022
The Al-Qurayshi Operation and Minimization of Civilian Casualties
by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Feb 3rd, 2022
The Good Governance Papers: A January 2022 “Report Card” Update
by Emily Berman, Tess Bridgeman, Megan Corrarino, Ryan Goodman and Dakota S. Rudesill
Jan 20th, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: The Oath Keeper Podcast Interviews – New Insights Into Jan. 6 and Continued Threats
by Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix
Jan 19th, 2022
Timeline for Anniversary of January 5: DOJ Election Fraud Investigations and GA Senate Runoff
by Ryan Goodman and Antara Joardar
Jan 5th, 2022
Holiday Giving: Please Support Just Security with a Tax-Deductible Donation
by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman
Dec 22nd, 2021
Crisis of Command: The Pentagon, The President, and January 6
by Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix
Dec 21st, 2021
Expert Explainer: On Verizon’s Deadline for Turning Over Meadows’ Records to Congress
by Ryan Goodman and Randal S. Milch
Dec 16th, 2021