Community Spotlight

Oona Hathaway is one of 20 fellows awarded the Berlin Prize by the American Academy in Berlin. She will use the fellowship to write her book, “War Unbound,” which examines how a fundamental shift in the nature of war has strained international humanitarian war. 

JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed friction between president Trump and conservative legal community over judicial appointees with FT’s US legal and enforcement correspondent, Stefania Palma. 

JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed the political and legal challenges facing the Trump administration’s immigration policy with WSJ Supreme Court Correspondent Jess Bravin.  

Senior writer for the ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, features Dean Erwin Chemerinsky’s article about a provision in the House budget bill that would limit federal courts’ contempt power.   

Congratulations to Monica Bell, who will join the 26th class of Radcliffe fellows. Bell was chosen for her expertise in issues of inequality, violence, safety, and racial justice, and will complete a book manuscript during her fellowship.

Congratulations to Executive Editor Bec Hamilton, American University’s 2025 Scholar/Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes her for “immeasurably” contributing to the AU community, the field of law, and the lives of her students and colleagues.

Congratulations to Executive Editor Oona Hathaway, who will join the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows. She was tapped based on “prior career achievement and exceptional promise.”

Just Security’s Director for AI & Emerging Technologies Dr. Brianna Rosen chaired a panel on AI diplomacy and defence at the Qatar-UK AI Symposium in London.

JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed the legal implications, and told the Post his fears for downstream effects. Read Goodman’s analysis of criminal law precedents relevant to Signal Gate.>

JS Executive Editor Rebecca Hamilton spoke to The World’s Carolyn Beeler about the U.S. State Department’s revocation of visas for all South Sudanese nationals.   Listen to the interview and read Hamilton’s analysis of the issue.

Just Security Executive Editor Matiangai Sirleaf wins American Society of International Law’s Certificate of Merit book award for high technical craftsmanship and utility to lawyers and scholars. The book: “Race and National Security,” a Just Security collaboration with Oxford University Press.

Executive Editor Oona Hathaway nominated to serve as President-elect of the American Society of International Law. The organization is home to over 3000 international law scholars and practitioners from more than 100 countries and publishes the American Journal of International Law.