Dr. Jameel Jaffer

Biography

Jameel Jaffer is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School, focusing on Law and Journalism. He has argued human rights and civil liberties cases in multiple appeals courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and has testified before the U.S. Congress. His scholarly contributions include editing significant works on the Bush administration’s interrogation and detention policies, alongside Amrit Singh, and the Obama administration’s use of drones for extrajudicial killings overseas. Jaffer has delivered keynote addresses at prestigious events, including the Harvard Law Review’s annual gala in 2022 and the Peter Zenger Lecture at Columbia Law School in 2016. His recent writings have appeared in reputable publications such as the New York Review of Books and Foreign Affairs. Early in his legal career, Jaffer served as a law clerk for the Honorable Amalya L. Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals and for Right Honorable Beverley McLachlin, the Chief Justice of Canada.

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