Dr. Oona Hathaway

Professor

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Biography

Oona Hathaway is the Gerard C. Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Yale University. Her areas of expertise include International Law, Area Studies, and the intersection of U.S. constitutional law with international law. She is a member of several influential committees, including the Strategic Initiatives Committee of the American Society of International Law and Yale University's Provost's Committee on International Affairs. Having served as legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State and as Special Counsel to the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Defense, Hathaway has been recognized for her contributions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence. She earned her B.A. summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1994 and her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal. Her current research focuses on the foundations of modern international law, enforcement of international law, and law during armed conflict, including a recent project funded by the Hewlett Foundation to study cyber conflict. She has published over twenty-five law review articles and co-authored the book 'The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World.'

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Yale Law School • New Haven, CT

Hathaway serves as a law professor focusing on International Law.

Counselor

2014-01-01 — 2015-01-01

U.S. Department of Defense •

Served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel on National Security Law.

Associate Professor

— Present

Boston University School of Law •

Previously held a faculty position prior to joining Yale.

Professor of Law

— Present

U.C. Berkeley •

Held a faculty position at Berkeley prior to her current role.

Awards

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Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.