Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor at Harvard Law School, where he teaches and writes about national security law, presidential power, cybersecurity, international law, internet law, foreign relations law, and conflict of laws. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
2013| European Journal of International Law
How Cyber Changes the Laws of War
2011| Military Law Review
Reflections on Government Lawyering
2011| Hoover Institution
Cybersecurity Treaties: A Skeptical View
2010| Brookings Institution
The Cyberthreat, Government Network Operations, and the Fourth Amendment
2010| The Green Bag
Foreign Sovereign Immunity and Domestic Officer Suits
2009| The Green Bag
Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Individual Officials, and Human Rights Litigation
2009| Harvard Law Review
Law for States: International Law, Constitutional Law, Public Law
2008| Stanford Law Review
Terrorism and the convergence of the criminal and Military Detention Models
2007| Harvard Law Review
Sosa, Customary International Law, and the Continuing Relevance of Erie
2005
The War on Terrorism: International Law, Clear Statement Requirements, and Constitutional Design,
2005
Congressional Authorization and the War on Terrorism
2005
The Unexceptional U.S. Human Rights RUDs
2004
U.S. Civil Litigation and International Terrorism, in Civil Litigation and International Terrorism
May 23rd, 2013 | Foreign Affairs
Obama Passes the Buck: The President’s Empty Rhetoric on Counterterrorism
May 16th, 2013 | Senate Armed Services Committee
Testimony on the Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force
May 1st, 2013 | The New Republic
Review of Mazzetti, “The Way of the Knife”
February 6th, 2013 | The New Republic
On Target: Obama’s Drone Memo is Exactly What He Said It’d Be
February 5th, 2013 | Washington Post
U.S. Needs New Rule Book for Secret Warfare
October 1st, 2012 | Political Theory
The Realist Case for Global Reform
July 3rd, 2012 | The New Republic
How Post-Decision Leaks Will Change the Supreme Court
June 23rd, 2012 | The New Republic
Temple of Silence: Why SCOTUS leaks less than the CIA
April 26th, 2012 | Washington Post
Obama’s Weak Spots on Counterterrorism are Open to Romney
March 21st, 2012 | Slate
How Obama Learned To Love Military Commissions
March 19th, 2012 | Foreign Policy
Fire When Ready
March 16th, 2012 | The New Republic
The Great Legal Paradox of Our Time: How Civil Libertarians Strengthened the National Security State
February 17th, 2012 | Washington Post
What Changed U.S. Attitudes About Counterterrorism Policies
November 25th, 2011 | Washington Post
The Pervasive Cyberthreat that Goes Unchallenged
September 30th, 2011 | New York Times
A Just Act of War
Lawfare » Jack Goldsmith
- June 17th, 2013
USG Brief in CA2 Targeted Killing FOIA Case
June 17th, 2013The Continuing Importance of Military Commissions
June 5th, 2013How Hard is the White House Trying to Close GTMO?
June 4th, 2013Consensus on First Steps For AUMF Reform?
May 30th, 2013More Questions About the USG Basis for Complaints about China’s Cyber Exploitations
May 28th, 2013Eight Thoughts on the Broad Reading of Article II Inherent in Bobby’s Conjecture
May 27th, 2013The Intersection of Vague Disclosure and Reduced Drone Strikes
May 26th, 2013Two Small Pieces of News from the Sunday Shows on Leaks
May 25th, 2013Disclaimer about CFR Essay [UPDATED]
May 25th, 2013Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey: Questions About New Targeting Rules