Date of Event: Monday, 13th October 2025
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: TRISS Seminar Room, Arts Building, 6th Floor, Trinity College Dublin

 

The ‘New Haven School’ pioneered by Harold Laswell and Myres McDougal at the Yale Law School in the mid-20th century represented an ambitious project of anti-formalist international law that left an indelible imprint on US foreign policy. Join us to discuss the New Haven School, its ambivalent legacy, and its uncertain future with the author of the definitive account of its origins.

Chair: Assistant Professor Michael A Becker, School of Law

Discussant: Dr. Pearce Clancy, Research Fellow, School of Law

General enquiries should be directed to Michael A Becker.