The New Haven School - American International Law
A Conversation with Dr. Ríán Derrig

Please join us at Trinity College Dublin on Monday 13th October from 5pm to 6.30pm for a talk about the following book launch : Dr. Ríán Derrig (Assistant Professor, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden), The New Haven School - American International Law.

Monday, 13th October 2025 from 5pm to 6:30pm

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