Jonathan Hafetz

Feb 6, 2025 | justsecurity.org | Jonathan Hafetz |Rebecca Ingber

(Editor’s note: This article is part of the Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of the Trump Administration’s Executive Actions.)President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on Jan.

Sep 6, 2024 | jurist.org | Jonathan Hafetz

The author, a professor at Seton Hall Law School, argues that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision to revoke plea agreements for 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo perpetuates a cycle of lawlessness...

Jun 17, 2024 | balkin.blogspot.com | Jonathan Hafetz

Front page Balkin.com Balkinizationan unanticipated consequence ofJack M.

Apr 18, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Jonathan Hafetz

The dominant frame for former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election tends to be inward-looking and imbued with notions of American exceptionalism. President Joe Biden described the 2022 mid-term elections as “a battle for the soul of th[e] nation” and is employing similar messaging for the 2024 presidential election, while analysts continue to warn that democracy in the United States is under assault in unprecedented ways.

Nov 1, 2023 | opiniojuris.org | Jonathan Hafetz

Third Annual Symposium on Pop Culture and International Law: Judgment at Nuremberg – Capturing the Complexities of Mass Atrocity Trials on Film 01.11.23 | [Jonathan Hafetz is Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School. He is also the creator and host of the podcast, LawOnFilm.] Portraying criminal trials for mass atrocities on screen is an inherently challenging task. Filmmakers must tackle the competing demands of historical accuracy and dramatic effect. And for the film to endure, it must...