Harold Hongju Koh

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author human human rights advocate international law scholar legal scholar professor

Harold Hongju Koh is a prominent American legal scholar and former U.S. State Department legal adviser known for his work in international law and human rights.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → human → human rights advocate → international law scholar → legal scholar → professor →
academicDegree	A.B. from Harvard College → B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford → J.D. from Harvard Law School →
almaMater	Harvard College → Harvard Law School → Magdalen College, Oxford →
appointedBy	Barack Obama →
awardReceived	American Society of International Law Honorary Member → Goler T. Butcher Medal → Louis B. Sohn Award →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1954-12-08 →
educatedAt	Harvard College → Harvard Law School → Magdalen College, Oxford →
employer	Yale Law School →
ethnicOrigin	Korean American →
familyName	Koh →
fieldOfWork	constitutional law → human rights law → international law → public international law →
givenName	Harold →
memberOf	American Society of International Law → Council on Foreign Relations → Yale Law School faculty →
name	Harold Hongju Koh →
notableFor	service as Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State → work in human rights → work in international law →
notableIdea	transnational legal process theory →
notableWork	The Human Rights Revolution: An International History → The National Security Constitution → The Trump Administration and International Law → Transnational Legal Process →
officeEndTime	2013-01-22 →
officeStartTime	2009-06-25 →
placeOfBirth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor → Dean of Yale Law School → Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State → Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School →
sibling	Howard Koh →
spouse	Mary-Christy Fisher →
workplace	Yale Law School →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
University of Pennsylvania Law School → Yale Law School →	hasNotableAlumni
Harold Hongju Koh →	name
Columbia Law School →	notableFaculty