Jens David Ohlin is an American academic administrator and legal scholar.
He became the Allan R. Tessler Dean of
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School is the law school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. One of the five Ivy League law schools, it offers four law degree programs, JD, LLM, MSLS and JSD, along with several dual-deg ...
on July 1, 2021.
Biography
Ohlin graduated from
Phillips Academy
("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness
, address = 180 Main Street
, city = Andover
, state = M ...
. He then received his B.A. from
Skidmore College
Skidmore College is a private liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,650 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in one of more than 60 areas of study.
History
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and his M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., J.D., all from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
.
He joined the faculty of
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School is the law school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. One of the five Ivy League law schools, it offers four law degree programs, JD, LLM, MSLS and JSD, along with several dual-deg ...
, serving as Director of Faculty Research (2013–15), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2015–17), Vice Dean (2017–20), and Interim Dean (2020–2021).
Ohlin became dean of Cornell Law School on July 1, 2021, succeeding
Eduardo Peñalver. His scholarship ranges from criminal conspiracy law, criminal procedure, public international law to the laws of war.
In ''Election Interference: International Law and the Future of Democracy'' (2020), Ohlin argued that the
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
The Russian government interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election with the goals of harming the campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump, and increasing political and social discord in the United States. Acc ...
was against international law because it violated the collective right of self-determination.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Skidmore College alumni
Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Columbia Law School alumni
Cornell Law School faculty
American university and college faculty deans
American legal scholars
Phillips Academy alumni