Jens David Ohlin

Jens David Ohlin
17th Dean of Cornell Law School
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
PresidentMartha E. Pollack
Preceded byEduardo Peñalver
Personal details
EducationSkidmore College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, MPhil, PhD, JD)

Jens David Ohlin is an American legal scholar, currently serving as the 17th dean of Cornell Law School since July 2021.

Education

Ohlin completed his high school education at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.[1]

Ohlin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1996. He then pursued graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City, where he obtained a Master of Arts in 1998, followed by a Master of Philosophy in 2000. Continuing his academic journey at Columbia, Ohlin completed his Doctor of Philosophy in 2002. Subsequently, he received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2005.[2]

Career

Ohlin joined Cornell Law School as a faculty member in 2008.[3] Later, he served as Director of Faculty Research (2013–2015), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2015–2017), Vice Dean (2017–2020), and Interim Dean (January–June 2021).[4] Ohlin became dean of Cornell Law School on July 1, 2021,[5] succeeding Eduardo Peñalver.[6]

Ohlin's scholarship ranges from criminal conspiracy law, criminal procedure, public international law to the laws of war.[2][7] In Election Interference: International Law and the Future of Democracy (2020), Ohlin argued that the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections was against international law because it violated the collective right of self-determination.[8] With Duncan Hollis, he also edited Defending Democracies: Combatting Foreign Election Interference in a Digital Age (2020).[9]

References

  1. ^ "Andover, the magazine: Spring 2015 by Phillips Academy - Issuu". issuu.com. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "Jens David Ohlin". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. ^ Institute, The American Law. "Jens David Ohlin Is Dean of Cornell Law School". American Law Institute. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ Badjate, Mihika (16 June 2021). "Interim Dean Jens David Ohlin Appointed Dean of Cornell Law School". The Cornell Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Cornell Law Upgrades Interim Leader Jens David Ohlin to Full Dean Status". New York Law Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. ^ "Jens David Ohlin Named Dean of Cornell Law School". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  7. ^ "Cornell experts on war in Ukraine, global ripple effects | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  8. ^ "Book Celebration Explores Professor Ohlin's "Election Interference"". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  9. ^ Ohlin, Jens David; Hollis, Duncan B. (2021-02-16). Defending Democracies: Combating Foreign Election Interference in a Digital Age. Ethics, National Security, and the Rule of Law. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-755697-9. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.