Author

Jeremy A. Rabkin

Jeremy Rabkin is a Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law. Before joining the faculty in June 2007, he was a Professor of Government at Cornell University for 27 years.  A member of the board of directors of the Center for Individual Rights, he is also the author most recently of Law Without Nations?: Why Constitutional Government Requires Sovereign States (Princeton University Press).

Articles by Jeremy A. Rabkin

Goodbye to All That

Goodbye to All That

Constitutionalism stands for boundaries—above all, a boundary between what may be popular at any one moment and a considered judgment about what is lawful.
Aliens and Citizens

Aliens and Citizens

These recent books tell us something about our current challenges, though they’re not even thoughtful.
Curtailing the Court

Curtailing the Court

If judges acknowledged the political background of much constitutional debate, they would act with more restraint.
This Means War

This Means War

A review of Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare, by John Yoo
Equal Justice

Equal Justice

A review of Equality Under the Constitution—Reclaiming the 14th Amendment, by Judith A. Baer
The Spirit of the Law

The Spirit of the Law

A review of America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By, by Akhil Reed Amar
The Limits of Justice

The Limits of Justice

A review of The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal Law, by Kevin Jon Heller and The International Criminal Court: Europe's Guantanamo Bay? by David Hoile.
So Sorry

So Sorry

A review of The Sins of the Nation and the Ritual of Apologies, by Danielle Celermajer.
UNserious

UNserious

Reviewing the intellectual history of international institutions.