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 = Ma ...

. 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 Sk ...

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 Manhatt ...

. He joined the faculty of

, 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 Eduardo M. Peñalver is an American law professor who is the president of Seattle University. From 2014 until 2021, Peñalver was dean of Cornell Law School. Peñalver has served as the President of Seattle University since July 1, 2021, and i ...

. 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohlin, Jens David 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