Ryan Goodman (born in Johannesburg, South Africa) is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and is the founding co-editor-in-chief of its website Just Security, which focuses on U.S. national security law and policy.[1] Goodman joined the NYU faculty in 2009.[2]

Ryan Goodman
Goodman in 2018
Born
Johannesburg, South Africa
Academic background
EducationB.A., J.D., Ph.D.
Alma materYale University University of Texas at Austin
Academic work
DisciplineLegal scholar
Sub-disciplineInternational law
InstitutionsNew York University School of Law, Harvard Law School
Websitehttp://ryangoodman.us/

Prior to moving to NYU, Goodman was the inaugural Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School.[3][4] He joined the faculty of Harvard Law School in 2002 and received tenure at Harvard in 2006.[4]

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Goodman received his J.D. from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. in sociology from Yale University, and a B.A. in government (political science) and philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]

Legal career edit

Following law school, Goodman clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[citation needed]

In a phase of his career prior to 2018, Goodman held the role of "special counsel to the general counsel" of the United States Department of Defense.[5]

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  1. ^ "Faculty Profiles: Ryan Goodman". NYU Law. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Professor Ryan Goodman (Harvard) joins NYU Law School permanent faculty in Fall 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ryan Goodman named Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jiang, Athena Y. (March 18, 2009). "HLS Prof To Leave Harvard for NYU". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ Goodman, Ryan (2018-04-26). "The Pentagon Needs a Better Way to Count Civilian Casualties". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-19.