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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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"Chinese activist’s US residency won't slow his human rights work"
05/17/2017
Fox News
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Activists in China pay a heavy price for fighting everyday injustices"
05/02/2017
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
"A Taiwanese Man’s Detention in Guangdong Threatens a Key Pillar of Cross-Straits Relations"
04/20/2017
China File
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Appease China And North Korea, Or Launch Strikes, Sanctions, And A Nuclear Negligence Doctrine?"
04/15/2017
Forbes
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Pushes Legal Overhaul That Would Bolster State Power"
03/15/2017
The New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Token Dissent Plummets in China as Comrade Xi's Power Increases"
03/15/2017
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Ma unwilling to stay out of the limelight"
03/07/2017
The China Post
Featured: Jerome Cohen, U.S. - Asia Law Institute
"Foreign Policy in the Trump Era"
02/09/2017
Charlie Rose
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"In China, torture is real, and the rule of law is a sham"
01/26/2017
The Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
" Rule of Law and other 'Western' notions are worrying Beijing. Here's why."
01/26/2017
America Magazine
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"A broken lawyer and a hawkish judge cast deep pall over China’s legal system"
01/21/2017
The Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China’s Xi, Preaching Openness Abroad, Clamps Down at Home"
01/19/2017
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China’s Chief Justice Rejects an Independent Judiciary, and Reformers Wince"
01/18/2017
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Middle-Class Anger Reignited by Death of Researcher in Custody"
12/27/2016
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Trump's Call With Taiwan's Leader Could Result in 'Severe Provocation' of China: Expert"
12/04/2016
NBC News
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"A Crack of Daylight Enters Chinese Court Proceedings"
10/12/2016
Foreign Policy
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Interview: Jerome Cohen"
09/01/2016
The Diplomat
Featured: Jerome Cohen
"China lawyer travails split American Bar Association"
08/05/2016
Financial Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Christian church leader Hu Shigen jailed in China crackdown on human rights"
08/03/2016
International Business Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Christian church leader jailed in Chinese human rights crackdown"
08/03/2016
The Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"ABA to Honor Imprisoned Chinese Human Rights Lawyer"
07/27/2016
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"The Wisdom of The Hague’s South China Sea Decision"
07/19/2016
Wall Street Journal
Author: Jerome Cohen
"South China Sea: Taipei’s rejection of ruling a mistake, US pundits say"
07/14/2016
Taipei Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Taiwan resists Hague-based tribunal’s South China Sea ruling"
07/14/2016
Washington Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Beijing’s dilemma after South China Sea ruling: Double down or cool down"
07/13/2016
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China finds common ground with Taiwan in dismissal of South China Sea ruling"
07/13/2016
Straits Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Human rights defenders pressure China over jailed lawyers"
07/11/2016
Irish Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Like it or not, UNCLOS arbitration is legally binding for China"
07/11/2016
East Asia Forum
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Bookseller abduction will be taken up with China, says Hong Kong leader"
06/20/2016
Guardian
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Is there a way for Beijing to save face after the South China Sea arbitration ruling?"
06/15/2016
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen, US-Asia Law Institute
"From Respected Judge to State Enemy in China"
04/29/2016
Epoch Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen, US-Asia Law Institute
"ABA Tells Congress It Didn’t Cave to Chinese Government"
04/27/2016
Bloomberg Big Law Business
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China Poised to Approve Crackdown on Foreign NGOs"
04/26/2016
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Forecasting the Aftermath of a Ruling on China’s Nine-Dash Line"
04/20/2016
Foreign Policy (Subscription required)
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Should Big Law Firms Take a Stand on Social Issues?"
04/13/2016
Bloomberg BNA
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Taiwan's New Direction"
03/14/2016
Asia Society (Audio)
Expert: Jerome Cohen, US-Asia Law Institute
"A Looming Crisis for China’s Legal System"
02/22/2016
Foreign Policy
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Can Taiwan show Beijing and the world how disputed islands should be used for peace?"
02/19/2016
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen
"A Legal Defense Against Chinese Oppression"
02/16/2016
Wall Street Journal
Author: Jerome Cohen
"Why Did China Kidnap Its Provocateurs?"
02/16/2016
New Yorker
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Seeking Justice for China’s ‘Underage Prostitutes’"
02/02/2016
Foreign Policy
Expert: Jerome Cohen, US-Asia Law Institute
"OSI Defies China Court Verdict as Frustrations Grow Over System"
02/02/2016
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Why critics of China aren’t safe anywhere"
01/31/2016
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Open up Taiping Island for research: US academic"
01/30/2016
Taipei Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Deported Swedish NGO Worker Concerned About Detained Colleagues in China"
01/27/2016
Voice of America
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Pursuing critics, China reaches across borders. And nobody is stopping it."
01/26/2016
Washington Post
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"China expels Swedish human rights worker Peter Dahlin"
01/26/2016
Irish Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Trial by media? Confessions go prime time in China"
01/26/2016
CNN
Expert: Jerome Cohen
"Activist arrest puts foreign NGOs in China on edge"
01/25/2016
IRIN
Expert: Jerome Cohen, US-Asia Law Institute
"The Dilemma Facing Rights Lawyers in China"
01/18/2016
Wall Street Journal
Author: Jerome Cohen