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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Robert M. Chesney

Robert M. Chesney

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Robert Chesney is a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and a senior editor at the Journal of National Security Law and Policy. His current research focuses on national security law and policy, constitutional law, and counterterrorism law and policy.



Expertise

National Security Law and Policy; Constitutional Law; International Law; Counterterrorism Law and Policy

Background

Current Positions
Professor, University of Texas School of Law; Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law; Associate Member, Intelligence Science Board; Senior Editor, Journal of National Security Law and Policy

Past Positions
Litigation Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell; Law Clerk, Chambers of Hon. Robert D. Sack, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Law Clerk, Chambers of Hon. Lewis A. Kaplan, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Awards
Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award (2007); Jurist Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003-04)

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School; B.S., Texas Christian University


Research and Commentary


Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: Libya and the War Powers ResolutionJune 22, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioTransfers of Guantánamo Detainees to Yemen: Policy Continuity between AdministrationsJune 15, 2011House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Save to My PortfolioThe Courts' Shifting Rules on Guantánamo DetaineesFebruary 05, 2010The Washington Post

Contact Information

rchesney@law.utexas.edu

512.232.1298

202.797.6105
Brookings Office of Communications

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February 15, 2012

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