Professor of Law · Think Tank · Policy Entrepreneur
Eugene Kontorovich
Eugene Kontorovich is the leading scholar of constitutional and international law, writing and speaking on the legal questions shaping Israel, the United States, and the modern world.
Professor of Law · Antonin Scalia Law School · Constitutional Law · International Law · Israel & the Middle East
Current Focus
Legal Analysis for High-Stakes Questions
Kontorovich’s work examines sovereignty, constitutional power, international institutions, and the legal disputes surrounding Israel and the modern Middle East.
Constitutional Law
Federalism, executive power, rights, and the legal architecture of American governance.
International Law
Borders, treaties, jurisdiction, sovereignty, and the limits of international authority.
Israel & the Middle East
Legal analysis of conflict, diplomacy, recognition, occupation claims, and international pressure.
Featured Work
Recent Publications
Trump Can Close Hamas’s Front Office
Addresses the legal and political dimensions of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader debate over responsibility, sovereignty, and security.
The ICC’s Illegitimate Pursuit of Israeli Leaders Is Political Warfare
Analyzes the International Criminal Court and argues that its actions carry serious legal, political, and strategic consequences.
How America Could Put Teeth in Its Blockade
Examines how the United States can lawfully enforce a blockade, focusing on the legal and political stakes of the issue.
When the question is sovereignty, the answer is rigor.
Commentary, testimony, and scholarship for institutions and audiences confronting the hardest legal questions of the moment.