John C. Yoo

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Professor
Legal Scholar
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_C._Ellickson
gptkb:John_Yoo
gptkb:Richard_Epstein
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Enterprise_Institute
gptkb:University_of_California_System
gptkb:Federalist_Society
gptkb:Berkeley_Law_School
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkbp:author Crisis and Command
The Powers of War and Peace
The Unitary Executive Theory
War by Other Means
gptkbp:birthDate 1970-07-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Seoul
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Legal justification for enhanced interrogation techniques
Influence on national security policy
Debate on civil liberties post-9/11
Legal analysis of presidential powers
gptkbp:controversy Legal ethics discussions
Debate over executive power
Criticism for torture memos
Public backlash against legal opinions
gptkbp:field International Law
Constitutional Law
National Security Law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John C. Yoo
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/John_C._Yoo.jpg/220px-John_C._Yoo.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:John_Ashcroft
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Robert_Bork
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Bush_Administration
Legal advisory roles
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Torture_memos
Legal opinions on executive power
Unitary_executive_theory
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork War on Terror legal framework
gptkbp:occupation Attorney
Professor of Law
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gina_Yoo
gptkbp:website http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/yoo.html
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley