TY - GEN T1 - The Criminalization of Foreign Relations AU - Koh, Steven Arrigg AB - Overcriminalization has rightly generated national condemnation among policymakers, scholars, and practitioners alike. And yet, such scholarship often assumes that the encroachment of criminal justice stops at our borders. This Article argues that our foreign relations are also at risk of overcriminalization due to overzealous prosecution, overreaching legislation, and presidential politicization—and that this may be particularly problematic when U.S. criminal justice supplants certain nonpenal U.S. foreign policies abroad. This Article proposes three key reforms—presidential distancing, prosecutorial integration, and legislative de-escalation—to assure a principled place for criminal justice in foreign relations. DA - 2021-11-1 PY - 2024 PB - unav JO - Fordham Law Review IS - 2 VL - 90 SP - 737-787 ER -