International Legal Studies

Teresa Clarke J.D. ’87 M.B.A. ’88 and Professor Ruth Okediji L.L.M. ’91 S.J.D. ’96 bring together four African heads of state to explore opportunities for the continent’s future advancement.

During Winter Term, the 2022 Cravath International Fellows undertook projects with an international focus.

After advancing to the international rounds, an HLS team emerges as champions of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Three alumni collaborate on a major research study on opportunities for social enterprises in Ibero-America.

Hilary Charlesworth S.J.D. '86 joins Yuji Iwasawa LL.M. ’78 and Nawaf Salam LL.M. ’91 on the International Court of Justice.

Ayesha Malik LL.M. '99 is the first women to serve on Pakistan's Supreme Court in the country’s 75-year history.

S.J.D. candidate Elena Chachko’s scholarship is informed by her work as a former Israeli intelligence analysis officer and diplomat.

The 2021 Cravath International Fellows pursued independent clinical or research/writing projects during Winter Term.

Matt Summers ’21 creates an extracurricular program to foster civic engagement and bridge social divides.

With roots in Algeria, Ikram Ais LL.M. '21 works for change — in her home country and beyond.

Michael Chang-Frieden ’23 contributes to a global report on Japan’s ability to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and nuclear proliferation financing.

Working remotely, the 2021 Chayes International Public Service Fellows gain global experience.

Nicolette Waldman ’13 dedicates her career to documenting human rights violations.

Katherine Tai '01 brings legal expertise, political savvy, and a deep commitment to American workers to her new role.

As a young human rights lawyer, Rez Gardi LL.M. ’19's journey has taken her to the country her activist parents fled.

Professor Intisar Rabb discusses interpreting ancient principles for a new world.

Professors Terry Fisher ’82 and Ruth Okediji LL.M. ’91 S.J.D. ’96 propose changes to bolster the global south’s ability to produce pharmaceuticals.

"The Daughters of Yalta," by Catherine Grace Katz ’22, looks at the pivotal conference from new perspectives.

Despite the pandemic, the 2020 Chayes International Public Service Fellows pursued projects with organizations based in 12 countries.

HLS students in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program help prevent more stringent federal immigration rule from going into effect.

Yee Htun speaks about respecting refugee rights in the midst of a global pandemic.

Mark Tushnet connects comparative constitutional law to constitutional politics.

In a new book, Noah Feldman argues that despite the tragedies that followed it, the Arab Spring provided lessons and hope for a better future.

Beatrice Lindstrom is waging a 10-year fight after 10,000 die from a sewage leak at a UN peacekeeper base.

Salma Waheedi partners with gender justice coalitions to advance legal equality in Muslim communities.

Yuji Iwasawa LL.M. ’78, a Japanese scholar of international law, is re-elected to the International Court of Justice.

Ten years after graduation, Aminta Ossom ’09 returns to HLS to teach in the International Human Rights Clinic.

The World Health Organization taps Cass Sunstein ’78, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, to chair its Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health.

Yuko Miyazaki LL.M. ’84 sets a historic precedent as a female justice on Japan’s Supreme Court.

Constitutional law expert Menaka Guruswamy LL.M. ’01 takes the long view on change.

Chikondi Mandala LL.M. ’19, a young judicial officer in Malawi, looks to tradition and to the future.

Classmates Andru Wall and Saeeq Shajjan LL.M. ’10 seek to bring peace and progress to a war-torn country.

Nasredeen Abdulbari LL.M. ’08 serves as Minister of Justice in Sudan’s transitional government.

As students, they participated in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program; as lawyers, they continue to work in this increasingly challenging — and fulfilling — field.

In a globalized society and economy, knowledge of foreign law is important for legal practitioners, says Professor Mary Ann Glendon.