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International Legal Studies
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Training future women presidents
April 26, 2022
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.
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Exploring legal frameworks abroad
April 26, 2022
During Winter Term, the 2022 Cravath International Fellows undertook projects with an international focus.
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International champions
April 26, 2022
After advancing to the international rounds, an HLS team emerges as champions of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
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Purpose-driven
April 25, 2022
Three alumni collaborate on a major research study on opportunities for social enterprises in Ibero-America.
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An international justice
April 25, 2022
Hilary Charlesworth S.J.D. '86 joins Yuji Iwasawa LL.M. ’78 and Nawaf Salam LL.M. ’91 on the International Court of Justice.
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Historic and empowering
April 25, 2022
Ayesha Malik LL.M. '99 is the first women to serve on Pakistan's Supreme Court in the country’s 75-year history.
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The growing individualization of U.S. foreign and security policy
December 7, 2021
S.J.D. candidate Elena Chachko’s scholarship is informed by her work as a former Israeli intelligence analysis officer and diplomat.
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Examining international, comparative and foreign law
December 7, 2021
The 2021 Cravath International Fellows pursued independent clinical or research/writing projects during Winter Term.
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Empowering middle-schoolers worldwide
December 7, 2021
Matt Summers ’21 creates an extracurricular program to foster civic engagement and bridge social divides.
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An activist at home in the world
December 7, 2021
With roots in Algeria, Ikram Ais LL.M. '21 works for change — in her home country and beyond.
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Fighting illicit finance in Japan
December 7, 2021
Michael Chang-Frieden ’23 contributes to a global report on Japan’s ability to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and nuclear proliferation financing.
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Expanding their horizons
December 7, 2021
Working remotely, the 2021 Chayes International Public Service Fellows gain global experience.
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Trusted to listen
June 21, 2021
Nicolette Waldman ’13 dedicates her career to documenting human rights violations.
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The new U.S. Trade Representative
June 21, 2021
Katherine Tai '01 brings legal expertise, political savvy, and a deep commitment to American workers to her new role.
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Finding her role in a complex place
June 21, 2021
As a young human rights lawyer, Rez Gardi LL.M. ’19's journey has taken her to the country her activist parents fled.
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At Harvard, a growing focus on Islamic law
May 13, 2021
Professor Intisar Rabb discusses interpreting ancient principles for a new world.
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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.
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On the front lines of history
November 24, 2020
"The Daughters of Yalta," by Catherine Grace Katz ’22, looks at the pivotal conference from new perspectives.
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Research, writing, and advocating for change
November 24, 2020
Despite the pandemic, the 2020 Chayes International Public Service Fellows pursued projects with organizations based in 12 countries.
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A victory for asylum seekers
November 24, 2020
HLS students in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program help prevent more stringent federal immigration rule from going into effect.
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Advocating for human rights in Myanmar during COVID-19
November 24, 2020
Yee Htun speaks about respecting refugee rights in the midst of a global pandemic.
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How to do comparative constitutional law?
November 24, 2020
Mark Tushnet connects comparative constitutional law to constitutional politics.
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A movement that mattered
November 24, 2020
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.
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Forcing the UN to do right by Haitian cholera victims
November 24, 2020
Beatrice Lindstrom is waging a 10-year fight after 10,000 die from a sewage leak at a UN peacekeeper base.
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Training international women’s rights advocates
November 24, 2020
Salma Waheedi partners with gender justice coalitions to advance legal equality in Muslim communities.
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International justice
November 24, 2020
Yuji Iwasawa LL.M. ’78, a Japanese scholar of international law, is re-elected to the International Court of Justice.
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Finding human solutions to global problems
November 24, 2020
Ten years after graduation, Aminta Ossom ’09 returns to HLS to teach in the International Human Rights Clinic.
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Changing behavior to save lives
November 24, 2020
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.
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A pioneer’s logic
April 8, 2020
Yuko Miyazaki LL.M. ’84 sets a historic precedent as a female justice on Japan’s Supreme Court.
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For India, a new era in LGBTQ rights
April 8, 2020
Constitutional law expert Menaka Guruswamy LL.M. ’01 takes the long view on change.
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Her Honor Mandala
April 8, 2020
Chikondi Mandala LL.M. ’19, a young judicial officer in Malawi, looks to tradition and to the future.
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Afghanistan reunion
April 8, 2020
Classmates Andru Wall and Saeeq Shajjan LL.M. ’10 seek to bring peace and progress to a war-torn country.
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Pursuing justice, freedom and peace
April 8, 2020
Nasredeen Abdulbari LL.M. ’08 serves as Minister of Justice in Sudan’s transitional government.
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Prepared for the challenge
April 8, 2020
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.
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Who needs foreign law?
April 7, 2020
In a globalized society and economy, knowledge of foreign law is important for legal practitioners, says Professor Mary Ann Glendon.