By-Permission Courses

Below is the 2024-2025 list of “by permission” courses, which are not included in course preferencing. To enroll in a by permission course, you must seek permission from the faculty member. The faculty will submit approved student names directly to the Registrar’s Office. The RO will then follow up with approved students regarding enrollment.

For more details about these courses, please view them in the HLS Course Catalog.

See a list of by permission clinics.

Linked Title	URL	Title	Faculty	Term	Deadline
Topics in Law and Philosophy	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/topics-in-law-and-philosophy/	Topics in Law and Philosophy	Eidelson, B.	Fall	Rolling
Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-topics-in-jewish-law-and-legal-theory/	Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory	Feldman, Noah R.	Fall	Rolling
Crafting Change & Elevating Impact: Advanced Skills & Ethics in Human Rights Practice	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/crafting-change-elevating-impact-advanced-skills-ethics-in-human-rights-practice/	Crafting Change & Elevating Impact: Advanced Skills & Ethics in Human Rights Practice	Farbstein, Susan H.	Fall	Rolling
Fairness and Privacy: Perspectives of Law and Probability	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/fairness-and-privacy-perspectives-of-law-and-probability-2/	Fairness and Privacy: Perspectives of Law and Probability	Minow, Martha Louise	Fall	Rolling
Global Anticorruption Lab	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/global-anticorruption-lab-4/	Global Anticorruption Lab	Stephenson, Matthew	Fall	Rolling
Islamic Law Lab	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/islamic-law-lab/	Islamic Law Lab	Rabb, Intisar A.	Fall	Rolling
M&A Litigation	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/ma-litigation-2/	M&A Litigation	Fried, Jesse M.	Fall	Rolling
National Security Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/national-security-law-3/	National Security Law	Baker, James A.	Fall	Rolling
Pro-Life Advocacy	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/pro-life-advocacy/	Pro-Life Advocacy	Goldsmith, Jack Landman III	Fall	JD: 4/13. LLM/Transfer: 8/1.
Systemic Justice Lawyering	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/systemic-justice-lawyering/	Systemic Justice Lawyering	Hanson, Jon D.	Fall	Rolling
U.S. and Comparative Perspectives on Constitutions and Constitutionalism, Selected Topics	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/u-s-and-comparative-perspectives-on-constitutions-and-constitutionalism-selected-topics/	U.S. and Comparative Perspectives on Constitutions and Constitutionalism, Selected Topics	Jackson, Vicki Carla	Fall	Rolling
Advanced Issues in Administrative Law and Theory	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-issues-in-administrative-law-and-theory-4/	Advanced Issues in Administrative Law and Theory	Vermeule, Adrian	Spring	Rolling
Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/advanced-topics-in-jewish-law-and-legal-theory-5/	Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory	Feldman, Noah R.	Spring	Rolling
Becoming a Law Professor	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/becoming-a-law-professor/	Becoming a Law Professor	Tobin, Susannah Barton	Spring	Rolling
Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/behavioral-economics-law-and-public-policy-3/	Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy	Sunstein, Cass R.	Spring	Rolling
Case Studies in Public and Private Policy Challenges of Artificial Intelligence	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/case-studies-in-public-and-private-policy-challenges-of-artificial-intelligence-2/	Case Studies in Public and Private Policy Challenges of Artificial Intelligence	Zittrain, Jonathan L.	Spring	Rolling
Global Anticorruption Lab	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/global-anticorruption-lab-5/	Global Anticorruption Lab	Stephenson, Matthew	Spring	Rolling
Human Rights in the UN Treaty Bodies	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/human-rights-in-the-un-treaty-bodies-2/	Human Rights in the UN Treaty Bodies	Neuman, Gerald L.	Spring	Rolling
Law and Philosophy Workshop	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/law-and-philosophy-workshop-4/	Law and Philosophy Workshop	Lewis, Christopher	Spring	Rolling
Legal History Workshop: Technology and the Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/legal-history-workshop-technology-and-the-law/	Legal History Workshop: Technology and the Law	Lvovsky, Anna	Spring	Rolling
Private Law Workshop	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/private-law-workshop-2/	Private Law Workshop	Smith, Henry E.	Spring	Rolling
Spanish for Lawyers	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/spanish-for-lawyers-2/	Spanish for Lawyers	Frausto, Asseret	Spring	Rolling
Systemic Justice Advanced Lawyering	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/systemic-justice-advanced-lawyering/	Systemic Justice Advanced Lawyering	Hanson, Jon D.	Spring	Rolling
Workshop on Law and Political Economy	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/workshop-on-law-and-political-economy-4/	Workshop on Law and Political Economy	Benkler, Yochai	Spring	Rolling
Changing Paradigms in the Supreme Court	https://hls.harvard.edu/courses/changing-paradigms-in-the-supreme-court/	Changing Paradigms in the Supreme Court	Prelogar, Elizabeth	Spring	1/6/2025
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