Comparative legal inquiry permeates the Harvard curriculum, ranging from courses focused on other nations to the inclusion of comparative issues in courses on U.S. law to a robust co-curricular program. Its goals include acquainting students with the approaches that other societies take toward the resolution of challenging societal issues and facilitating understanding of the assumptions and choices that inform law in the United States.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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![William P. Alford headshot]()
William P. Alford
Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law
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![Alan M. Dershowitz headshot]()
Alan M. Dershowitz
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Charles Donahue headshot]()
Charles Donahue
Paul A. Freund Professor of Law
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![Susan H. Farbstein headshot]()
Susan H. Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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![Noah R. Feldman headshot]()
Noah R. Feldman
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law
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![Idriss Fofana headshot]()
Idriss Fofana
Assistant Professor of Law
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![Mary Ann Glendon headshot]()
Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita
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![Vicki C. Jackson headshot]()
Vicki C. Jackson
Laurence H. Tribe Professor of Constitutional Law
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![Reinier H. Kraakman headshot]()
Reinier H. Kraakman
Ezra Ripley Thayer Professor of Law
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![Adriaan M. Lanni headshot]()
Adriaan M. Lanni
Touroff-Glueck Professor of Law
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![Intisar A. Rabb headshot]()
Intisar A. Rabb
Professor of Law
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![Holger Spamann headshot]()
Holger Spamann
Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law
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![Nicholas Stephanopoulos headshot]()
Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
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![Kristen A. Stilt headshot]()
Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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![Mark Tushnet headshot]()
Mark Tushnet
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Roberto Mangabeira Unger headshot]()
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Roscoe Pound Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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![Yutian An headshot]()
Yutian An
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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![Yas Banifatemi headshot]()
Yas Banifatemi
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Anna Crowe headshot]()
Anna Crowe
Lecturer on Law
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![Urs Gasser headshot]()
Urs Gasser
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Nancy Gertner headshot]()
Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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![Havva Guney-Ruebenacker headshot]()
Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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![Tamar Herzog headshot]()
Tamar Herzog
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Sheila S. Jasanoff headshot]()
Sheila S. Jasanoff
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Daniel Kahn headshot]()
Daniel Kahn
Lecturer on Law
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![Tarunabh Khaitan headshot]()
Tarunabh Khaitan
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Victor Madrigal-Borloz headshot]()
Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Lecturer on Law
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![Aminta Ossom headshot]()
Aminta Ossom
Lecturer on Law
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![Vlad Perju headshot]()
Vlad Perju
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Carlos Portugal Gouvea headshot]()
Carlos Portugal Gouvea
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Daniel L. Smail headshot]()
Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Salma Waheedi headshot]()
Salma Waheedi
Lecturer on Law
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![Steven Wang headshot]()
Steven Wang
Lecturer on Law
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![Alicia Yamin headshot]()
Alicia Yamin
Lecturer on Law
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Advanced Readings in Japanese Law | Fall 2025 Seminar | J. Mark Ramseyer |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: States of Consciousness in Jewish Law | Fall 2025 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| American Indian Law | Spring 2026 Course | Robert Anderson |
| Animal Law | Spring 2026 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Comparative Citizenship and Migration Law | Spring 2026 Course | Ayelet Shachar |
| Comparative Constitutional Law: Provocations | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Vicki Jackson |
| Comparative Corporate Governance | Fall 2025 Course | Mariana Pargendler |
| Comparative Corporate Governance and Finance | Fall 2025 Course | Mark Roe |
| Comparative Law: Ancient Law | Fall 2025 Course | Adriaan Lanni |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2026 Course | William Alford |