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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Profiles
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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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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![Mary Ann Glendon headshot]()
Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emeritus
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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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![Charles J. Ogletree headshot]()
Charles J. Ogletree
Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, Emeritus
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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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![Rochael Adranly headshot]()
Rochael Adranly
Lecturer on Law
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![Sergio J. Campos headshot]()
Sergio J. Campos
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Jeanne Charn headshot]()
Jeanne Charn
Senior Lecturer on Law
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![Anna Crowe headshot]()
Anna Crowe
Lecturer on Law
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![David Fontana headshot]()
David Fontana
Daniel P.S. Paul Visiting Professor of Constitutional Law
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![Nancy Gertner headshot]()
Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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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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![Peter L. Murray headshot]()
Peter L. Murray
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Carlos Portugal Gouvea headshot]()
Carlos Portugal Gouvea
William D. Zabel ‘61 Visiting Professor in Human Rights
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![Miryam Segal headshot]()
Miryam Segal
Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law
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![Daniel L. Smail headshot]()
Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Alain Laurent Verbeke headshot]()
Alain Laurent Verbeke
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Salma Waheedi headshot]()
Salma Waheedi
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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| A Comparative Perspective on Corporations, Ownership, and Capital Access | Fall 2023 Course | Reinier Kraakman |
| Advanced Human Rights Training: Strategy and Advocacy | Fall 2023 Seminar | Susan Farbstein |
| Advanced Readings in Japanese Constitutional Law | Fall 2023 Seminar | J. Mark Ramseyer |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Fall 2023 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Spring 2024 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Animal Law | Spring 2024 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Comparative Constitutional Law | Fall 2023 Course | Vicki Jackson |
| Comparative Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Property in American, Islamic and Jewish Law | Spring 2024 Seminar | Havva Guney-Ruebenacker |
| Comparative Law: Ancient Law | Fall 2023 Course | Adriaan Lanni |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2024 Course | William Alford |