Environmental Law and Policy - Harvard Law School

How best to safeguard the environment for ourselves and future generations has become one of the defining questions of the early 21st century. With nationally renowned scholars and many leading experts, initiatives including the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and the Environmental and Energy Law Program, and many courses to choose from, Harvard Law School is on the cutting edge of this vital area of law, regulation, and jurisprudence.

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Faculty

HLS Professors

Maureen Brady

Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
Jody Freeman

Archibald Cox Professor of Law
Jacob Gersen

Sidley Austin Professor of Law
John Goldberg

Interim Dean
Jon D. Hanson

Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
Richard J. Lazarus

Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law
Steven M. Shavell

Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
Kristen A. Stilt

Professor of Law
Cass R. Sunstein

Robert Walmsley University Professor

Visiting Professors & Lecturers

Mary Hollingsworth

Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Sheila S. Jasanoff

Harvard University Affiliated Professor
James Kraska

Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
Rachel Mathews

Lecturer on Law
Andrew Mergen

Emmett Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in Environmental Law
Anne Orford

Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
Hannah Perls

Lecturer on Law
Ari Peskoe

Lecturer on Law
Philippe Sands

Visiting Professor of Law
Nana Sarian

Lecturer on Law
Hassaan Shahawy

Lecturer on Law
Patrice Simms

Visiting Professor of Law
Annecoos Wiersema

Visiting Professor of Law

Clinics

Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic

The Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School offers students the opportunity to practice environmental law through work on a variety of…

Food Law and Policy Clinic

The Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) provides students with the opportunity to practice using legal and policy tools in order to address the health,…

Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington Clinic

Students spend the entire Spring Term in Washington, D.C. working as legal interns in a variety of federal offices while taking an evening course on…

International Human Rights Clinic

The International Human Rights Clinic advances human rights around the world while training the next generation of advocates. Working closely with expert clinicians, law students take the…

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