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
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![Maureen Brady headshot]()
Maureen Brady
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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![Jody Freeman headshot]()
Jody Freeman
Archibald Cox Professor of Law
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![Jacob Gersen headshot]()
Jacob Gersen
Sidley Austin Professor of Law
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![John Goldberg headshot]()
John Goldberg
Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence
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![Jon D. Hanson headshot]()
Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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![Richard J. Lazarus headshot]()
Richard J. Lazarus
Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law
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![Steven M. Shavell headshot]()
Steven M. Shavell
Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
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![Kristen A. Stilt headshot]()
Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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![Cass R. Sunstein headshot]()
Cass R. Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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![Sheila S. Jasanoff headshot]()
Sheila S. Jasanoff
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![James Kraska headshot]()
James Kraska
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
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![Rachel Mathews headshot]()
Rachel Mathews
Lecturer on Law
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![Andrew Mergen headshot]()
Andrew Mergen
Emmett Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in Environmental Law
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![Anne Orford headshot]()
Anne Orford
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
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![Hannah Perls headshot]()
Hannah Perls
Lecturer on Law
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![Ari Peskoe headshot]()
Ari Peskoe
Lecturer on Law
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![Philippe Sands headshot]()
Philippe Sands
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Nana Sarian headshot]()
Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
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![Hassaan Shahawy headshot]()
Hassaan Shahawy
Lecturer on Law
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![Patrice Simms headshot]()
Patrice Simms
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Annecoos Wiersema headshot]()
Annecoos Wiersema
Visiting Professor of Law
Clinics
Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Food Law and Policy Clinic
Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington Clinic
International Human Rights Clinic
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Law | Spring 2024 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Fall 2023 Clinic | Rachel Mathews |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Spring 2024 Clinic | Rachel Mathews |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Spring 2024 Seminar | Rachel Mathews |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Fall 2023 Seminar | Rachel Mathews |
| Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy | Spring 2024 Seminar | Cass Sunstein |
| Business and Human Rights | Spring 2024 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Climate and Energy Law and Policy | Fall 2023 Course | Jody Freeman |
| Climate Change and the Politics of International Law | Spring 2024 Course | Anne Orford |
| Climate Lawyering | Spring 2024 Course | Richard Lazarus |