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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Sabrineh Ardalan
Clinical Professor of Law
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Elizabeth Bartholet
Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Gabriella Blum
Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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Susan H. Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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Tyler Giannini
Clinical Professor of Law
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Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita
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Alan Jenkins
Professor of Practice
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Martha L. Minow
300th Anniversary University Professor
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Gerald L. Neuman
J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law
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Henry J. Steiner
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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Laurence H. Tribe
Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus
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Lucie E. White
Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Rebecca Richman Cohen
Lecturer on Law
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Anna Crowe
Lecturer on Law
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Sagnik Das
Lecturer on Law
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Lisa Dicker
Lecturer on Law
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Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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Ioannis Kalpouzos
Visiting Professor of Law
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Daniel Levine-Spound
Lecturer on Law
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Mary D. Lewis
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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Beatrice Lindstrom
Lecturer on Law
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Victor Madrigal-Borloz
Lecturer on Law
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Aminta Ossom
Lecturer on Law
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Carlos Portugal Gouvea
Visiting Professor of Law
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Philippe Sands
Samuel LLM ’55, SJD ’59 and Judith Pisar Visiting Professor of Law
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Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
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Ayelet Shachar
Visiting Professor of Law
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Matthew Smith
Lecturer on Law
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Michael Ashley Stein
Visiting Professor of Law
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Alicia E. Yamin
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian Law | Fall 2026 Course | Robert Anderson |
| Beyond Economic Growth Workshop: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2027 Course | Lucie White |
| Climate Change and Human Rights: Legal Innovations in Action | Spring 2027 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Comparative and International Legal Struggles Over Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights | Spring 2027 Seminar | Alicia Yamin |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2027 Course | William Alford |
| Constitutional Dimensions of the Administrative State: Comparative Perspectives | Spring 2027 Reading Group | Vicki Jackson |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Spring 2027 Course | Richard Parker |
| Consumer Protection Clinic | Spring 2027 Clinic | Alexa Rosenbloom |
| Corporate Accountability in Armed Conflict | Spring 2027 Seminar | Ioannis Kalpouzos |
| Cultural Heritage, International Law, and Politics | Spring 2027 Seminar | Naz Modirzadeh |