Through an extensive range of clinical experiences and courses, Harvard Law School students study, research, and practice human rights law, advocating for clients and working with partners and communities in the U.S. and around the world. No other law school provides students with more opportunities to learn about, and help promote and defend, fundamental human rights, both in times of peace and during armed conflict.
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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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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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Tarunabh Khaitan
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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Hannah Perls
Lecturer on Law
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Carlos Portugal Gouvea
Visiting Professor of Law
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Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
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Michael Ashley Stein
Visiting Professor of Law
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Salma Waheedi
Lecturer on Law
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Alicia Yamin
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection | Fall 2025 Seminar | Bonnie Docherty, Daniel Levine-Spound |
| Beyond “Economic Growth”: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2026 Seminar | Lucie White |
| Business and Human Rights | Spring 2026 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Communication, Law and Social Justice | Fall 2025 Course | Alan Jenkins |
| Comparative Citizenship and Migration Law | Spring 2026 Course | Ayelet Shachar |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2026 Course | William Alford |
| Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2025 Course | Richard Parker |
| Constitutionalism at the Margins: Human Rights in Contested Spaces | Fall 2025 Course | Alfredo Gutierrez Ortiz Mena |
| Consumer Protection Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Alexa Rosenbloom |
| Cyberlaw Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Christopher Bavitz |