International Legal Studies Events
Visit International, Comparative and Foreign Law at HLS for more events at Harvard Law School and around the University.
Information Sessions
Information Sessions
Semester Abroad in Australia
Join representatives from the University of Sydney — home to Sydney Law School, one of HLS’ exchange partners — to learn more about programs, classes, student life, and more.
Presented online:
Tuesday, October 6
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Register here for link
Presented by the University of Sydney
Studying Abroad: Semester Abroad and the HLS-University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program
HLS’ Semester Abroad Program offers Harvard Law School J.D. students the opportunity to study law and live in a foreign country while receiving a semester of ungraded credit towards their degree, and the HLS-University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program allows students to spend their 3L year in the UK, reading for a Cambridge LL.M., and earning both a Harvard J.D. and a Cambridge LL.M. in a total of 3.5 years.
Join International Legal Studies staff, and HLS students who have recently studied abroad, to learn more about opportunities, requirements and deadlines.
(The same session will be offered twice to accommodate students in different time zones. Please register to receive the Zoom link.)
Presented via Zoom:
Wednesday, October 14
8:00 am EDT (UTC-4)
Register here for the October 14 session
and
Thursday, October 15
8:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)
Register here for the October 15 session
Upcoming Deadlines
Upcoming Deadlines
- Thursday, October 1, 2020 is the deadline to apply for a semester abroad in spring 2021.
- Friday, January 8, 2021 is the deadline to apply for the HLS-University of Cambridge J.D./LLM. Joint Degree Program for 2021-2022.
Recent ILS Events
Recent ILS Events
Ambassador Samantha Power ’99 expressed both skepticism and hope for the current state of international affairs during a panel discussion of her new memoir “The Education of an Idealist.”
Three recent Chayes International Public Service Fellows spoke about their summer work abroad at a panel discussion on “Establishing and Enforcing Norms.”
Dieter Grimm LL.M. ’65, a former justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, and a noted scholar, academic and public intellectual, spoke at HLS on “Courts under Political Pressure.”