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Reading Group
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Thinking like Yourself: Poetry, Law, and Social Justice
February 7, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam It’s often said that law school teaches you to “think like a lawyer,” which suggests that there is a…
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Thinking like Yourself: Poetry, Law, and Social Justice
February 7, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam It’s often said that law school teaches us to “think like a lawyer,” which suggests that there is a…
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Capitalism in Crisis
February 7, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam After the fall of the Soviet Union, capitalism appeared triumphant. Commentators equated free markets with democracy and lauded the…
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Class and Racial Justice
February 6, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will focus on questions about how the idea of “racial justice” is related to “class.” When,…
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Citizenship
February 6, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam The term “citizenship” has many meanings in sociology, political theory, and law. It can denote a relationship to a…
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Migration and Human Rights
February 6, 2023
Prerequisite: It is recommended that students should already have taken either (1) a human rights law course or clinic, or (2) an immigration or refugee…
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Leading from the Middle
February 6, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This offering explores how to be an effective leader and an agent for positive change during the first 10-15…
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The Power of Principled Leadership: A Practical Approach
February 6, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam: No Exam Can professional success be achieved without “playing politics” or “behaving politically”? Can behaving ethically, with integrity & principle, be a…
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Leading from the Middle
February 6, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group explores how to be an effective leader and an agent for positive change during the first…
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Comparative Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Property in the Islamic, Jewish and Western Legal Systems
February 6, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group/seminar will explore selected topics on marriage, divorce and property laws in American, European, Jewish and Islamic…
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Current Topics in Latino Civil Rights
February 5, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam In 2019, the number of Latinos reached a record 60.6 million — 18% of the U.S. population. Latinos constituted…
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Food System Workers
February 5, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will provide an overview of different sectors of the food system and how law and policy…
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Wielding Impact: Economics as Tool for Justice
February 5, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam The study of the law is inextricably linked with the study of what constitutes justice. Yet formalistic legal doctrine…
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Bonobo Sisterhood
February 2, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam The Bonobo Sisterhood reading group explores the power and potential of female alliances to disrupt patriarchal systems. Through a…
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Natural Law and Positive Law
February 2, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam. There will be no paper or exam, and class will be graded credit/no credit. We will look briefly at…
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Feminist Utopias
February 2, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam In this reading group on Feminist Utopias, we explore literature, essays and history of women’s law reform movements through…
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Access to Justice in the Digital World
February 2, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group explores the impact of new and emerging digital technologies on the longstanding barriers that low-income and…
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Corruption and Anticorruption: Selected Topics
January 31, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will focus on the problem of corruption, principally public corruption (bribery, embezzlement, etc.) in developing and…
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Corruption and Anticorruption: Selected Topics
January 31, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will focus on the problem of corruption, principally public corruption (bribery, embezzlement, etc.) in developing and…
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The Law and Politics of Boycotts
January 31, 2023
Prerequisite: By permission. Students can apply to the course by sending a CV and a cover letter explaining their interest in the course to jfried@law.harvard.edu…
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Current Issues in Securities Regulation
January 31, 2023
Prerequisite: Corporations or permission of the instructor to waive the prerequisite. Exam Type: No Exam Students will read and discuss materials relating to current issues…
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Statutory Interpretation in a Constitutional Democracy
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: Instructor permission is required for enrollment. Applicants should send a resume and statement of interest (with reference to prior coursework and experience related to…
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Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will examine how visual representations affect the theory and practice of human rights advocacy and humanitarian…
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Algorithms, Rights, and Responsibilities
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will address two pressing questions in the world of algorithms and the law: who holds the…
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Interpreting “The Judicial Power”
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam Article III is notoriously curt. This observation is particularly true with respect to its Vesting Clause. While Article I…
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Prerequisite: 1L Constitutional Law or Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers Exam Type: No Exam Administrative law in the United States is often viewed as a…
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Competing Values: Freedom, Equality, Property, & Democracy
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will cover a variety of current and enduring questions involving fundamental issues of freedom, equality, property,…
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Regional Human Rights Law: The Inter-American Perspective
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: A prior or concurrent course or clinic in international human rights law is recommended but not required. Exam Type: No Exam During the last…
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Contractual Interpretation
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: JD: Contracts or permission to waive from the instructor. LLM: No prerequisite. Exam Type: No Exam This reading group explores the problem of contractual…
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M&A Innovation: Doctrine, Theory, and Practice
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Merger and acquisition (“M&A”) deals evolve in response to doctrinal developments, economic and social changes, and the business purpose…
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(Dis)illusionment for Young Lawyers
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam You’ve heard from or about young lawyers, doctors and other professionals who are “disillusioned.” In the reading group we’ll…
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Law, Human Rights, and Social Justice in Israel-Palestine
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: This reading group is open to students who have completed an HLS course in human rights. Students who have a background in human rights…
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Political Dialogue in Polarized Times
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam According to the US Elections Project, in November 2020 Americans cast their votes for President at the highest rate…
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Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Against backdrops of extreme social inequality in Latin America, with poor responsiveness from executive and legislative branches of government,…
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Advanced Topics in Jewish Law: The Law of Magic
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: This seminar will be by permission of the instructor, who strongly prefers that students have a background in advanced study of Jewish legal material.
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Becoming a Law Professor
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: Admission is by application via email to Susannah Barton Tobin at stobin@law.harvard.edu by October 31, 2022. Please include a paragraph expressing your interest in…
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The Crisis Facing Democracy
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will examine contemporary challenges facing American democracy. Each week will consider a different challenge facing American…
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The Constitution and the First Congress
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Starting in 1789, Congress took the lead in shaping the federal Constitution. Controversies emerged over structuring the executive and…
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Current Topics in the Law of Work and Gender
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will explore the subjects of work and gender, their relationship, and how the law regulates their…
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Startup Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Legal Technology
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will explore the journey of entrepreneurship via a combination of both case studies and supplemental readings.
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Law and Literary Theory
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: None We will read and discuss narrative theory, literary criticism and short works of fiction in the context of American legal…
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Education, Equity, and Democracy
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will explore the role K-12 public education does and should occupy in American law, life, and…
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Leadership & Management Skills for Lawyers
January 30, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will study ways for lawyers to become outstanding leaders and managers in different organizational settings: private…
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An Introduction to the Classical Legal Tradition
January 30, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam The reading group will introduce students to the classical legal tradition, as practiced in Europe, Britain and the United…
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Natural Law and Positive Law
January 27, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam
There will be no paper or exam, and class will be graded credit/no credit. We will look… -
Natural Law and Positive Law
January 27, 2023
Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam There will be no paper or exam, and class will be graded credit/no credit. We will look briefly at…
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Designing a Central Bank Digital Currency for the United States
January 27, 2023
Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Over the past decade, the emergence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Libra has put pressure on central banks around…