International Legal Studies

Come learn about the HLS Semester Abroad Program and the HLS-University of Cambridge J.D.\LL.M. Joint Degree Program. Lunch will be served.

Join ILS staff and classmates who have lived, studied or worked abroad for a coffee, tea and snack break and informal networking among students interested in…

HLS offers 2Ls, 3Ls and LL.M. students the opportunity to pursue independent clinicals or research and writing projects during J-term, domestically or abroad. Representatives from…

Independent Semester Abroad:
University of Cape Town, South Africa Brandon spent the fall semester of his 3L year at the University of Cape Town…

JD-Equivalent Exchange Students: Doctoral Exchange Students:…

What are you working on now? One of the central animating questions of my scholarship at the moment is understanding the constraints that weaker states…

Eighteen Harvard Law School students have been awarded 2025 Chayes International Public Service Fellowships for work with organizations based in 12 countries. The…

Summer travelers:  Join us for a coffee, tea and snack break with classmates who have lived, worked or studied in your destination country, and can…

Lorea grew up in the Basque region of Spain and in the United States, and spent time in Panama — and she was conscious of…

Claire Beutter
Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, France
Conducted factual and legal research examining developments in the field of anti-corruption work, and engaged in…

Hussain Awan ’25
International IDEA, Tunisia
Conducted comparative analysis – drawing on post-conflict case studies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya – to develop a report…

Before attending Harvard Law School, George spent four years at the Albright Stonebridge Group, a strategic consulting firm founded by Madeleine Albright, where he focused…

Exchange Program Semester Abroad:
Sciences Po Law School, France Nash spent the fall semester of his 3L year in Paris, studying at the faculty of…

For several years — during and after his law studies at the University of Buenos Aires — Francisco Balbín LL.M. ’23 worked in the Public…

Passports Students traveling outside the United States need a passport both to leave and to reenter the U.S. Students who are U.S. citizens who do…

2026 Theme – Disruption and Renewal: Charting the Future of International Rule of Law, Democracy, and Pluralism Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – orientation (online) Thursday,…

These documents provide additional information about resources and requirements for students traveling abroad during winter term. International Travel Preparation and Safety Winter Term…

HLS students who undertake a Chayes International Public Service Fellowship or spend a semester studying law abroad provide an evaluation that describes the…