Departments
International Legal Studies
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Study Abroad Information Session
October 10, 2024
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.
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International Legal Studies Coffee Hour
October 2, 2024
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…
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Winter Term Opportunities
September 12, 2024
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…
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A Q&A with Brandon Lewis ’24
August 19, 2024
Independent Semester Abroad:
University of Cape Town, South Africa Brandon spent the fall semester of his 3L year at the University of Cape Town… -
Welcome, Exchange Students!
August 9, 2024
JD-Equivalent Exchange Students: Doctoral Exchange Students:…
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Faculty Snapshot: Idriss Fofana
August 1, 2024
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…
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Eighteen Harvard Law School students have been awarded 2025 Chayes International Public Service Fellowships for work with organizations based in 12 countries. The…
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International Legal Studies Coffee Hour
April 10, 2024
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…
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Lorea Mendiguren, Cambridge LL.M. ’23 J.D. ’24
February 20, 2024
Lorea grew up in the Basque region of Spain and in the United States, and spent time in Panama — and she was conscious of…
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Chayes Fellowship Project Summaries, Summer 2022
November 9, 2023
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… -
Chayes Fellowship Project Summaries, Summer 2023
October 31, 2023
Hussain Awan ’25
International IDEA, Tunisia
Conducted comparative analysis – drawing on post-conflict case studies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya – to develop a report… -
George T. Papademetriou ‘23
October 11, 2023
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…
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A Q&A with Nash Santhanam ’23
September 13, 2023
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… -
Meet the 2023-2024 ILS Post-Graduate Fellow
May 23, 2023
For several years — during and after his law studies at the University of Buenos Aires — Francisco Balbín LL.M. ’23 worked in the Public…
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Passports and Visas
April 3, 2023
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…
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Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program
November 30, 2022
2026 Theme – Disruption and Renewal: Charting the Future of International Rule of Law, Democracy, and Pluralism Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – orientation (online) Thursday,…
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Winter Term Preparation
November 16, 2022
These documents provide additional information about resources and requirements for students traveling abroad during winter term. International Travel Preparation and Safety Winter Term…
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Opportunities Abroad: Student Evaluations
October 31, 2022
HLS students who undertake a Chayes International Public Service Fellowship or spend a semester studying law abroad provide an evaluation that describes the…