International Legal Studies

Events at HLS  Enforced Disappearances in U.S. Immigration Enforcement 
Come eat lunch and hear from Natalie Cadwalader-Schultheis, a human rights and…

Exchange Programs Harvard Law School has exchange agreements with this select group of nine foreign schools. These are institutions with which HLS has collaborated previously…

Students initiate the planning process for their own program of study, thinking through their educational objectives, identifying the best country and school for study, and…

The semester abroad program is intended to afford students an educational experience not available at HLS: immersion in a foreign legal culture. This includes exposure…

Tuition Harvard Law School will charge semester abroad participants regular Harvard tuition for the period abroad; tuition costs for the foreign school should be billed…

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The 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…

Independent Semester Abroad:
University of Los Andes, Colombia Erin Formby ’20 spent the fall semester of her 3L year pursuing an independent semester abroad at…

Exchange Program Semester Abroad:
Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland Cristina spent the fall semester of her 3L year at the Geneva Graduate Institute (formerly the Graduate…

Courses The Cambridge LL.M. program offers a wide range of courses that cover a diverse subject matter, ranging from corporate law to human rights. Many…

Eligibility Up to six Harvard 2Ls are selected annually to spend their 3L year reading for the LL.M. degree in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The admissions…

Tuition Harvard Law School charges each student going to Cambridge regular HLS tuition for the period abroad; tuition costs for Cambridge are billed to Harvard…

The Harvard Law School and University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program enables Harvard J.D. candidates to earn a Cambridge LL.M. and a Harvard J.D. in…

Tor Krever ‘12 is a University Assistant Professor in International Law at the University of Cambridge. He has worked on world trade, humanitarian, and development…

David Macauley ‘21 spent his 3L year at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, receiving both a Harvard J.D. and a Cambridge LL.M.

An update: The case approaches final arguments Anoush Baghdassarian has been working within the International Criminal Court’s Trial Chamber on the Al Hassan case, in…

The International Legal Studies (ILS) Post-Graduate Fellowships are designed to improve participants’ understanding of international and/or transnational law by supporting recent HLS graduates who will…

All HLS students who are traveling abroad under HLS auspices—for HLS academic credit and/or with Harvard funding—are required to examine Harvard’s Global Support Services’ …

Emergency Contacts at HLS If you experience an emergency while abroad, it may be necessary to first call local responders (i.e., police or fire department)…