Tag: Policies

HLS Advocates for Human Rights is pleased to announce “An Ambassador Without A Country: the Kurdish Fight for Independence”, a discussion between Her Excellency, Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States, and Rez Gardi (LL.M Class of 2019 and Kurdish lawyer).

This conference will explore the ways in which contemporary notions of disability are linked to concepts of citizenship and belonging. Leaders in advocacy, education, medicine, and politics will consider how ideas of community at the local, national, and international levels affect the understanding of and policies related to disability. Register online.

Join the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Community Servings as we present initial data and results from the first-in-the-nation Food is Medicine statewide plan, take an in-depth look at newly published research demonstrating that medically tailored meals are proven to reduce […]

October 16, 2018 Pound Hall 102 3:30-5:00pm Book Sale/Signing Available Join the Center of the Legal Profession and The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, for a book talk and discussion on author Jamie Susskind’s new book Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech. Jamie will have a robust discussion with Professor Lawrence […]

Hosted by the Office for Human Research Protections and the 2018 Boston OHRP RCF Planning Committee. Forum Workshop: May 1, 2018 8:00am-5:00pm The Forum Workshop is presented by the Office for Human Research Protections. It will combine didactic instruction and engaging interactions to help participants interpret and apply the federal regulations and policies on human […]

This symposium will bring researchers from across the disciplines together with clinicians, educators, community advocates, and policymakers and thought leaders from both government and corporate sectors to discuss this critical topic. The program will enhance the dissemination of new information, foster new collaborations, and spark the development of innovative, evidence-based preventive interventions and policies to […]

ILSP: SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: A Southeast Asian Model of Sharīʿa Law? The Evolution and Possibility in Southeast Asian Countries Mansurah Izzul Mohamed, Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School Tuesday, April 24th 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Austin 102 Full details Mediterranean lunch will be served. RSVP by emailing shariasource@law.harvard.edu Mansurah Izzul Mohamed, […]

Join the Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice for a talk by professor, author, and activist Khiara Bridges, entitled “The Intersections of Class and Race: Imagining an Ethnography of the Reproductive Lives of Class-Privileged Women of Color”

Dr. Ebrahim Afsah, Policy Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School Tuesday, April 10th 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Austin 102 Mediterranean lunch will be served. RSVP by emailing shariasource@law.harvard.edu ILSP: SHARIAsource Policy Fellow Ebrahim Afsah will discuss his current research on a structured comparison between waqf and the Western institution of landed trust and […]

The very meaning of citizenship at local, national, and global levels is in flux in most countries and continents. More than 65 million human beings are currently displaced from their homes, while even in countries where armed conflict is not prevalent, separatist and nationalist movements have reshaped policy. Gender—in all its forms—is essential to any […]

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:00 – 1:00pm Pound Hall 201 Lunch is provided! Chris Kelly worked extensively in developing Facebook’s early approaches to public policy challenges including privacy. This event will provide a free form discussion about Kelly’s career path, the goals of Facebook’s privacy policies, their interplay with Facebook’s business model, and strategies for […]

The universality and coherence of modern international is increasingly challenged by technical fragmentation and identity-driven claims to particularity. This talk critically examines both the historical contribution of Islamic law to the regulation of international relations and whether relations with and between Islamic nations are in fact different. How to meet the justified demand for greater […]

Please join the Harvard Journal on Legislation for its annual symposium. The 2018 theme is Policy in Motion: Infrastructure and Legal Architecture. Arindam Dutta, MIT Professor Arindam Dutta, Director of the MIT Infrastructure-Architecture Lab, will be delivering a talk in Pound 102 on conundrums for thinking public infrastructure, with a particular focus on India’s comparative […]

Please join the Harvard Journal on Legislation for its annual symposium. The 2018 theme is Policy in Motion: Infrastructure and Legal Architecture. HLS graduate Paige Scott-Reed of Anderson & Krieger, formerly General Counsel to MassDOT and MBTA, will be delivering a talk in Milstein East C on legal and policy landscapes surrounding public-private partnerships. Lunch […]

Join APALSA for our 24th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law and Public Policy! We will be welcoming over a dozen top Asian Pacific American (APA) leaders in government, the judiciary, business, and civil society for a day of engaging discussion and learning. No registration is required for events after 1pm. Our afternoon events include […]

Part of the James Green Memorial Forum, in honor of the distinguished labor historian, this program features Janice Fine, professor at Rutgers University and author of the book Worker Centers: Organizing Communities at the Edge of the Dream. She will be joined by Natalicia Tracy, Executive Director of the Brazilian Worker Center.

Gibson Dunn attorney Michael Huston will discuss the firm’s First Amendment challenge to the City of Berkeley’s mandatory cell phone disclosure policies.

Join the Interfaith Conference for the first part in the series “Religion & Politics: Pulpits to Primaries” as we discuss how religion influences Immigration policies.