Tag: politics

How and why are certain groups neither fully included nor simply expelled by a state? What does it mean to be suspended in limbo—residing in a territory for extended periods without ever accruing any citizenship rights? In this webinar, Professor Noora Lori will discuss her recent book, Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf, […]

Yochai Benkler and Rob Faris will present their recent research that assesses how asymmetrically polarized media in the United States shape political discourse and explains how the structure of media ecosystems sustains two starkly different versions of reality in American politics. The talk will draw upon research into the propagation of disinformation about mail-in voter […]

Though much progress has been made in recent decades to flesh out the rules on how we fight, much less progress has been made in answering the question, what we fight for. Liberal democracies who wage war today often fail to articulate a coherent vision of what they aim to achieve or how their interests […]

Come watch the results of the crucial Super Tuesday Primary in the Student Orgs Room (WCC 2nd Floor) on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7 pm. There will be food and the results will be streamed on the television. People of all political affiliations are invited. Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 […]

Ambassador Samantha Power, 28th U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights, Harvard Law School Dan Pfeiffer Author, Un-Trumping America: A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again; Co-host of […]

Today, tens of millions of workers in the United States are subject to coercive non-compete clauses buried deep in the clauses of their employment contracts that prevent them from leaving their jobs and going to work anywhere that might be “competition”—from fast-food franchise workers who can’t move to another restaurant that pays better than minimum […]

FEATURING JUSTICE HANAN MELCER, SUPREME COURT OF ISRAEL  (RSVP REQUIRED) Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall Room 2012 Cambridge, MA 02138 As the 2020 U.S. Presidential election heats up, we are seeing increased attention to campaigning, both legal and illegal, on social media.  Bots and trolls, hyper-targeted advertising and dark ads all raise sustained concerns about […]

For the 3rd Annual Trial Reenactment, we will be telling the story of Fred Korematsu and his fight for justice. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v. United States and the 100th anniversary of Fred Korematsu’s birthday (January 30, 1919). This event is affiliated with the Harvard APALSA […]

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.

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 […]

Join the Harvard Journal on Legislation for the opening lecture of the Fall Symposium – Electoral Redistricting: Present and Future. Visiting professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos will deliver welcoming remarks to kick off the three day symposium. Come learn more about the current issues in electoral redistricting, recent developments and cases, and lingering questions. Lunch provided. Sponsored […]

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 […]

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”

Join the Journal of Law and Technology to watch the livestream of Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony about the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg will be testfying before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on April 10 at 2:15pm and before the the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11 at 10am. JOLT will […]

The Harvard European Law Association (HELA) is excited to announce its 2018 Symposium, taking place on Friday April 6, 2018, entitled “Europe and the US: Isolationism First?” Throughout the past decades, Europe and the US have enjoyed relative welfare from an economic, social, and cultural perspective. As a result, foreign citizens and companies regularly seek […]

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 […]

The African Development Conference at Harvard is an annual forum that convenes global leaders, government officials, business professionals, scholars, and students for the advancement of discourse on potential solutions to challenges facing the African continent. It is the largest African development conference in North America. This year, we explore the theme: Our Time; Our Vision: […]

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 us for a conversation on the role of law in a diplomat’s life by The Consul General of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish food will be served.