Areas of Interest
International Law
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2026 Cravath International Fellows
February 19, 2026
A look at three of the 12 students who undertook projects as Cravath International Fellows in 12 countries this year.
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Harvard Law School’s newest Rhodes Scholar
January 8, 2026
Omid Yeganeh LL.M. ’26 is interested in the ‘interstitial spaces’ of international law.
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The role of international law ‘in a turbulent time’
December 9, 2025
Mark Wu explores the challenges and opportunities ahead for America’s global relationships as Harvard’s Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law.
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Protecting human rights in the age of AI
December 5, 2025
Former State Department official Harold Hongju Koh outlines ways to hold nations accountable for AI-related abuses.
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Harvard at Nuremberg: Law school lawyers played key roles in the trials
November 20, 2025
Harvard Law School lawyers played pivotal roles in the 13 Nuremberg trials that began just six months after Germany surrendered in WWII.
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Global hopes still pinned to international law
November 14, 2025
Despite major challenges on compliance and enforcement, the system remains the best deterrent against harmful behavior by countries, experts say.
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Former South African justice Albie Sachs reflects on his life and battling inequity
October 29, 2025
Anti-apartheid activist and former South African justice Albie Sachs reflects on his life and battling inequity in conversation with Randall Kennedy.
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A Man for All Seasons
October 6, 2025
As Britain’s former foreign secretary and current deputy prime minister, David Lammy remains connected to his roots in working-class London and to his Harvard experience
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Alex Whiting, who supervised prosecutions at the International Criminal Court and served as an assistant special counsel in the Department of Justice, returned to Harvard Law School as a professor of practice on July 1.
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Foreign relations and national security law expert Kristen Eichensehr appointed professor of law
July 16, 2025
Kristen Eichensehr, an expert in foreign relations, national security, cybersecurity, and international law, joined the Harvard Law faculty as a professor of law on July 1.
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On June 1, Samantha Power will return to Harvard Kennedy School as the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy and to Harvard Law School as the William D. Zabel ’61 Professor of Practice in Human Rights.
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Experts examine the Trump administration’s policies on tariffs, international business
April 29, 2025
President Trump’s tariffs and pause on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have scrambled the global economic system, Harvard Law experts say.
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In the third of four Harvard Law panels on the administration’s first 100 days, five faculty experts discuss the U.S.’ new approach to the global community.
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Another Korean Miracle
March 31, 2025
Harvard Law alumni win landmark South Korean climate case, the first ruling of its kind in Asia
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When democracies backslide
March 25, 2025
The judiciary has an important role to play in reversing the trend of democratic backsliding, says the president of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Diplomacy, artificial intelligence, and war
March 17, 2025
More than 90 diplomats from dozens of U.N. member and observer states convened in New York on Feb. 28 for a workshop on AI and International Humanitarian Law.
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Four students represent Harvard Law at the 2025 Salzburg Global Cutler Fellows Program.
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2025 Cravath Fellows share experiences abroad
March 10, 2025
A look at the experiences of three students who traveled abroad as Cravath International Fellows in January.