During January 2026, 89 Harvard Law School students traveled to 39 countries for winter term research and clinical projects. Their topics ranged from environmental law to school segregation to trade liberalization. This gallery provides a sampling of student photos from Winter Term abroad.
Toibat Ayankunbi ’26 spent January in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for a clinical placement with Follow This, an organization that advances climate change mitigation through shareholder activism.
Timothy Fulton ’27 traveled to Stockholm to examine how Sweden’s rehabilitative model of criminal justice contrasts with that of the United States.
Uma Nambiar ’27 prepared case briefs and conducted research as part of an independent clinical at the Supreme Court of India.
Tatiana Poggi ’27 went to Taipei to explore the topic of Taiwan’s semi-conductor industry and foreign legal constraints.
Malika Kounkourou ’27 traveled to Doha for a placement with the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre where she analyzed case papers.
Maria Morrison ’27 worked with the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea where she focused on the legal protection of infrastructure surrounding sea ice engineering.
Emily Kohn ’26 was based in Luxembourg at the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court and conducted legal research on EFTA Court case law and EU Court of Justice precedents.
Haniya Rehman LL.M. ’26 went to London, England to assist with cases for APPEAL, an organization that challenges wrongful convictions.
Abhi Nathan ’26 spent winter term in India, assessing the effect of the uniform civil code on estate planning in Uttarakhand.
Marco Vita Mesa LL.M. ’26 worked in Italy with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), exploring how legal doctrines respond to disruptions caused by algorithmic decision-making,
Harper Didlake ’27, shown here at the Melbourne Victory FC game, was part of a Sports Law Clinic project in Australia.
Carson Maconga ’27 (left) and Richard Sweeney ’27 examined maps in the City of Paris Archive as part of their research on how France has approached large-scale infrastructure projects.
Shahnur Said ’26 is pictured in the library of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, where she did an independent clinical that included legal research on appellate matters.
Sofia Bottinelli ’26 traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to assist clients of Community Law’s Refugee and Legal Advice Service.
Reade Ben ’26 worked in Sofia, Bulgaria with the Center for the Study of Democracy where he identified legislative reform needs for public and private sector use of AI.
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