HLS welcomes spring-term exchange students

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spring exchange students


Left to right: Yuji, Henri, Alex, Valia and Ida.

Please join us in welcoming (and welcoming back) the eight students from HLS’ exchange partner schools who are currently studying here. Five of them arrived last week, to spend spring term continuing their research:

  • Stavroula Valia Babis (Valia) is a student from the University of Cambridge. Her thesis work is on proposed legal frameworks for supervision, crisis management, and resolution of international banking groups.
  • Henri Decoeur is also from the University of Cambridge. His dissertation examines possible criminal justice responses to state-organized crime. 
  • Alexandra Evans (Alex) is a student from Sydney Law School. Her thesis evaluates the current model of trust taxation in Australia.
  • Yuji Fujioka is visiting from the University of Tokyo. His research focuses on international taxation and the taxation of business entities in Japan.
  • Da Hea Lee (Ida) is from Seoul National University. Her dissertation looks at labor law and the human rights of migrant workers.

They join three more exchange students (not pictured) who are spending the fall and spring semesters at HLS:

  • Delphine Dogot is visiting from Sciences Po in Paris. Her research focuses on the way in which international lawyers respond to changing patterns of war in the general context of globalization.
  • Charles-Henry Frouart is also from Sciences Po. His research focuses on deconstructing and analyzing classical definitions of the legal concept of public domain in patent law.
  • Adil Khan is a student from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His research project examines the the making of international law pertaining to indigenous peoples.

Although this year’s incoming exchange students all happen to be doctoral students, our exchange programs are open to J.D. and S.J.D. students at HLS and pre-doctoral and doctoral-level students from our foreign partners. HLS J.D students may also conduct an independent semester abroad at law schools throughout the world.

Want to learn more? Visit the semester abroad and HLS-University of Cambridge joint degree program pages on our web site. (Applications to spend a semester abroad next fall are due by February 15.)

Chayes Program Applicants Should Schedule Interviews

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A reminder to HLS students planning to apply for a 2013 Chayes International Public Service Fellowship:  the deadline for submitting your application is Friday, February  1, but you must also contact International Legal Studies by Thursday, January 31 to schedule a 15-minute interview with a Chayes Program representative.

Interview times are available from  9 a.m. until 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6, Thursday, February 7, and Friday, February 8. Applicants should call International Legal Studies at (617) 384-5284 or send an e-mail to ils@law.harvard.edu, no later than 5 p.m. on January 31, indicating times when you are available.  You will receive a confirmation
e-mail indicating the time and place for your interview and the name of your interviewer.

This interview is an opportunity for you to further explain what you are hoping to do this summer and why; your background, skills and interests; and where things stand in your efforts to secure a placement. There is no dress code for the interview — you can wear whatever you would wear to class.

Detailed information about the Chayes Program and the application timeline and process is available at http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/spotlight/ils/fellowships/chayes-fellowship-info-for-students.html#ApplicationProcedures. 

 

Cravath Fellow Victor Ban, JD ’13, on spending winter term in Japan

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Victor Ban “I’m spending J-term in Japan researching agricultural trade policy. Specifically, I’m interested in Japan’s shift from multilateral negotiations in the World Trade Organization to bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (“EPA”) negotiations and the extent to which this structural transition in international law has impacted policy dynamics. I’m in the middle of a quick trip to Tokyo, where I’m meeting with government officials and picking up some documents and books. Meetings today were very helpful; officials from two agencies, normally on opposite sides of the agricultural liberalization debate, gave a fairly consistent and candid picture of the transition to EPAs, and also shared insights on trade policy more generally. Tomorrow, I’ll meet with an interest group representative well versed in EPA matters and then head to the National Diet Library.

Many thanks to the Cravath International Fellowship Program and the International Legal Studies team for making this project possible.”

To learn more about Cravath International Fellowships, please click here.

Chayes International Public Service Program: Application Timeline

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A reminder for ILs, 2Ls and S.J.D. candidates interested in applying for a 2013 Chayes International Public Service Fellowship: applications are due on Friday, February 1, 2013. Since there are other steps to follow, and deadlines to meet, here’s a reminder of the complete application timeline:

  • Applicants should be in contact with prospective placement organizations now, to discuss the nature of the summer work, present their qualifications, and try to secure an offer of a position. We encourage students to begin seeking a placement as early as possible, and follow up with e-mail and fax correspondence and phone calls when necessary. Although students are not required to have a specific placement secured until March 31, 2013, they should have been in contact with possible placement organizations by the time the Chayes Fellowship Program holds interviews with applicants in February 2013. Information on pre-approved placement organizations, and on requesting approval for new organizations, is available on the Chayes Program web page.
  • Applicants should have already applied for HLS Summer Public Interest Funding (a prerequisite to participation in the Chayes Fellowship program).
  • January 28 – 31, 2013 – Applicants must contact the Chayes Fellowship Program at (617) 384-5284 or ils@law.harvard.edu to schedule an interview that will occur February 6, 7 or 8, 2012.
  • February 1, 2013 – Applications for the Chayes Fellowship are due.
  • February 6, 7 and 8, 2013 – Interviews with applicants will be conducted by the Chayes Fellowship Program.
  • March 1, 2013 – Notification of Fellowship selections is sent to applicants. Final award of the Fellowship will be contingent upon the student securing an approved placement.
  • March 31, 2013 – Deadline for accepted Chayes Fellows to secure approved placement and make firm commitment to program.
  • April – May 2013 – Final arrangements are made regarding stipends. During this period students will arrange their own travel and housing for the summer. Mandatory briefing and training sessions will also take place during this period.

For more information on the application process, please see the Chayes Program’s information page on the HLS web site. Questions? Contact International Legal Studies at (617) 384-5284 or ils@law.harvard.edu.

Photo:  Lillian Langford (center), 2012 Chayes Fellow, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia, Kyrgyz Republic.