“This year at Cambridge…”

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“There were countless informal times when the postgraduate community in which I lived had spirited debates or discussions of topics that pushed me to reconsider my most basic assumptions about law, legal systems, and the world in which we live. This year at Cambridge has been a fabulous, and different, learning experience for me, exposing me to different ways of thinking and also driving me to think more deeply.” — Emilie Aguirre ’12

Applications for the 2013-2014 HLS-University of Cambridge joint degree program are due on January 9, 2013.  Please see the ILS web page, “Harvard Law School and University of Cambridge J.D./LL.M. Joint Degree Program,” for more information.

The Rule of Law in China

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On November 28, Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Hunstman and law professors from Yale, Harvard, and New York University participated in “Prospects and Challenges for Rule of Law,” a session of the Brookings Institution event “Rule of Law in China: Prospects and Challenges.”  HLS was represented by WIlliam P. Alford, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Director of East Asian Legal Studies, and Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies.  The C-SPAN video of their discussion is available here.

Study Abroad Coffee Hour

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HLS has exchange programs with law schools around the world, and a joint degree program with the University of Cambridge, that offer students the opportunity to study abroad. What is the same, and what’s different, about legal education in other countries?  Where do students live?  What else should you know before you go?   Come meet students from these schools who are studying at HLS, and talk with them informally about these questions and more.

Representatives from our exchange partner schools in these countries will be on hand:

  • Brazil
  • France
  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Monday, December 3
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Graduate Program Lounge, Wasserstein 5053

Protecting and Promoting Human Rights: The Role of a National Ombudsman

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On Monday, December 3, International Legal Studies (along with the Harvard European Law Association and the Human Rights Program) will host a talk with Emily O’Reilly, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for The Republic of Ireland.

Ms. O’Reilly  is currently serving a second six-year term in this role. The function of the Ombudsman is to investigate complaints from members of the public who believe that they have been unfairly treated by certain public bodies. The Ombudsman also examines complaints about failures by public bodies to provide accessible buildings, services and information. Before her initial appointment as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner in June 2003, Ms O’Reilly was an accomplished journalist and author whose roles included many years as a political correspondent with prominent print and broadcasting media. She was also the recipient of a Nieman Fellowship in Journalism at Harvard.

The presentation will take place at 12 p.m. in Milstein West B, Wasserstein Hall.

 

Winter Term International Travel Pre-Departure Sessions

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International Legal Studies will hold a one-hour briefing for students who will be abroad over winter term. The session is REQUIRED for students who receive winter term international travel grants and is open to others who wish to attend. The session will offer information about preparing for winter term projects as well as health, safety, and other travel considerations, and facilitate interaction among students who are going to particular regions and those who have spent time there.

In order to accommodate students’ schedules, we will offer this single session on two different days:

Tuesday, November 27
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. 
Milstein East AB, Wasserstein Hall

and

Friday, November 30
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. 
Milstein East AB, Wasserstein Hall

Students are welcome to bring their lunches – dessert and beverages will be served. For more information or to determine which sessions will focus on particular regions, please e-mail Alexis Boyce at aboyce@law.harvard.edu.

Photo:  Jaime Latcham (JD ’12) and Joslyn Massengale (JD ’12) at a rally for the South Sudan Referendum in Tel Aviv, Israel, where they worked at the Refugee Rights Clinic at Tel Aviv University.