Nasredeen Abdulbari

Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
HLS Class: LL.M. class of 2008

Prior Education: LL.B. 2002, LL.M. 2005, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Prior Experience: Teaching Assistant and Lecturer, 2002-2006, International and Comparative Law Department; Director of the Legal Aid Clinic, 2005-2006; University of Khartoum, Sudan.

Career goals: Work at a human rights NGO, teach international and human rights law.

Born to parents from the Wadi Saleh region, Western Darfur, I was raised in Khartoum, the national capital of Sudan. I chose Harvard Law School because of its extraordinary academic offerings that not only prepare students to play a role in addressing complicated legal issues, but also equip them to come up with new ideas in the world of law, politics, and business. The uniqueness of the Harvard LL.M. Program is in its ability to make of you a different person. Unlike at many other educational institutions around the world, classes at Harvard are conducted in a “democratic way” by giving students the opportunity to always comment on and critique the materials they study. It is not just about knowing the legal rule and applying it to facts; it goes deeper to analyze the rules and figure out the possibility of creating totally new ones that could offer better solutions. In short, this system is designed to create legal practitioners and thinkers as well.

The most wonderful thing about the Law School is the niceness, geniality, and friendliness of the professors and the Graduate Program staff. There is nothing more important to foreign LL.M. students than to be with people who are not only ready but also glad and happy to listen to you and help you out. My LL.M. Paper supervisor, for instance, invited me for coffee to discuss with me the central ideas of my thesis.

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