International Legal Studies
Faculty
The Harvard Law School faculty can no longer be easily divided into domestic and international law specialists. Faculty experts on U.S. law increasingly bring international and comparative law into their work, in the process transforming core classes and legal thought, while those who specialize in international legal studies bring this expertise to bear on U.S. law and other disciplines.As a result, Harvard Law School faculty's work is redefining international scholarship. New issues and questions arise every day: What are the different models world-wide for constitutional review, corporate governance, or local government? How do they compare, and how are they linked to the core values of the societies from which they emerge? Where does the Internet exist in legal time and space? What do treaties on international adoption have to do with child advocacy at home? How do we reconcile conflicting views on the regulation of the marketplace? The list goes on and on.
International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School does not just refer to a particular type of course. Rather it encompasses an awareness of and engagement with the world that HLS professors embody: in their research, their teaching, their backgrounds, their field work, their public service, and their collaborations with scholars around the world.
As well, each year professors from other legal systems teach at HLS, and HLS faculty members teach or research in countries around the world, often involving Harvard law students.
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