HLS News December 2001

• Justice Breyer to Discuss Public Service

  On Tuesday, December 11, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer will discuss the value of public service in an address at Harvard Law School.

• Japanese Financial Restructuring

  Last week, the Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems held its annual Symposium for Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Japan and the United States. The event addressed the need for financial restructuring in Japan, particularly the importance of dealing with bank non-performing loans, improving the management of banks, and restructuring corporate debt.

• Professors Comment on Aftermath of September 11

  In the aftermath of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history, Harvard Law School professors have been called upon to help educated the world about the legal aspects of issues such as international tribunals, military courts, and civil liberties. The following is an abbreviated list of professors and their terrorism-related opinion pieces, testimony, and comments.