News Archive
2005/06
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- Students contribute to prominent human rights reports
- Two new human rights reports from international groups Human Rights Watch and Front Line draw on research and writing from students in the Clinical Advocacy Project of Harvard Law School's Human Rights Program. [Mon, 27 Jun 2005]
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- Kirkland & Ellis Gift Honored by Renaming Major Harvard Law School Teaching Space
- Harvard Law School's historic Langdell South classroom has been renamed Kirkland and Ellis Hall in recognition of a $3 million gift made by the Chicago-based international law firm. The gift will support preservation and upkeep of this important 162-seat teaching space and -- as part of the Harvard Law School endowment -- support the law school's general educational and research activities. [Tue, 21 Jun 2005]
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- Berkman Center launches partnership with the Oxford Internet Institute
- Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society -- the first research center for cyberlaw -- and the Oxford Internet Institute -- the world’s first multidisciplinary Internet research center -- today announced a new research and teaching collaboration. [Mon, 20 Jun 2005]
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- Global finance experts discuss U.S.-China relationship
- This weekend, leaders of the financial systems of the United States and China will gather in Armonk, New York to examine issues affecting the financial relationship between the two countries. [Fri, 17 Jun 2005]
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- HLS students play a role in major court decision on asylum
- Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a family is a protected and recognized social group for purposes of refugee protection and asylum eligibility—a ruling praised a group of Harvard Law School students. The students, working with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and the Harvard Human Rights Program, had filed an amicus brief in the case of Thomas v. Gonzales urging the court to reach the conclusion reflected in the ruling. [Thu, 16 Jun 2005]
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- Symposium celebrates half-century of South African rights declaration
- On Thursday, June 16, Harvard Law School will host a celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of the South African Freedom Charter. The Charter, adopted in 1955 by the African National Congress and its allies, set out principles regarding equality and respect for human rights for South Africa. [Tue, 14 Jun 2005]
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- In talk to new grads and alumni, Spitzer cautions against 'hubris'
- New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told an HLS Class Day audience today that self-regulation by corporations and financial institutions has been an “abject failure” and he warned graduating 3Ls not to succumb to hubris or the delusion that they are “Masters of the Universe.” [Fri, 10 Jun 2005]
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- Martha Minow wins Sacks-Freund Teaching Award
- Professor Martha Minow is the winner of the prestigious Sacks-Freund Teaching Award, an honor bestowed each year on a member of the Harvard Law School faculty by the graduating class. Presented at Class Day--the day before commencement--the Sacks-Freund award recognizes teaching ability, attentiveness to student concerns, and general contributions to student life at the law school. [Wed, 08 Jun 2005]
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- Updated information for Commencement 2005
- Ceremonies for Commencement 2005 will begin Wednesday, June 8 with Class Day. An information packet with descriptions of events is now available on the Commencement 2005 webpage, along with logistics and information about the Commencement Exercises on Thursday, June 9. Please visit http://www.law.harvard.edu/commencement for more information. [Thu, 02 Jun 2005]