News Archive

2007/12

Six questions for Professor Noah Feldman
The following interview will be published in the January 2008 issue of Harvard Law Today. Professor Noah Feldman, who joined the faculty in 2007, is an expert in constitutional law -- with a special focus on the interplay between law and religion -- and international and comparative law. [Fri, 21 Dec 2007]
HLS law and economics experts publish definitive Handbook
A two-volume, 1,800 page, state-of-the-art survey of law and economics, the culmination of a five year effort, has just been published as the Handbook of Law and Economics. The book was edited by Professor Steven Shavell, with Professors Louis Kaplow ’81 and Kathryn Spier contributing their scholarship. [Mon, 17 Dec 2007]
Six from HLS win prestigious Skadden Fellowships
Six Harvard Law School students and recent graduates have been chosen to receive the 2008 Skadden Fellowships to support their work in public service. For the sixth year in a row, current and former HLS students won more Skadden fellowships than affiliates of any other law school. [Thu, 13 Dec 2007]
Ferrell serves as chairman of inaugural Asian Exchange Congress
Harvard Law School Professor Allen Ferrell ’95 served as chairman of the Asian Exchange Congress in Singapore last month. The inaugural conference was aimed at fostering further collaboration between traders and investors in Asian stock exchanges. [Mon, 10 Dec 2007]
Neuman, taking Armstrong chair, advocates 'global due process'
What constitutional rights, if any, do foreign nationals have when the United States acts against them outside its own borders? Professor Gerald Neuman ’80 addressed that question in a Dec. 2 lecture marking his appointment as the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law. [Thu, 06 Dec 2007]
Canadian Court decision influenced by HLS research and expert testimony
Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Deborah Anker and students in the Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program and the Harvard International Human Rights Clinic celebrated a victory this week when the Federal Court of Canada struck down an agreement that allowed Canada to send back asylum seekers crossing into its territory from the United States. [Tue, 04 Dec 2007]