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The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School

Health Law Curriculum at Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School has one of the strongest, most diverse health law curriculums in the country. Links to upcoming and recent course descriptions appear below.

Combined with the vast resources at the Law School and Harvard University, affiliates of the Center benefit from Boston’s preeminence as a magnet for biotechnology firms and health policy related organizations, adding uniquely to the depth and variety of resources available to students. Personal and frequent interaction with the world’s leading scholars and practitioners in the fields of health law policy, biotechnology and bioethics is an unparalleled advantage of the experience Harvard Law School offers in these fields.

2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL '09
Ethics, Economics and Law - Sandel
Health Care Reform Past, Present and Future - Ruger
Health Law Policy Workshop - Elhauge, Cohen
Health Law and Regulation - Ruger
Realizing the Right to Health Through Litigation: Reading Group - White, Roseman, Yamin

WINTER '10
Food and Drug Law - Hutt
Psychiatry and the Law - Stone

SPRING '10
Health Law Policy Workshop - Elhauge, Cohen
Health Reform: Normative, Empirical, and Policy Perspectives: Seminar - Hoffman, Robertson
Intellectual Property Law: Advanced - Fisher
Patent Law - Roin
Public Health Law - Barnes
Reproductive Technology and Genetics: Legal and Ethical Issues: Seminar - Cohen


2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL '08
Ethics Economy and LawSandel
Health Law Policy & Bioethics Workshop - Malani
Health, Disability and Planning: Clinical Workshop - Greenwald
Health Care LawMalani
Law and Psychology: The Emotions - Cope

WINTER '09
Food & Drug LawHutt
Psychiatry & Law Stone

SPRING '09
Bioethics: Seminar - Kamm
Genetics and Reproductive Technology - Cohen
Health Law & Economic Insecurity: Reading group - Robertson
Health Law Policy & Bioethics Workshop -Malani
Health, Disability and Planning: Clinical Workshop -Greenwald
Science and the Law: Competing Universals - Jassanoff
Ideology, Psychology and the Law - Hanson
Law Psychology and Morality: Exploration Through Film -Stone


2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL '07
Comparing Ethics & Practice in Law & MedicineSage
Ethics and Biotechology SeminarSandel
Health Care Law Sage
Health Care Policy Reading GroupElhauge
Health Law Policy & Bioethics WorkshopElhauge & Korobkin
Stem Cell Research: SeminarKorobkin

WINTER '08
Food & Drug LawHutt
Psychiatry & Law Stone

SPRING '08
Ethics & Health Policy Daniels
Genetics & Reproductive Technology: Seminar Cohen
Law & Public HealthMello

2006-2007 ACADEMIC YEAR

FALL '06
Health Care LawMalani
Health Law Policy & Bioethics WorkshopElhauge

WINTER '07
Psychiatry & Law CourseStone
Food & Drug Law Hutt
Political Economy of Health CareKessler

SPRING '07
Ethics & Health Policy Daniels
Law & Public HealthMello

 

Workshops & Conferences

There couldn't be a more exciting place or time to study these complex, interdisciplinary fields than at Harvard. The vast institutional resources of the Law School and the vibrant intellectual community at the Petrie-Flom Center make for an unequalled academic environment in which to pursue studies in health law.