Themes
Faculty Scholarship
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A Guide to Living With Perplexity
May 3, 2024
Reflecting on God, Israel, and family, Noah Feldman grapples with the complexities of what Judaism means today
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Democracy in the Balance
May 3, 2024
Lawrence Lessig warns of threats to overturn the results of the next presidential election
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An Outsider Inside the Vatican
May 3, 2024
Mary Ann Glendon shares her experiences with the Holy See and her observations on how “three very different popes” navigated the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
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Faculty Books in Brief: Spring 2024
May 3, 2024
Faculty books on topics from deals, to steals to superstars
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People with disabilities must be included in climate planning and responses, say Harvard researchers
April 5, 2024
‘Inclusive climate-resilient development benefits the diverse global population, including people with disabilities,’ says Michael Ashley Stein of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability.
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Faculty share stories of an intellectual about-face
April 4, 2024
Harvard Law experts Janet Halley, Juliette Kayyem, and Ruth Okediji share moments of reckoning when they changed their minds, at an event moderated by Jonathan Zittrain.
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A study co-authored by Harvard Law expert Crystal Yang shows that an innovative new jail education program reduces recidivism and may improve lives in Flint, Michigan.
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Two legal scholars, stunned by the Jan. 6 insurrection, game out a half-dozen possible schemes that exploit and spotlight flaws in system.
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Professor Randall Kennedy sits in conversation with Martha Minow on his book of essays on a broad range of controversial topics.
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Harvard Law expert Timothy Edgar outlines the arguments in Murthy v. Missouri and urges the Supreme Court to be guided by famous founder Benjamin Franklin.
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Holger Spamann, the Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law at Harvard, has been named a fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
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Harvard Law School Professors John C.P. Goldberg, Vicki C. Jackson, and Martha Minow have been recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for their excellence in legal education.
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Scholars reflect on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years after UN adoption
January 2, 2024
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — adopted by the UN in the wake of World War II — turns 75, Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy marks the anniversary with a publication weighing the history and future of the human rights movement.
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Outsized Control and Outsized Risk
December 20, 2023
A few financial firms now own a significant portion of the American economy, to their peril and the peril of our democracy, argues John Coates.
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On the bookshelves, fall 2023
December 15, 2023
Harvard Law Today features a selection of the books showcased at campus events throughout the fall semester.
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Equal Opportunity by the Numbers
December 14, 2023
Crystal S. Yang brings her love for economics to the study of the law and the pursuit of justice
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Keeping It Real
December 14, 2023
Jeanne Charn ’70, who played a central role in creating and developing what would become Harvard Law's Clinical Program, retired last summer
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Faculty honored for recent work, career achievements
December 6, 2023
Several Harvard Law faculty members have received accolades for their work and lifelong scholarship and achievements in recent months.