Comparative legal inquiry permeates the Harvard curriculum, ranging from courses focused on other nations to the inclusion of comparative issues in courses on U.S. law to a robust co-curricular program. Its goals include acquainting students with the approaches that other societies take toward the resolution of challenging societal issues and facilitating understanding of the assumptions and choices that inform law in the United States.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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![William P. Alford headshot]()
William P. Alford
Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law
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![Alan M. Dershowitz headshot]()
Alan M. Dershowitz
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Charles Donahue headshot]()
Charles Donahue
Paul A. Freund Professor of Law
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![Susan H. Farbstein headshot]()
Susan H. Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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![Noah R. Feldman headshot]()
Noah R. Feldman
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law
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![Idriss Fofana headshot]()
Idriss Fofana
Assistant Professor of Law
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![Mary Ann Glendon headshot]()
Mary Ann Glendon
Learned Hand Professor of Law, Emerita
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![Vicki C. Jackson headshot]()
Vicki C. Jackson
Laurence H. Tribe Professor of Constitutional Law
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![Reinier H. Kraakman headshot]()
Reinier H. Kraakman
Ezra Ripley Thayer Professor of Law
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![Adriaan M. Lanni headshot]()
Adriaan M. Lanni
Touroff-Glueck Professor of Law
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![Charles J. Ogletree headshot]()
Charles J. Ogletree
Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Intisar A. Rabb headshot]()
Intisar A. Rabb
Professor of Law
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![Holger Spamann headshot]()
Holger Spamann
Lawrence R. Grove Professor of Law
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![Nicholas Stephanopoulos headshot]()
Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law
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![Kristen A. Stilt headshot]()
Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
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![Mark Tushnet headshot]()
Mark Tushnet
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Roberto Mangabeira Unger headshot]()
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Roscoe Pound Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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![Yutian An headshot]()
Yutian An
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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![Yas Banifatemi headshot]()
Yas Banifatemi
Lecturer on Law
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![Mikhal Bar-Asher Siegal headshot]()
Mikhal Bar-Asher Siegal
Caroline Zelaznik Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Visiting Associate Professor in Talmudic Civil Law
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![Anna Crowe headshot]()
Anna Crowe
Lecturer on Law
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![Jacques de Werra headshot]()
Jacques de Werra
Hieken Visiting Professor in Patent Law
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![Nancy Gertner headshot]()
Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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![Havva Guney-Ruebenacker headshot]()
Havva Guney-Ruebenacker
Lecturer on Law
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![Sheila S. Jasanoff headshot]()
Sheila S. Jasanoff
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Daniel Kahn headshot]()
Daniel Kahn
Lecturer on Law
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![Ada Ordor headshot]()
Ada Ordor
Henry J. Steiner Visiting Professor in Human Rights
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![Aminta Ossom headshot]()
Aminta Ossom
Lecturer on Law
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![Hassaan Shahawy headshot]()
Hassaan Shahawy
Lecturer on Law
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![Daniel L. Smail headshot]()
Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Alain Laurent Verbeke headshot]()
Alain Laurent Verbeke
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Salma Waheedi headshot]()
Salma Waheedi
Lecturer on Law
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![Alicia Yamin headshot]()
Alicia Yamin
Lecturer on Law
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A Comparative Perspective on Corporations, Ownership, and Capital Access | Fall 2024 Course | Reinier Kraakman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Fall 2024 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Advanced Topics in Jewish Law and Legal Theory | Spring 2025 Reading Group | Noah Feldman |
| Animal Law | Spring 2025 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Comparative AI Governance | Spring 2025 Seminar | Maroussia Levesque, Martha Minow |
| Comparative Constitutional Law | Fall 2024 Course | Tarunabh Khaitan |
| Comparative Corporate Governance | Fall 2024 Course | Mariana Pargendler |
| Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China | Spring 2025 Course | William Alford |
| Crafting Change & Elevating Impact: Advanced Skills & Ethics in Human Rights Practice | Fall 2024 Seminar | Susan Farbstein |
| Engaging China | Fall 2024 Seminar | Steven Wang, William Alford |