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Area of Interest Human Rights

Through an extensive range of clinical experiences and courses, Harvard Law School students study, research, and practice human rights law, advocating for clients and working with partners and communities in the U.S. and around the world. No other law school provides students with more opportunities to learn about, and help promote and defend, fundamental human rights, both in times of peace and during armed conflict.

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Faculty

HLS Professors

Visiting Professors & Lecturers

Clinics

Cyberlaw Clinic

The Cyberlaw Clinic, based at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to appropriate clients on issues relating to…

Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington Clinic

Students spend the entire Spring Term in Washington, D.C. working as legal interns in a variety of federal offices while taking an evening course on…

Housing Law Clinic

The Housing Law Clinic represents tenants who are facing evictions by private market and subsidized landlords. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the…

Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic

For over thirty years, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), in partnership with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), has sought to advance immigrants’ rights.…

International Human Rights Clinic

The International Human Rights Clinic advances human rights around the world while training the next generation of advocates. Working closely with expert clinicians, law students take the…

Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project Clinic

The Making Rights Real Clinic will build on a partnership between Professor White, Harvard Law School students, University of Ghana Law School faculty and students,…

Research Programs and Centers

Animal Law & Policy Program

Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society

East Asian Legal Studies Program

Human Rights Program

Institute for Global Law and Policy

Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law

Petrie-Flom Center: Health Law, Biotech and Bioethics

Program on International Law and Armed Conflict

Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World

Harvard Law School Project on Disability

Systemic Justice Project

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Comparative and International Legal Struggles Over Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Fall 2024 Reading Group Alicia Yamin
Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China Spring 2025 Course William Alford
Constitutional Law: First Amendment Fall 2024 Course Richard Parker
Crafting Change & Elevating Impact: Advanced Skills & Ethics in Human Rights Practice Fall 2024 Seminar Susan Farbstein
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Cyberlaw Clinic Seminar Fall 2024 Seminar Christopher Bavitz, Mason Kortz
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