HLS News and Events

Bartholet testifies before Congress about arbitration laws
Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet '65 testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today about mandatory pre-dispute arbitration, a practice often used in workplaces and by credit card companies to ensure that employees and consumers agree to resolve all conflicts through arbitration instead of through the court system. [Wed, 23 Jul 2008]
HLS grad nominated to top UN Human Rights post
Navanethem Pillay LL.M. '82 S.J.D. '88 is expected to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will announce Pillay’s nomination, which requires the approval of the General Assembly, early this week. [Mon, 21 Jul 2008]
Sunstein: Why the 'safe' choice can be dangerous
The following article, "Throwing precaution to the wind," written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78, was published in the Boston Globe on July 13, 2008. [Mon, 14 Jul 2008]
Eric Nguyen publishes paper in leading bankruptcy law journal
Eric Nguyen '09 has just had a paper published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal about how hard parents fight to keep their family homes in times of economic distress. It is relatively uncommon for a student to publish a paper in a law journal, especially one in such a specialized subject area. [Mon, 14 Jul 2008]
Anker receives prestigious immigration law teaching award
Deborah Anker, director of the HLS Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program and a clinical professor of law, received the Elmer Fried Award for Excellence in Teaching on June 28 at the annual meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in Vancouver. [Thu, 03 Jul 2008]
Sunstein: Court's gun ruling is a departure from historical interpretations of the Constitution
The following article, "America's 21st-century gun right," written by Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein '78, was published in the Boston Globe on June 26, 2008. [Mon, 30 Jun 2008]
Tushnet analyzes landmark gun ruling
Professor Mark Tushnet is a leading expert in constitutional law and history, and he is the author of "Out of Range: Why the Constitution Can't End the Battle over Guns." Here, he comments on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Court ruled that a ban on owning guns in Washington, DC, is unconstitutional. [Fri, 27 Jun 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain explains why the Internet's "dark energy" is in danger
The following article, "The web's dark energy," written by Harvard Law School Professor Jonathan Zittrain, was published in the July/August edition of the MIT Technology Review. [Wed, 25 Jun 2008]
Professor Noah Feldman explores prejudice against immigrants in Europe
The following article, The new pariahs?, written by Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman, was published in the New York Times Magazine on June 22, 2008. [Mon, 23 Jun 2008]
HLS International Human Rights Clinic co-releases report assessing apartheid-era crimes
The International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at Harvard Law School and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) have joined together to release "Prosecuting Apartheid-Era Crimes? A South African Dialogue on Justice," a report examining recently intensified questions about prosecuting crimes committed during apartheid. [Fri, 20 Jun 2008]