Destination: Asia
In June, a delegation from Harvard Law School led by Dean Martha Minow embarked on a 15-day, five-stop visit to East Asia and to the fore of fast-moving developments and challenges across the region.
HLS and Matsushita Gobel Foundation launch initiative on the study of Asian legal reform
Harvard Law School and the Matsushita Gobel Foundation will jointly launch the Matsushita Gobel Foundation Initiative on the Study of Asian Legal Reform on October 22, 2012, in Cambridge, Mass.
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea speaks at HLS
Young-Joon Mok LL.M. ’89, a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea, spoke at Harvard Law School on “Constitutional Adjudication in the Republic of Korea,” on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at an event sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies, International Legal Studies and the Korea Institute.
Lobsang Sangay LL.M. ’96 S.J.D. ’04 named prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile
Lobsang Sangay LL.M. ’96 S.J.D. ’04, the first Tibetan to attend Harvard Law School, has been certified as the new Kalon Tripa—a position often referred to as “prime minister” of a “Tibetan government-in-exile” headed by the Dalai Lama—following elections in March.
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association hosts Pathways to Progress conference
The Harvard Law School Asian Pacific American Law Students Association hosted the 17th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law and Public Policy on February 25-26, 2011 with the assistance of the Harvard Kennedy School Asian American Policy Review.