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Student Spotlights

Winter term around the world

Winter Term International Travel Grant Program supports student research and independent clinicals

February 11, 2020

Man underwater with Scuba gear posing in front of a coral reef and fish. — Credit: Bryce Burgwyn Read Caption Bryce Burgwyn ‘21 conducted an independent clinical in the Republic of Palau, at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Tourism. Her work included writing regulations to implement a new law banning reef-toxic sunscreens.

A woman standing in front of a reception desk at a financial company in China. — Credit: Amy Zhang Read Caption Amy Zhang ’20 traveled to several cities in China to pursue a research and writing project on how financial technology start-ups in China are helped or hindered by local and national regulations and legislation.

A man and woman standing outside on a balcony overlooking a street. — Credit: Layla Wehbe Read Caption Layla Wehbe ’21 (right)—with her colleague Terry Flyte LL.M. ’19, a 2019 Satter Fellow in Human Rights—conducted an independent clinical with Legal Action Lebanon, assisting with trainings and policy and advocacy support on proposed reforms relating to workplace harassment and discrimination.

A woman posing in front of a old building. — Credit: Maura Cremin Read Caption Maura Cremin ’21 traveled to Rome to work on an independent research and writing project exploring how Italy developed its legal response to organized crime, and how these reforms affect prospects for prosecution.

A man standing in a jacket outside with clouds, hills, and water in the background. — Credit: Lowry Yankwich Read Caption Lowry Yankwich ’21 spent Winter Term in New Zealand working with the Climate Team at the New Zealand Department of Conservation on a project aimed at incorporating climate change considerations into a concessions process allowing ranchers, miners, film companies, and others to use protected lands.

People sitting in European Parliament. — Credit: Todd Carney Read Caption Todd Carney ’21 spent Winter Term in Brussels, Belgium, as part of an independent clinical with the legal services department of the European Parliament. He reviewed and analyzed proposed legislation and observed committee meetings and other proceedings, including a committee vote on Brexit (pictured here).

Two women and a man posing in a room. — Credit: Ginger Cline Read Caption Delphine Rodrik ’20 (left) and Ginger Cline ’20 (center)—pictured here with Zack Albun, a Clinical Teaching Fellow with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic—worked in Tijuana, Mexico, with the Border Rights Project at Al Otro Lado, providing Know Your Rights presentations and legal representation to asylum seekers.

A woman standing in front of a large pyramid shaped building. — Credit: Disha Verma Read Caption Disha Verma ’21 traveled to India to research and write about corruption among self-proclaimed spiritual gurus, known as “Godmen,” and examine the government regulation and patronage associated with them.

A woman standing on a bridge over a canal, another bridge in the distance. — Credit: Madeline Salinas Read Caption Madeline Salinas ’20 traveled to England to examine how an agreement giving U.S. and U.K. law enforcement agencies reciprocal access to data will impact privacy protections for U.K. citizens.

A man being interviewed by a woman with a camera man in a crowd. — Credit: Sean Quirk Read Caption Sean Quirk ’21 spent Winter Term in Taiwan, observing the recent presidential election and exploring the People’s Republic of China use of “legal warfare” to influence the outcome of future elections.

A woman standing next to a sign in Korean in front of an office building. — Credit: NaYeon (Lois) Yoo Read Caption NaYeon (Lois) Yoo ’21 traveled to South Korea to examine the ethical and regulatory issues that arise as controversial technologies are commercialized, using animal cloning as an example.

A woman standing on a balcony overlooking houses. — Credit: Sarah Tansey Read Caption Sarah Tansey ’21 spent Winter Term in The Hague, working with the Global Rights Compliance Foundation to develop a guide outlining basic standards for investigating human rights abuses linked to business activities and offering advice on advocating for change.

A woman standing in an outdoor market. — Credit: Haixuan Yang Read Caption Haixuan Yang ’21 conducted a research and writing project in China to assess whether a recent decision allowing a new stock exchange to list companies with dual-class share structures helps or hurts publicly listed Chinese companies.

A woman standing outside in a coat in front of a large monument. — Credit: Madhulika Srikumar Read Caption Madhulika Srikumar LL.M. ’20 spent Winter Term in Germany, working with the Digital Freedom Fund to draft a guide for lawyers seeking to challenge AI-driven human rights violations in the E.U.

A man standing on a boat deck. — Credit: Joshua Smith Read Caption Joshua Smith ’20 traveled to Malta for an independent clinical, conducting legal research for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy.

Two men standing in a room with electrical equipment. — Credit: Sean Rail Read Caption Sean Rail ’20 spent Winter Term in Ethiopia examining current law and interviewing stakeholders to assess whether mini-grids are a viable technology to help the country achieve its rural electrification goals.

In January, 40 Harvard Law School students traveled to 25 countries, conducting research for writing projects or undertaking independent clinicals with support from the Winter Term International Travel Grant Program.

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