Stanley B. Lubman, a pioneer in the study of Chinese law and legal reform, passed away on October 29, 2024. Among his many distinctions, he was an extraordinary teacher, including at Harvard Law School as a Visiting Professor.
As admirers across the United States and around the globe mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100, three current and former Harvard Law professors share their memories of working with him and reflect on his life and legacy.
Earlier this year, we were saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Fang Liufang, a renowned scholar of civil and commercial law and a founding Dean of the China-EU School of Law at China University of Political Science and Law who also taught at Harvard Law School as a Visiting Professor.
On October 9, EALS hosted a hybrid celebration of the 35th anniversary of the F.Y. Chang Scholars program, which has enabled scores of talented young legal scholars from China to study at Harvard Law School.
We are happy to announce the EALS academic visitors for the 2024-2025 academic year, who will join us from Japan, China, Korea, Canada…and New Haven!
We are thrilled to welcome three new S.J.D. candidates whose research addresses East Asia.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Yong K. Kim Memorial Prize!
Mark Wu
Spring 2025; Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
1 credit
William P. Alford
Fall 2024 – Spring 2025; Fall 2023 – Spring 2024; Fall 2022 – Spring 2023
1 credit
Students interested in this writing group are encouraged to inform Professor Alford of their interest at their earliest convenience (ideally, in advance of the October deadline) so as to facilitate planning. …
Mark Wu
Fall 2023
4 credits
This course examines the laws underlying U.S. policymaking for trade. It explores the different means through which the U.S. has attempted to use trade agreements as well as unilateral measures to advance its economic and geostrategic interests. How is policy crafted among the different agencies and branches within the U.S. government? How have digital technology, offshoring, the rise of China, and the impasse in multilateral negotiations impacted U.S. interests and strategy? Among the topics to be explored are: delegation of powers; national security reviews; preference programs for developing countries; recent free trade agreements (TPP and USMCA); export controls; and adjustment assistance for workers displaced by trade. Particular emphasis will be placed on comparing the Trump Administration’s policies with those of its recent predecessors. …
