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!
Dr. Cui is the 2024 recipient of the Maria McTernan Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in supporting the disability community.
Professor Bill Alford was fortunate to be able to spend two weeks in Korea in December 2023 for his pro bono work on disability rights.
New book by Yueduan Wang (J.D. 2015, S.J.D. 2021), Assistant Professor at the School of Government at Peking University: Experimentalist Constitutions: Subnational Policy Innovations in China, India, and the United States (Harvard University Asia Center 2024).
