Virtual Seminar: “International Norms and Islamic Principles: Exploring Commonalities for Peacebuilding,” Harvard Law School, December 10, 2024 @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm

Posted on December 02, 2024
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“The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents a virtual seminar with Dr. Houda Abadi, Eldridge Adolfo, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, and Mark Muller Stuart (KC). The speakers will introduce a new dimension to contemporary peacebuilding using an innovative to establishing commonalities between international norms and the Islamic principles of peacebuilding, approach based a four-year research project.”

See here for more details.

Workshop: “HLS Beyond Presents: How Current AI Can Help You Do Legal Research,” Harvard Law School, October 17, 2024 @ 12:20 – 1:20 pm

Posted on October 15, 2024
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Venue: Langdell Hall; 232/233 Langdell

“Bring your laptops and your appetite and join Debbie Ginsberg of HLSL’s Research Services team for a demonstration of the AI tools currently available to law students. She’ll fill you in on the tools used in law practice (not yet accessible to law schools) and how they compare to the latest commercial LLMs, as well as discuss the current limits of AI, how it is likely to change in the future, and the implications for the future of legal research. Stay informed, know what to expect, and learn how to use AI to improve your own research!”

For more details, including on how to register, please visit here.

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Talk: “Faith, Work, and the Law with Jonathan Berry,” Harvard Law School, October 29, 2024 @ 12:15 – 1:15 pm

Posted on October 15, 2024
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Venue: Austin Hall; 101 Classroom – East

“Jonathan Berry (Managing Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC) will discuss the relationship between faith, our work as lawyers, and the character and substance of the law.”

For more details, please see here.

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Writing Group: Islamic Law and History (1 or 2 Credits) – Fall Term, September 9, 2024

Posted on September 06, 2024
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Professor Intisar Rabb is accepting applications for the Fall term to participate in the Writing Group: Topics in Islamic Law and History course for 1 or 2 credits. Interested applicants should submit a single paragraph of interest, resume, and unofficial transcript, all in PDF Format to Marzieh Noori at [email protected]. If accepted, applicants are expected to attend the first four sessions of the Islamic Law Course – which meets Mondays, 6-8pm, and then sessions on select Mondays thereafter for paper development and peer/professor review. Also if accepted, students enrolling in writing groups are required to submit a signed Writing Group Registration Form to the Registrar’s Office prior to the course registration deadline.