An Ever Closer Union? The UK Referendum on EU Membership

WCC 2009, Wasserstein Hall, Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA, United States

An Ever Closer Union? – The UK Referendum on EU Membership | The date has been set. The polls are almost neck-and-neck. On June 23rd, the United Kingdom will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union. The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently secured an opt-out from the commitment to ‘Ever

“Legislating on the World Stage”. Day #1 – Keynote speaker Sen. Ben Cardin.

Milstein West, Wasserstein Hall

HELA, proud co-sponsor, invites you to join the Harvard Journal of Legislation Annual Symposium, "Legislating on the World Stage". (Also co-sponsored by Dean of Students office, ACS, the Asia Law Society, China Law Association, HIALSA, and the International Law Journal). Come join us for the following events: Monday, 6 March, 12pm (Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West): Sen. Ben

“Legislating on the World Stage”. Day #1 – James Wharton, British MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for International Development

WSS 2012, Wasserstein Hall

HELA, proud co-sponsor, invites you to join the Harvard Journal of Legislation Annual Symposium, "Legislating on the World Stage". (Also co-sponsored by Dean of Students office, ACS, the Asia Law Society, China Law Association, HIALSA, and the International Law Journal). Come join us for the following events: Monday, 6 March, 12pm (Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West): Sen. Ben

“Legislating on the World Stage”. Day #2 – Rep. Adam Schiff, Ranking Member, House Intelligence Committee.

WSS 1010, Wasserstein Hall

HELA, proud co-sponsor, invites you to join the Harvard Journal of Legislation Annual Symposium, “Legislating on the World Stage”. (Also co-sponsored by Dean of Students office, ACS, the Asia Law Society, China Law Association, HIALSA, and the International Law Journal). Come join us for the following events: Monday, 6 March, 12pm (Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West): Sen. Ben

“Legislating on the World Stage”. Day #3 – Hans Van de Weerd, VP, US Programs, International Rescue Committee.

WSS 1010, Wasserstein Hall

HELA, proud co-sponsor, invites you to join the Harvard Journal of Legislation Annual Symposium, “Legislating on the World Stage”. (Also co-sponsored by Dean of Students office, ACS, the Asia Law Society, China Law Association, HIALSA, and the International Law Journal). Come join us for the following events: Monday, 6 March, 12pm (Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West): Sen. Ben

The General Data Protection Regulation: The New Gold Standard?

The European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is currently discussed worldwide. As of May 2018, every company targeting customers in Europe has to comply with the new rules on data processing. The GDPR’s principles and legislative techniques are highly debated: Is it a truly modern approach to the data economy? Has the GDPR become the new gold

Lunch talk: Cross-border dispute settlement through arbitration

The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to a presentation by professor Pasquale Pistone on new limits to arbitration for cross-border dispute settlement systems in the European Union and the US. Cross-border dispute settlement through arbitration keeps growing at the global level, especially on bilateral investment and international tax matters. Yet, the

Lunch Talk: Working for and with European Union institutions

Harvard Worldwide Week: Working for and with European Union institutions: public and private sector careers in Brussels The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to a presentation by Professor José Manuel Martínez Sierra who will discuss career options within the institutions themselves as well as in Brussels' option-rich private sector. Professor Martínez

Lecture on Combating International Corruption

Harvard Law School, Hauser Hall 102 Malkin Classroom

The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to a lecture by Bernard Cazeneuve, Former Prime Minister of France. On Friday March 1 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Mr. Cazeneuve will talk about the Cooperation between the United States and Europe to combat International Corruption. The Lecture will take place at Hauser Hall, 102

Lecture on Combating International Corruption

The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to a lecture by Bernard Cazeneuve, Former Prime Minister of France. On Friday March 1 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Mr. Cazeneuve will talk about the Cooperation between the United States and Europe to combat International Corruption. The Lecture will take place at Hauser Hall, 102

HELA’s Spring Conference 2019

DISRUPTION, INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE OF EUROPE The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to its annual Spring Conference which will be held on Saturday March 2, 2019 from 9:00am to 6:00pm at Wasserstein Hall, Milstein Conference Center, Harvard Law School. The spring of 2019 will be a pivotal moment in EU

Challenges Of An In-House Antitrust Counsel. How To Get Employees To Comply With Antitrust Rules?

Harvard Law School, Hauser Hall 102 Malkin Classroom

Please join HELA and HLS Antitrust Association for a lunch talk on the challenges faced by an in-house antitrust counsel with Anneleen Streatemans. Ms. Streatemans is Global Legal Director Competition at AB InBev. She leads AB InBev's global antitrust strategy and is overseeing AB InBev's antitrust compliance worldwide. Topic Ms. Streatemans will first talk about her career path and

HELA Lunch Talk: Challenges Of An In-House Antitrust Counsel

CHALLENGES OF AN IN-HOUSE ANTITRUST COUNSEL. HOW TO GET EMPLOYEES TO COMPLY WITH ANTITRUST RULES? Please join HELA and HLS Antitrust Association for a lunch talk on the challenges faced by an in-house antitrust counsel with Anneleen Streatemans. Ms. Streatemans is Global Legal Director Competition at AB InBev. She leads AB InBev's global antitrust strategy

Lunch Talk: Scrutinizing Foreign Direct Investments in the EU

Please join HELA for a lunch talk on Foreign Direct Investment Screening in the EU. Christian A. Krebs, Partner at Jones Day, will give an introduction on the relevance of Foreign Direct Investment screening for M&A deals and other investments in European businesses, introduce the new EU regulation on Investment Screening and discuss its effects

Scrutinizing Foreign Direct Investments in the EU: Dawn of a New Era of Protectionism?

WCC 3018

Please join HELA for a lunch talk on Foreign Direct Investment Screening in the EU. Christian A. Krebs, Partner at Jones Day, will give an introduction on the relevance of Foreign Direct Investment screening for M&A deals and other investments in European businesses, introduce the new EU regulation on Investment Screening and discuss its effects on Foreign

Lunch Talk: Antitrust and Data Privacy

ANTITRUST IN THE DIGITAL AGE - SHOULD ENFORCERS CARE ABOUT DATA PRIVACY? THE CASE OF FACEBOOK IN GERMANY Please join HELA and HLS Antitrust Association for a lunch talk on the interplay between antitrust and data protection in the digital economy with Dr. Salomé Cisnal De Ugarte. Topic The rise of big data (including personal

Women in Antitrust

The HLS Antitrust Association is thrilled to welcome Salomé Cisnal De Ugarte (Managing Partner of Hogan Lovells' Brussels office), Kathy Bradish (Counsel, Cleary) Sam Hynes (Associate, S&C), Laura Collins (Senior Associate, Freshfields) to discuss women and antitrust. Lunch will be served.

Lunch Talk: Official Secrets and Oversight in the EU

Please join HELA for a lunch talk on official secrets and oversight in the European Union with Dr Vigjilenca Abazi. Topic Does the governance of secrecy in the European Union impede its fundamental principles of democracy and fundamental rights? Based on her recent book, Dr Abazi explains the shifts in institutional practice of oversight in

End of Semester European Mixer!

The last European Mixer of the year is just around the corner! Before you file all your assignments or you depart for your next adventure, join us next Wednesday, April 17, at 6.30 pm, to get some European inspiration for those challenges! The venue hosting us will be announced shortly! We hope to see you

HELA European Trivia Night

Please join HELA (Harvard European Law Association) for our kick-off event of the year: a trivia night for everything related to Europe! Teams of four will compete with each other for grand prizes. You are welcome to form teams beforehand and please send your names to dsindaraviciut@llm20.law.harvard.edu before 12pm, September 25, Wednesday. Otherwise just come and

Human Rights Backlash: The Judicial Story

WCC 1019

Please join us for a talk with András Sajó, former judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The ECHR has a jurisdiction of 800,000,000 people. It was the first international court where individual human rights complaints were judicially considered, rendering enforceable judgments against sovereign states. The ECHR has changed the law in Europe

Corporate Law and New Technologies

Research Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) and member of its board, Luca Enriques is Professor of Corporate Law at Oxford University and one of the founding academic editors of the Oxford Business Law Blog. He completed his LL.M. at Harvard Law School and worked at the Bank of Italy. He was a

Brexit and European Challenges from a US Tax Perspective

Within the context of general uncertainty around the Brexit deadline scheduled for October 31, 2019, that could be delayed further as a result of the British Parliament Special Session on October 19, 2019, this panel will bring in certainty in one of the most important areas for business, the economy as well as for public

To Unsafe Harbors: How the new EU Copyright Directive Will Change the Web

WCC 3018

While intermediary liability limitations as enshrined in section 230 CDA and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are the subject of controversial debates in the United States, the European Union has recently all but abolished its safe harbor for certain online platforms in the context of copyright infringements. The new Directive on Copyright in the Digital

Refugees and the Law in the Covid-19 Era

The UN Refugee Agency has reported that the world is currently experiencing the highest levels of displacement on record.  Of the 80 million people displaced from their homes, approximately 30 million are refugees or asylum seekers.  The public health and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have severely exacerbated the challenges faced by these groups.  Join the

Martti Koskenniemi: Powers of Sovereignty – Powers of Paradox

WCC 2012

  Join the Human Rights Program, the Harvard European Law Association, the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, the Harvard International Law Journal, and the Institute for Global Law and Policy on November 6 at 12:30pm ET for the hybrid event “Powers of Sovereignty – Powers of Paradox” with Martti Koskenniemi, who

Judge Robert Lecourt: The Man Behind Europe’s Legal Revolution

Hauser 102

Are you interested in the history and politics of European law? Do you want to learn more about the influential figures and ideas that shaped the legal landscape of the continent? If so, you won't want to miss this HELA event! HELA is hosting a talk by Professor William Phelan, Associate Professor of Political Science

Demographic Changes and Democracy in Europe – A Conversation with EU Vice-President Dubravka Šuica

WCC 3018

Join the Europe in the World Seminar and the Harvard European Law Association for a conversation with Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography. Šuica will discuss the challenges of demographic change in Europe and the world and their potential effects on policymaking, societal structures, democratic governance, and election results. She will also

Brexit and Transgender Rights

Stud Org Room

Join us for a watch party of the hearing in front of the European Court of Justice next Tuesday at 5PM ET in the Student Org Room! The case was brought by a person who identifies as a transgender male and holds both a Romanian and UK nationality. The procedure for recognition of his gender

The Future of Privacy Law: A European Perspective

Hauser 102

Join us for a lunch talk on Thursday, February 8 from 12:00-1:00pm on the future of privacy law from a European perspective, with Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor. This talk will provide an insight into European privacy laws and give you an insight into the regulatory framework and most pressing issues. Lunch by Sweetgreen

European Conference 2024

Harvard Kennedy School

Join us at Harvard Kennedy School on February 9 and 10, 2024, for a two-day conference that will bring together political leaders, CEOs, world-class experts, and practitioners from across Europe to explore and discuss the challenges facing the continent today. The 10th Anniversary Edition of the European Conference, entitled "The European Dream. 2024: A Continent at the Crossroads", will cover key