Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School

The IGLP is currently in Paris, France, convening the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive in collaboration with Sciences Po Law School.

More than 65 faculty and scholars from 35 countries have gathered for a three-day intensive workshop to develop new approaches to the world’s most pressing policy challenges.

Join us tomorrow for the virtual launch of "Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialised Boundaries"

Tuesday, 28 April | 9:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT

Zoom Registration: https://tinyurl.com/Zoom-IGLP

Is there a role for international law in confronting the racialised effects of fascism? How have international legal scholars responded?

To answer these questions, we invite you to the Virtual Launch of "Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialised Boundaries" (OUP, 2026), a collection of chapters that explores the dynamic relationship between race, racism, and international law. Contributors speak to the racialised features that permeate the international law project, and structures central to international law, with a view to interrogating both its potential and its limitations in addressing today’s — and tomorrow’s — challenges.

Virtual Book Launch — Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialised Boundaries

Tuesday, 28 April | 9:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT

Zoom Registration: https://tinyurl.com/Zoom-IGLP

Is there a role for international law in confronting the racialised effects of fascism? How have international legal scholars responded?

To answer these questions, we invite you to the Virtual Launch of "Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialised Boundaries" (OUP, 2026), a collection of chapters that explores the dynamic relationship between race, racism, and international law. Contributors speak to the racialised features that permeate the international law project, and structures central to international law, with a view to interrogating both its potential and its limitations in addressing today’s — and tomorrow’s — challenges.

What role can international law play in confronting the racialised effects of rising fascism?

Join the Institute for Global Law and Policy for the Virtual Launch of "Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialized Boundaries" (OUP 2026), edited by Mohsen al Attar and Claire Smith.

Tuesday, 28 April | 9:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT | Zoom
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/Zoom-IGLP

The global resurgence of fascist narratives has been propelled by the persistence of racist ideologies and practices. Paralleling historic moments of crisis, power today is being consolidated through racialised violence and subordination. This has manifested through the mainstreaming of racist discourse; the dispensability of non-white life in war and genocide; hostile policies towards migrants and refugees; and the suppression of racial justice initiatives across civil society and academic spaces. The fault-lines in international law, including the racial dynamics embedded in its doctrines, have become increasingly apparent, raising questions about the framework’s silence and complicity in the face of evolving racial injustice(s).

Is there a role for international law in confronting the racialised effects of fascism? How have international legal scholars responded? To answer these questions, we invite you to the Virtual Launch of "Emancipating International Law: Confronting the Violence of Racialised Boundaries" (OUP, 2026), a collection of chapters that explores the dynamic relationship between race, racism, and international law. Contributors speak to the racialised features that permeate the international law project, and structures central to international law, with a view to interrogating both its potential and its limitations in addressing today’s — and tomorrow’s — challenges.

Tomorrow: Colonialism, Empire and Race Symposium at Harvard Law School

This symposium, organized by the IGLP Fellows, will feature two roundtables and a film screening to engage the entanglements of law, colonialism, and racialisation, exploring how legal regimes shape and are shaped by colonial and racial hierarchies, as well as the role of the university.

Find more information here: https://tinyurl.com/IGLPsymposium
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/IGLPregistration

We hope to see you there!

2026 Global Scholars Intensive - final call for applications

There are just hours left to apply for the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive!

From June 11–13, 2026, Harvard Law School’s IGLP will collaborate with Sciences Po to convene the Global Scholars Intensive in Paris, France.

The Global Scholars Intensive is a focused three-day residential experience designed to enable junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars to engage in sustained, interdisciplinary, peer-to-peer collaboration under the close mentorship of research faculty drawn from the world’s top universities.

Deadline to apply: Monday, March 23 at 11:59pm EST

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity, learn more and apply here: https://iglp.law.harvard.edu/events/2026gsi/

2026 Global Scholars Intensive — last day to apply

Today is the final day to apply for the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive!

From June 11–13, 2026, Harvard Law School’s IGLP will collaborate with Sciences Po to convene the Global Scholars Intensive in Paris, France.

The Global Scholars Intensive is a focused three-day residential experience designed to enable junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars to engage in sustained, interdisciplinary, peer-to-peer collaboration under the close mentorship of research faculty drawn from the world’s top universities.

Deadline to apply: Monday, March 23 at 11:59pm EST

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity, learn more and apply here: https://iglp.law.harvard.edu/events/2026gsi/

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2026 Global Scholars Intensive — three days left to apply

We are just three days away from the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive application deadline!

From June 11–13, 2026, Harvard Law School’s IGLP will collaborate with Sciences Po to convene the Global Scholars Intensive in Paris, France.

The Global Scholars Intensive is a focused three-day residential experience designed to enable junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars to engage in sustained, interdisciplinary, peer-to-peer collaboration under the close mentorship of research faculty drawn from the world’s top universities.

Deadline to apply: Monday, March 23 at 11:59pm EST

Learn more and apply today: https://iglp.law.harvard.edu/events/2026gsi/

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Join the IGLP for "Colonialism, Empire, and Race: Critical Conversations on Law, Movements, & the University."

This symposium, organized by the IGLP Fellows, will feature two roundtables and a film screening to engage the entanglements of law, colonialism, and racialisation, exploring how legal regimes shape and are shaped by colonial and racial hierarchies, as well as the role of the university.

Find more information here: https://tinyurl.com/IGLPsymposium

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/IGLPregistration

2026 Global Scholars Intensive — one week left to apply

We are one week out from the 2026 Global Scholars Intensive application deadline!

From June 11–13, 2026, Harvard Law School’s IGLP will collaborate with Sciences Po to convene the Global Scholars Intensive in Paris, France.

The Global Scholars Intensive is a focused three-day residential experience designed to enable junior faculty and post-doctoral scholars to engage in sustained, interdisciplinary, peer-to-peer collaboration under the close mentorship of research faculty drawn from the world’s top universities.

Deadline to apply: Monday, March 23 at 11:59pm EST

Learn more and apply today: https://iglp.law.harvard.edu/events/2026gsi/