The Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Engagement Project at the Harvard Law School aims to explore and understand the intersection of counterterrorism norms and humanitarian principles, their manifestations, and their trajectories.

Managed by Harvard Law School Senior Fellow Naz Modirzadeh, the CHE Project undertakes legal research, policy analysis, and engagement initiatives. Through these activities, the Project attempts to identify and develop — as well as to facilite networks to support — sustainable, principled, and practical solutions to the challenges of large-scale humanitarian operations conducted in areas where listed armed groups are active and counterterrorism laws affect humanitarian action.

Alongside its academic and policy portfolios, the Project seeks to provide a space for research-informed engagement between international humanitarian NGOs, intergovernmental agencies, academic centers, and governments concerning the complex legal, policy, and operational facets of humanitarian response in situations involving counterterrorism laws.