Pakistan’s Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad (left) administers the oath of office to Ayesha Malik, the first female justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. (Photo Credit: Press Information Department via AP)
In an event that has been called historic, empowering, and controversial, Ayesha Malik LL.M. ’99 has become the first woman to serve as a justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court in the country’s 75-year history.
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Three members of the LL.M. Class of 2022 meet on campus during LL.M. Orientation. Photo: Lorin Granger
On August 18, Harvard Law School officially welcomed the LL.M. Class of 2022. Representing 64 countries and jurisdictions, from Argentina to the U.S.A., the class includes 184 new students and 33 LL.M. candidates returning from the LL.M. class of 2020–2021 to complete their studies in person. Together, they will spend the upcoming academic year pursuing a Master of Laws degree on Harvard’s reopening campus.
In addition, seven students are beginning their studies for the S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) degree, the law school’s most advanced degree. These new candidates join 49 continuing S.J.D. students. Together, they represent 28 countries or jurisdictions.
HLS is also welcoming seven international students from the law school’s exchange partner schools in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These exchange students will spend the fall semester or the academic year pursuing J.D.-level studies or doctoral-level research.
Read “A new academic year begins, one step at a time” on Harvard Law Today.
Mark Wu, the Henry L. Stimson Professor at Harvard Law School, was recently appointed the new vice dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies. He replaces Professor William Alford ’77, who served in the role for the past 18 years.
Read a Q&A with Professor Wu in Harvard Law Today.
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On June 30, Professor William P. Alford ’77 completed 18 years as vice dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. During his tenure, the law school transformed its international programs, adding impressively to its faculty, expanding its curriculum, launching its first international exchange programs, and making it possible for unprecedented numbers of the world’s strongest law students to attend Harvard.
Read about Professor Alford’s many contributions to these programs, and his plans for the years ahead, at Harvard Law Today.
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