Dr. Gabriella Blum

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Biography

Gabriella Blum is the Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Vice Dean of the Graduate Program in International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. With a focus on public international law, Blum specializes in areas including international negotiations, law of armed conflict, and counterterrorism. She is the Faculty Director of the Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC) and a member of the Program on Negotiation Executive Board. Before joining Harvard in Fall 2005, she served seven years as a Senior Legal Advisor in the International Law Department of the Military Advocate General’s Corps in the Israel Defense Forces and was a Strategy Advisor to the Israeli National Security Council. Blum's academic achievements include degrees from Tel-Aviv University (LL.B. and B.A. in Economics) and Harvard Law School (LL.M. and S.J.D.). She has authored several notable publications, including 'Islands Agreement: Managing Enduring Armed Rivalries' and 'Laws, Outlaws, Terrorists'. Her research interests encompass public international law, law and morality of war, and various dimensions of negotiation, armed conflict, and counterterrorism.

Research Interests

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.