Dr. Gerald Neuman

Professor

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Biography

Gerald L. Neuman is the J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law at Harvard Law School, where he also directs the Human Rights Program. His teaching primarily covers human rights, constitutional law, and immigration and nationality law. His current research interests include international human rights bodies and the transnational dimensions of constitutionalism, focusing on the rights of foreign nationals. Neuman is the author of 'Strangers on the Constitution: Immigrants, Borders, and Fundamental Law' (Princeton, 1996) and co-author of the casebook 'Human Rights' alongside Louis Henkin and others. Before joining Harvard Law School in 2006, he was a member of the faculties at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1984 to 1992 and at Columbia Law School from 1992 to 2006. He served on the Human Rights Committee from 2011 to 2014, which monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Research Interests

Courses

Human Rights Immigration Law

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'.