Dr. Scott Brewer

Professor

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Biography

Scott Brewer joined Harvard Law School faculty full-time in 1991, having been a lecturer since 1988. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University (1997) and a J.D. from Yale Law School (1988), where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 97 of the Yale Law Journal. Brewer clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1989-90) and for Justice Thurgood Marshall on the United States Supreme Court during the October Term of 1990. He teaches foundational courses on contracts and evidence, as well as various courses in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. In 2011, Brewer co-founded and continues to co-administer the annual Summer School on Law and Logic with Professor Giovanni Sartor from the European University Institute. Additionally, he is the founder and administrator of the Logocratic Academy, a forum that promotes the development, theoretical study, and practical application of the Logocratic Method.

Research Interests

Courses

Evidence Jurisprudence Philosophical Analysis Legal Argument: Logocratic Method

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'.