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Why do we study law? Why do we study Sex Equality and why do we put ourselves through the process of qualifying at the bar and why do we go to work every day? We do all of these things because Shakespeare's sister is dead and she never wrote a word, despite all she could have shown us and despite how much she could have enriched our lives and fulfilled the purpose of her own.
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In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its Human Rights Program, the UN's highest human rights official, Navanethem Pillay, LL.M. '82 S.J.D. '88, graced Harvard Law School. Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, discussed her current position as a human rights diplomat, and how it differered from her previous roles as a judge and an impassioned activist.
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Because the brain is made up of semi-independent systems, it can talk to itself or even "scare itself". But Prof. Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, believes that the limited mental capacities of humans impose limits on the accuracy of predictions about the emotional impact of future events.
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Today, after the Czech Republic's highest court failed to find any grounds on which it was unconstitutional, Czech President Václav Klaus finally signed the Lisbon Treaty . The treaty's reforms will now enter into force on December 1, 2010. The debate on its contents, however, is far from over: many claim the treaty is anti-democratic. But these arguments are misleading: they are based on a wrong conceptual approach to democracy in the EU's unique post- and transnational context.
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Recent Harvard Law School alumnus Brian Schroeder '09 allegedly set fire to a chapel in Manhattan on the morning of October 31st, reported the New York Times. The chapel, located in Memorial Park, at First Ave. and 30th St., houses the remains of unidentified victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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ADVERTISEMENT: OCS will be conducting its Second Annual Private Sector Career Forum on Saturday, November 7th to give HLS students an opportunity to explore their options in private practice.
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In an attempt to break stereotypes about Asian-American sexuality, Darrell Hamamoto, a professor at UC Davis, created a pornographic film, to revolutionize perceptions about Asian-American males.
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A "Soup & Cider" retreat was hosted by the Program of Study on Law and Social Change, one of the five programs of study that offer "pathways through the HLS curriculum." The event was the first of its kind since HLS launched Programs of Study, meant to serve as communities of academically and professionally like-minded students, two years ago. Its goal: to unite the social change community at HLS.
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Are you rushing to cobble together a costume for next week's Halloween party? Whether you need to find an entire costume or just need to add the finishing touch to your outfit, look no further than The Garment District, a Cambridge Halloween hotspot with two floors full of costumes and accessories.
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At first glance, Aaron Rosenberg '02, a bespectacled, self-described "Jewish guy from Kansas City," doesn't look like the type of guy who spends his days brokering deals for hip-hop big shots like Three 6 Mafia – the group of "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" fame. But Rosenberg's knack for finding unsigned, fresh talent, coupled with luck and a few pivotal entertainment industry mentors, catapulted him into a burgeoning hip hop and R&B practice, in which he has represented Three 6 Mafia, John Legend, Lauryn Hill and other artists.
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Unfortunately, winning the Nobel adds another issue to the President's to-do-list: (1) reform health care; (2) make peace in the Middle East; and (3) decide what to do with the $1.4 million Nobel Prize money. Space does not allow me to sketch out my solution to the Middle East puzzle, and my European mind capitulates in face of the political flaying over Obama's health care plan, but I am happy to help with regard to the third issue.