Special Rapporteur
In July 1994, the UN Human Rights Commission appointed Radhika Coomaraswamy LL.M. '82 to the newly created post of special rapporteur on violence against women.
From Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 1996
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Margaret Montoya '78
Versatile and Nimble
Thought for Food: Contemplating New Regulations in a Global Economy
In Crimmigration Clinic victory, Supreme Judicial Court rules state law enforcement lacks ‘detainer’ authority
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau at 100
The New Age of Surveillance
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.
Steven Kerns ’20: “Leading people toward a better world required me to trade in my rifle for books”
Mr. Special Prosecutor
By Julia Collins. Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 1997
A generation has passed since Watergate and the Saturday Night Massacre catapulted Archibald Cox '37 to the center of national attention. After Watergate Professor Cox resumed quieter legal pursuits: teaching at the Law School, chairing the national citizens' lobbying group Common Cause, handling pro bono cases, recommending court reforms in Massachusetts, and writing articles and books.