Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute

We live in a global age. People, goods, services, information, and capital flow freely across international boundaries.  From the internet, e-mail, and fax machines to travel, migration, commerce, and foreign relations, the story of the new millennium is our ever shrinking planet. The world's problems--and the problems entrusted to lawyers--require international cooperation and international solutions.

The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute was created for such a world.  By promoting an integrated approach to student, faculty, and community interaction, the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute functions as a center for instruction and research in international and comparative law, expands our knowledge and understanding of real-world issues and prepares lawyers for the professional challenges of the 21st century. To achieve these aims the Harris Institute draws on a vast pool of overseas and national expertise to promote continuous dialogue and exchange of views among students and faculty of Washington University with colleagues around the country and the world.