Sponsors & Friends

The IGLP is particularly grateful to our Sponsors, who continue to show their faith in our efforts to provide a focal point for European, international and comparative law, and economic development study at Harvard Law School.

Real Colegio Complutense

The Real Colegio Complutense, Cambridge, MA, is a non-profit organization established in 1990 by Complutense Universityof Madrid, Spain in order to foster scholarly and scientific exchange between Harvard University and Spanish universities and institutions. The Real Colegio Complutense is a founding partner of the ELRC. To obtain more information on Complutense University, visit their website at www.ucm.es, or contact:

The Real Colegio Complutense
26 Trowbridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: 617-495-3536
Fax: 617-496-3401

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

A leading international law firm with 12 offices located in major financial centers around the world, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has helped shape the globalization of the legal profession for more than 60 years. Their worldwide practice has a proven track record for innovation and providing work of the highest quality to meet the needs of our domestic and international clients. In recognition of the firm’s strong global practice, its effectiveness in dealing with the different business cultures of the countries in which it operates, and its success in multiple jurisdictions, Cleary Gottlieb received Chambers & Partners’ inaugural International Law Firm of the Year award. Visit their website at www.clearygottlieb.com.

Funding & Support Policies

Founded in 2008, the Institute for Global Law and Policy is a collaborative faculty effort to nurture innovative approaches to global policy in the face of a legal and institutional architecture manifestly ill-equipped to address our most urgent global challenges. The IGLP builds on almost twenty years experience at the European Law Research Center (ELRC) at Harvard, which was founded by IGLP Director David Kennedy in 1991.

Over the past two decades the the ELRC/IGLP has received financial support from foundations, corporations, private donors, international organizations, and government entities. These relationships are vital to the pursuit of our ambitious educational and public interest goals. We are committed to autonomy in our research and transparency in our relationships. These traits are essential to our continued credibility and success as an institution. Our funding model is possible due to the robust, strict, and clear policies that govern our association with donors and preserve the Institute’s intellectual independence.

Our research and outreach modes depend substantially on being able to convene and engage parties that span the spectrum of viewpoints, and for our research results to have impact, our work must not only be intellectually rigorous, but also fair and impartial.

To that end, we do not accept grants that limit our ability to carry out research in the way we see fit – free of outside influence and consistent with our organizational mission and values. We do not undertake research or accept funds at the request of outside organizations unless it is consistent with our existing research agenda, mission, and overall philosophy. We are transparent about our funding sources, announcing the receipt of funds through our normal communication channels.

All corporate donors agree to give their funds as unrestricted gifts, for which there is no contractual agreement and no promised products, results, or deliverables. We have experimented with different arrangements at times in the past and have come to believe that this is the most productive approach for both the Institute and our donors.

Foundations, international organizations, government entities, and other non-private entities may offer unrestricted gifts, but in most cases they are required to offer grant funding for sponsored research. The terms of these grants are set forth in contracts negotiated between the donor and Harvard’s Office of Sponsored Programs and include specific parameters such as budget guidelines, timelines, and deliverables.

These policies complement the relevant policies of Harvard Law School and Harvard University. We will continue to review these policies to ensure that we are doing our utmost to maintain the integrity of the IGLP, our work, and our community.