Hussain Awan

Background

About Hussain Awan

I'm a J.D. graduate of Harvard Law School, where my academic focus lay at the intersection of litigation, legislative structure, and comparative constitutional law. I will be completing a U.S. federal clerkship after law school.I’ve written extensively on topics such as legislative retroactivity, democratization, and anticorruption, contributing to Harvard’s Global Anticorruption Blog under the mentorship of Prof. Matthew Stephenson. My recent scholarship examines the legality of retroactively extending statutes of limitations in U.S. sanctions law, and how constitutional and common law doctrines constrain administrative interpretation.Professionally, I've held legal roles across the U.S, Canada, Tunisia, and Pakistan—including as a volunteer law clerk to Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. My research and legal work reflect a broader commitment to rule of law reform and institutional development across jurisdictions.