A Global Approach to Law
The International and Comparative Law Program offers a wealth of courses, seminars, and clinics taught by top scholars, as well as prominent guest speakers, highly regarded journals, international moot court opportunities, and exciting student organizations.
The International and Comparative Law Program (ICLP) engages in research, advocacy and public education in a multitude of areas of international and comparative law. Our faculty is composed of outstanding legal scholars and renowned international visitors who make UCLA Law a focal point in these fields. Our students can pursue a specialization in international and comparative law, and attend many events, workshops, and conferences featuring eminent scholars, practitioners and jurists.
Making a Global Impact
Students in our J.D. and LL.M. programs can specialize in diverse and dynamic areas of stud in international and comparative law.
ICLP provides group and one-on-one individualized careers counselling to those students interested in pursuing careers in international and comparative law.
The program provides support to students who wish to spend a semester or summer in an externship or internship focused on international or comparative law with non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and governments.
Student organizations, journals, and moot courts, contribute to the vibrancy of the International and Comparative Law Program.
Who We Are
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Directors
Jessica Peake
Director, International and Comparative Law Program
Assistant Director, the Promise Institute for Human RightsKal Raustiala
Promise Institute Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law
Professor at the UCLA International Institute
Director, UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations
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Program Coordinator
Alyssa Krieger
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Core Faculty
Khaled M. Abou El Fadl
Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of LawJoseph Berra
Human Rights in the Americas Project DirectorStephen Gardbaum
Stephen Yeazell Endowed Chair in LawMáximo Langer
David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law
Director of the UCLA Transnational Program on Criminal JusticeKate Mackintosh
Executive Director, UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe
Professor from PracticeNeil W. Netanel
Pete Kameron Professor of LawJessica Peake
Director, International and Comparative Law Program
Assistant Director, the Promise Institute for Human RightsKal Raustiala
Promise Institute Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law
Professor at the UCLA International Institute
Director, UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations
Director, International and Comparative Law ProgramPeter L. Reich
Continuing Lecturer in Law
Director, Law & Communication IntensiveAnna Spain Bradley
Professor of Law
Faculty Director, The UCLA Promise Institute for Human Rights and The Promise Institute Europe
Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Values to the EVC/P (2023-24)
UCLA Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (2020-23)Richard H. Steinberg
Professor of Law
Jonathan D. Varat Endowed Chair in Law
Professor of Political ScienceLara Stemple
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student ProgramsKatherine Stone
Distinguished Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Professor EmeritaAlexander Stremitzer
Senior Scholar in ResidenceCatherine Sweetser
Deputy Director, Promise Institute for Human Rights
Director, Human Rights Litigation ClinicAlex Wang
Professor of Law
Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications
Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the EnvironmentEric M. Zolt
Michael H. Schill Distinguished Professor of Law
Resources and Other Programs
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Promise Institute for Human Rights
The Promise Institute for Human Rights empowers students with enriching teaching and experiential clinic opportunities in human rights law, engages with diverse frameworks and disciplines to generate new thinking on human rights, and advocates for change in coalition with academics, practitioners, and activists.
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Promise Institute Europe
Located in The Hague, home of international justice, the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe places UCLA students, faculty and research at the center of the international human rights arena.
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Foreign Legal Study and Exchange Program
In an increasingly interconnected world, experience and familiarity with international law and other nations’ legal systems and cultures is increasingly indispensable for lawyers, legal scholars, and law students alike. Recognizing this powerful trend, UCLA School of Law offers various opportunities for our students, and for law students in other countries, to gain exposure to international law and the legal systems and cultures of other nations through our Foreign Legal Study and Exchange Program (FLSEP).
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Interdisciplinary Study Opportunities
UCLA School of Law has long been a leader in the interdisciplinary study of law, and unlike many other schools, UCLA law students can take courses in the professional schools and departments elsewhere on the UCLA campus, offering yet another way for students to connect to the world outside of the law school.
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Visiting Scholars, Jurists & Researchers Program
The 'Visiting Scholars, Jurists & Researchers Program at UCLA School of Law enables scholars, practitioners and jurists to spend up to a year at UCLA, use the law school facilities, and interact with UCLA Law faculty and students. Participants in the program come from U.S. and overseas universities, foreign governmental entities, and are individual practitioners in foreign countries.
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Mailing List
Subscribe to the International & Comparative Law Program's mailing list to stay up to date with news and events from the program.
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Contact Us
Jessica Peake
Director, International & Comparative Law Program
peake@law.ucla.eduAlyssa Krieger
Program Coordinator, International & Comparative Law Program
krieger@law.ucla.edu