To be awarded the specialization in International and Comparative Law, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization. Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.
LL.M. Specialization in International and Comparative Law
Curriculum
The below requirements notwithstanding, a graduate of a non-U.S. law school may instead satisfy the requirements of this specialization by successfully completing Law 278 (Comparative Law), three U.S. law courses, and a substantial paper that considers U.S. law in comparative context.
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Group A
(At least two courses are required)
LAW 270Public International Law
LAW 271International Business Transactions
LAW 272International Trade Law
LAW 273International Human Rights Law
LAW 277Comparative Constitutional Law
LAW 278Comparative Law
LAW 298International and Transnational Criminal Law
LAW 438International Environmental Law and Policy
LAW 443Comparative Environmental Law
LAW 614Global Perspectives on Criminal Procedure
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Group B
(Sum of courses from Groups A and B must equal at least four)
LAW 214Civil Rights
LAW 224U.S. International Taxation
LAW 232Cybersecurity Law and Policy
LAW 266Critical Race Theory
LAW 267Federal Indian Law
LAW 269National Security Law
LAW 301Art and Cultural Property Law
LAW 304International Intellectual Property
LAW 313Conflict of Laws
LAW 318Law and Sexuality
LAW 331Immigration Law
LAW 332Immigrants' Rights
LAW 335Religious Legal Systems: Jewish Law
LAW 338Islamic Jurisprudence
LAW 348European Union Law
LAW 369Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement
LAW 376Law and Dissent
LAW 383Political Asylum and Refugee Law
LAW 431Immigration Law and Practice
LAW 432International and Comparative Sports Law
LAW 457Comparative Governance and Constitutional Rights
LAW 458Law of the Sea
LAW 464Human Trafficking
LAW 465Prospects for International Justice
LAW 467Human Rights Law Beyond Borders
LAW 468China and the International Legal Order
LAW 484Information Privacy and Data Protection
LAW 507Labor Law and Social Policy
LAW 508Intro to Food Law and Policy
LAW 509Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability, and Climate Change
LAW 511A/BSocial Media and the Future of Democracy
LAW 528Tribal Legal Systems
LAW 549Introduction to Islamic Law
LAW 558Political Crimes and Legal Systems
LAW 561A/BPerspectives on Law and Lawyering
LAW 566Laws of War & the War(s) on Terror
LAW 583Foreign Relations Law
LAW 584Human Rights and Sexual Politics
LAW 589Strategies for Success Human Rights Advocacy
LAW 611A/BClimate Change and Energy Law
LAW 614Global Perspectives on Criminal Procedure
LAW 616Theories of International Law
LAW 636Chinese Law & Legal Institutions
LAW 637Good (Native) Governance
LAW 653Advanced Critical Race Theory
LAW 657Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court
LAW 659Comparative Corporate Law
LAW 671Comparative Education: Law and Policy
LAW 678Comparative National Security Law and Policy
LAW 691Global Justice
LAW 708Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic
LAW 717International Human Rights Clinic
LAW 728Tribal Legal Development Clinic
LAW 735Asylum Clinic
LAW 773Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic
LAW 782International Commercial Arbitration Law and Advocacy
LAW 792Immigrant Family Legal Clinic
LAW 793Human Rights in Action: Collaborative Grassroots Lawyering
LAW 794Human Rights Litigation Clinic
LAW 927International Human Rights Clinic: International Field Experience
LAW 941Law of the US - Mexico Border
LAW 956Legal Holocaust in Hitler's Europe
LAW 957Hard Cases Make Bad (Human Rights) Law