LL.M. Specialization in International and Comparative Law
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.
Curriculum
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Group A
(At least two courses are required)
LAW 270Public International Law
LAW 271International Business Transactions
LAW 273International Human Rights Law
LAW 277Comparative Constitutional Law
LAW 278Comparative Law
LAW 298International Criminal Law
LAW 438International Environmental Law and Policy
LAW 462The Law of Peace
LAW 598Recentering International Law: Black Traditions, TWAIL and Other Critical Perspectives
LAW 614Global Perspectives on Criminal Procedure
LAW 621International Trade Law
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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 266Critical Race Theory
LAW 267Federal Indian Law
LAW 268International Dispute Resolution
LAW 269National Security Law
LAW 277Comparative Constitutional Law
LAW 287Federal Indian Law II
LAW 301Art and Cultural Property Law
LAW 313Conflict of Laws
LAW 318Law, Gender, and Sexuality
LAW 331Immigration Law
LAW 348European Union Law
LAW 376Law and Dissent
LAW 383Political Asylum and Refugee Law
LAW 389Prison Law and Policy
LAW 407Transnational Litigation in U.S. Courts
LAW 444Indigenous Peoples in International Law
LAW 462The Law of Peace
LAW 463Regional Human Rights Protection: The Inter-American System
LAW 468China and the International Legal Order
LAW 472Human Rights and the Climate Crisis
LAW 484Information Privacy and Data Protection
LAW 489Future Law: Law and Governance under transformative societal trends
LAW 497Critical Issues in Human Rights
LAW 508Food Law and Policy
LAW 510Transnational Litigation in U.S. Courts
LAW 521The Law and Geopolitics of Green Development
LAW 532Monetary Law and Institutions
LAW 566Laws of War (International Humanitarian Law)
LAW 586International Food Law and Governance
LAW 616Theories of International Law
LAW 636Chinese Law & Legal Institutions
LAW 649Religious Legal Systems: Jewish Law
LAW 653Critical Race Studies Scholarship Workshop
LAW 657Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court
LAW 658Human Rights and War Crimes Digital Investigations
LAW 671Comparative Education: Law and Policy
LAW 773Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic
LAW 782International Commercial Arbitration Law and Advocacy
LAW 792Immigrant Family Legal Clinic
LAW 793Human Rights in Action Clinic with International Field Experience
LAW 794Human Rights Litigation Clinic
LAW 901Space Law
LAW 905The Law and Geopolitics of Green Development
LAW 927Human Rights in Action Clinic - International Field Experience
LAW 941Law of the US - Mexico Border
LAW 993Human Rights and the Global Economy