International Law
The LL.M. in International Law Program provides U.S. law school graduates with a unique opportunity to study international law in a dynamic, multi-cultural city that is home to the busiest land and port entry in the world. The program attracts candidates from private, public and government practices.
Candidates for the LL.M. in International Law are taught by faculty members and international visiting faculty who are leaders in the field. Enriching this academic experience is the opportunity to study side by side with attorneys, judges and government officials from around the world enrolled in our LL.M. in Comparative Law Program.
Degree requirements offer candidates the flexibility to design a course of study that focuses on areas of interest, including international business, human rights and public interest with international or immigrant populations. Subject to prior approval, courses taken abroad through the university-sponsored Institute on International and Comparative Law may also be credited toward the degree.
Additional opportunities to enhance classroom learning are provided by a variety of university activities such as those sponsored by the Transborder Institute, the Ahlers Center for International Business and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.
For more information about the LL.M. in International Law Program, visit our online brochure (PDF).
Summary of Degree Requirements
To receive the LL.M. in International Law, a candidate must successfully complete 24 credit hours of appropriate course work, including a four credit writing requirement. Fifteen of the 24 credits must come from core curriculum courses. Core curriculum courses are designated below. The writing requirement may be satisfied by a thesis or a minimum of two research papers in the area of international law.
Full details of the degree requirements may be found in the School of Law Academic Rules in the Student Handbook.
Required Courses
Public International Law and International Business Transactions are required courses. The requirement for either course will be waived for candidates who have taken it or its substantive equivalent as a J.D. student within four years of enrollment in the LL.M. program.
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Candidates may enroll on a full-time or part-time basis and have up to four years to complete degree requirements.
Core Curriculum Courses
- Business Immigration Law
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Comparative Corporate Law Seminar
- Comparative Law
- Conflict of Law
- European Legal Cultures
- European Union Law
- Foreign Relations Law
- Fundamental Rights in Europe
- Immigration Clinic
- International Arbitration
- International Business Transactions
- International Civil Litigation
- International Criminal Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Human Rights
- International Organizations
- International Negotiation
- International Sales Transactions
- International Taxation
- International Trade Law
- Law of the Sea
- Mexican Law
- NAFTA
- Public International Law
See course offerings for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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