GW Law's International and Comparative Law Program
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www.law.gwu.edu/international INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW GW Law’s International and Comparative FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Law Program prepares the next Paul Schiff Berman: Editor, Research Handbook on Global Legal generation of global legal professionals Pluralism (Oxford University Press) Francesca Bignami: Member, Executive Committee of the by offering one of the most extensive American Society of Comparative Law and of the Electronic Privacy Information Center Advisory Board international law curricula in the country. Karen B. Brown: Member, American Law Institute Hon. Thomas Buergenthal (Emeritus): former Judge, Our international and comparative law faculty is recognized International Court of Justice in The Hague for the breadth and depth of its experience. In addition, the Rosa M. Celerio: Program Director; Worked on international program benefits from GW Law faculty members in other human rights law, discrimination, and gender issues for the UN areas—including intellectual property law, government Development Fund for Women (currently, UN Women) procurement, and national security law—who routinely examine Steve Charnovitz: Member, Editorial Board, World Trade Review and influence international and foreign law in their teaching Donald C. Clarke: Member, Council on Foreign Relations and scholarship. and expert on Chinese law A vital part of the GW Law experience stems from our Robert J. Cottrol: Specialist in American legal history unparalleled location in the heart of Washington, D.C., across Laura Dickinson: Counselor, U.S. Department of Defense the street from the International Monetary Fund and the David Fontana: Specialist in constitutional issues, writes for World Bank, two blocks from internationally known law firms both scholarly and general interest publications, including, most frequently, Slate and The New Republic on K Street, three blocks from the U.S. Department of State, and a subway ride away from the Supreme Court and a host William E. Kovacic: former Chair, Federal Trade Commission; current Non-Executive Director, United Kingdom Competition of nongovernmental and policy agencies. Through GW’s and Markets Authority Field Placement Program, our students routinely undertake Renée Lettow Lerner: former Deputy Assistant Attorney externships for academic credit at these institutions. General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice Michael J. Matheson: Member, Advisory Committee on Public International Law, U.S. Department of State Sean D. Murphy: Member, United Nations International 2 35+ Law Commission JOURNALS DEDICATED TO ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBERS IN Dinah L. Shelton (Emeritus): 2016 CIEL International INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL LAW Environmental Law Award; former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Ralph G. Steinhardt: Counsel in Alien Tort Statute and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 175 1,870 Edward T. Swaine: Reporter, American Law Institute’s TOTAL NUMBER OF LLMS TOTAL LAW SCHOOL Restatement of the Law (Fourth), Foreign Relations Law ENROLLED IN LAW SCHOOL ENROLLMENT of the United States www.law.gwu.edu/international JD AND LLM PROGRAMS With its broad curriculum and in-depth exploration of concentrations within Human Rights in the Marketplace international and comparative law, GW’s program fosters student expertise. Human Rights and Military Responses to Terrorism All courses are open to both JD and LLM students. In addition, students International Criminal Law may consider applying for the GW-Oxford Summer Program in International International Human Rights and Refugee Law Human Rights Law, a one-month summer program held each year at Oxford International Rights of Women University, England. War, Peace, and Human Rights The LLM program offers concentrations in public international law, international COURSES RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL human rights, international trade and business law, international commercial AND COMPARATIVE LAW law, foreign direct investment, international arbitration, and comparative law. Admiralty Below is a sample listing of available courses. Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law Seminar Conflict of Laws INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW International Money Laundering, Corruption, Disaster Law and Terrorism Homeland Security Law and Policy Advanced International Trade Law International Negotiations Law and Anthropology Chinese Business Law International Organizations Law in Cyberspace Chinese Law and Legal Institutions International Project Finance Comparative Constitutional Law International Taxation CLINICS Comparative Law International Trade Law Immigration Clinic Comparative Law Seminar Introduction to Transactional Islamic Law International Human Rights Clinic Comparative Public Procurement Islamic Law Counterterrorism Law OTHER ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Law of Japan Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Oxford-GW Summer Program in International the U.S. International Trade Commission Law of Race and Slavery Human Rights Law (held at Oxford Law of the European Union Foreign Direct Investment University, England) Law of the Sea Human Rights and Environmental Protection Competition Law Center Law of War Human Rights Lawyering Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights Immigration Law I Nation Building and the Rule of Law Project Immigration Law II National Security Law International and Comparative Law Colloquium International and Comparative Patent Law Nuclear Nonproliferation Law and Policy International Moot Court Competitions International Arbitration Public International Law Seminar Student exchange and Study Abroad: Munich, International Banking and Investment Law Refugee and Asylum Law Germany; Milan, Italy; the Netherlands; Sydney, Australia International Business Transactions Regional Protection of Human Rights Field Placement Program International Business Transactions Seminar Space Law Thesis International Climate Change Law STUDENT-EDITED JOURNALS International Commercial Law Trade and Sustainable Development The George Washington International Trade Remedy Law The International Competition Law Regime Law Review Traditional Jewish Civil Law International Copyright Law International Law in Domestic Courts International Criminal Law U.S. Export Control Law and Regulation (open to both JD and LLM students) International Dispute Resolution U.S. Foreign Relations Law STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS International Environmental Law COURSES FROM GW–OXFORD SUMMER International Family Law International Law Society PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN Human Rights Law Society International Finance RIGHTS LAW International Human Rights of Women Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights— International Intellectual Property Law and Practice International Law Gender, Sexuality, and International Human International Law of Human Rights Rights Law International Litigation Human Rights Advocacy and Dissemination Human Rights in a Digital Age For more in-depth listings of courses and program information, please visit our website at www.law.gwu.edu/international..