LLM in International Human Rights

Contacts:

Program Director:  Priyanka Motaparthy

Program Overview:

The Program in International Human Rights Law is designed for students with American JDs or law degrees from other countries who wish to undertake an in-depth study of international human rights law and international criminal law, and their implementation by international courts and organizations as well as domestic legal systems. The program provides an excellent grounding in international human rights law and international criminal law for individuals with career interests in the field.

The structure of the program affords unique advantages for educational and social interaction. LLM IHR Students participate with other LLM students in small group seminars, and join JD students in the program's core and elective courses. In addition, the program encourages international students to study not only relevant law, but its application to the circumstances of their home countries.

Degree Requirements:

Course Title
Required Courses (5 courses / 11 credits)
CONPUB 694International Human Rights Law
CONPUB 695International Criminal Law
CONPUB 703Colloquium: International Human Rights (two semesters required)
LAWSTUDY 910Common Law Reasoning
or LAWSTUDY 912 Human Rights Advocacy: Legal Analysis and Writing
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Select from the following: 2
CONPUB 682
Women, Gender and Human Rights
CONPUB 698
Refugees and Asylum
CONPUB 702
International HR Law: Differing Perspectives, Europe, the Americas, US
CONPUB 706
International Law: the Law of War
CONPUB 707
Business and Human Rights
CONPUB 735
Human Trafficking
LAWSTUDY 629
Foreign, Comparative, and International Legal Research
LAWSTUDY 990
Graduate Research (Permission only)
LITARB 605I
Introduction to Trial Advocacy (International Track)
LITARB 714
Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy
PPTYTORT 660
International Environmental Law
PPTYTORT 693
Health and Human Rights
Minimum Credits Required: 20 3
1

This requirement will be waived for US lawyers. Lawyers trained in common law countries may request a waiver from the program director. Waived credits must be replaced with an equal number of elective credits.

2

Students who wish to take a relevant law course not on this list may request approval from the program director to enroll and count the credit toward the IHR elective requirement.

3

Students may seek approval from the program director to complete more than 20 credits.