Program Overview

International Law - Graduate Certificate

The international law certificate program is designed to ratify a student's completion of a concentrated course of study in international law. This certificate will provide students with a grounding in the foundations of private and public international law, and also reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the ever-growing international law practice, from international business transactions to international human rights. This certificate signals to potential employers and others that the student has engaged in a sustained course of study regarding international law and practice.

Requirements

Law students who wish to participate in the international law certificate program should contact the Law School Registrar and the certificate program advisor.

The international law certificate requires completion of the normal requirements for the JD, and the additional 3 credit hours that are required (total of 92 credit hours). The program can be completed within the normal three-year law degree if a student takes a somewhat heavier than average course load in each semester after the first year of study.

Students must earn a grade of at least a C in each required course. A student who satisfies all of the course requirements for a certificate program would be awarded the certificate "with honors" if the student earned at least an A- average in courses designated by the student as satisfying the certificate requirements.

Required Courses and Credits

A minimum of 18 credit hours must be obtained in the area of international law as follows:

• Core Courses:
  • One of the following:
    • LAWS 6008: Foundations of International Legal Thought
    • LAWS 6400: International Law
  • Three of the following:
    • LAWS 6108: Conflict of Laws
    • LAWS 7421: Business and Human Rights
    • LAWS 6008: Foundations of International Legal Thought
    • LAWS 6540: Global Law & Global Governance
    • LAWS 7611: International Business Transactions
    • LAWS 7310: International Dispute Settlement
    • LAWS 6510: International Environmental Law
    • LAWS 7440: International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
    • LAWS 6400: International Law
    • LAWS 6410: International Trade Law
    • LAWS 7617: International Taxation
    • LAWS 7450: Regional Human Rights Protection for JD Students
    • Other courses approved by the program advisor
• International Law Seminar:
  • One of the following:
    • LAWS 8440: Seminar: International Human Rights
    • LAWS 8320: Seminar: Oil and International Relations
    • LAWS 8400: Seminar: Special Topics in International Law
    • LAWS 8450:
    • LAWS 8548: Seminar: Theory of Punishment
    • Other seminars approved by the program advisor
• Electives:
  • Electives with an international or comparative law component approved by the program advisor
• Total Credit Hours: 18

The certificate program advisor may approve additional classes as they reasonably fit within the framework of the program requirements below. In the event that a required course is not taught during an academic year, the program advisor shall have discretion to authorize a reasonable substitute course as satisfying a program requirement.