Program Overview

Program Overview

The Asian Law LLM program at Temple University is a 24-credit degree program that offers students a comprehensive education in Asian law.

Program Requirements

General Program Requirements

The program requires 24 credits to earn the degree. The course list includes:

• Fall Semester Core Courses: Select two or three from the following Asian Law courses on Main campus:
  • JUDO 0900: Guided Research
  • JUDO 0901: Guided Research II
  • JUDO 0902: Guided Research Serial
  • JUDO 0903: Guided Research II Serial
  • JUDO A900: Guided Research
  • JUDO A902: Guided Research Serial
  • JUDO J900: Guided Research
  • JUDO J902: Guided Research Serial
  • JUDO J904: Guided Research II
  • JUDO J905: Guided Research II Serial
  • JUDO R900: Guided Research
  • JUDO R901: Guided Research II
  • JUDO R902: Guided Research Serial
  • JUDO R903: Guided Research II Serial
  • MLAI C900: Guided Research
  • JUDO 0925: Japanese Law
  • JUDO J102: Intro to Japanese Law
  • JUDO J105: Current Issues in Japanese Law
  • JUDO J903: Introduction to Japanese Law
  • JUDO 0989: Law in Asia
  • JUDO 1024: Chinese Law
  • JUDO J117: Intro Chinese Law
• Select two or three from the following International Law courses on Main campus:
  • JUDO 0444: National Security Law
  • JUDO 0984: National Security Law
  • JUDO J444: National Security Law
  • JUDO J984: National Security Law
  • JUDO 0453: Law of the European Union
  • JUDO 0934: Law of European Union
  • JUDO 0459: International Commercial Mediation and Arbitration
  • JUDO 0467: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO J467: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO R469: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO 0494: Advising the Multinational Company on Global Legal Issues
  • JUDO J494: Advising the Multinational Company on Global Legal Issues
  • JUDO R494: Advising the Multinational Company on Global Legal Issues
  • JUDO 0497: International Health Law
  • JUDO 0997: International Health Law
  • JUDO 0509: Comparative Constitutional Law
  • JUDO 0514: Intl Commercial Trans
  • JUDO 0637: International Commercial Transactions
  • JUDO 0895: Intl Commercial Transctn
  • JUDO A637: Intl Commercial Transctn
  • JUDO J637: International Commercial Transactions
  • JUDO T637: Intl Commercial Transctn
  • JUDO 0518: Comparative Law
  • JUDO 0819: Comparative Law: China
  • JUDO 0898: Comparative Law
  • JUDO J898: Comparative Law
  • JUDO 0550: Immigration Law
  • JUDO 0750: Immigration Law
  • JUDO R502: Immigration Law
  • JUDO 0556: International Law
  • JUDO J556: International Law
  • MLAI C556: International Law
  • JUDO 0571: International Taxation
  • JUDO 0935: International Taxation
  • JUDO J571: International Taxation
  • MLTX G571: International Taxation
  • JUDO 0583: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO 0841: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO J583: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO J927: International Protection of Human Rights
  • MLAI C583: Intl Protctn Human Right
  • JUDO 0612: Constitutional Law and Foreign Policy
  • JUDO 0872: Constitutional Law and Foreign Policy
  • JUDO 0642: International Organizations
  • JUDO J642: International Organizations
  • JUDO 0651: U.S. Business Planning for International Transactions
  • JUDO J651: Business Planning for International Transactions
  • JUDO 0654: Business Immigration Law
  • JUDO 0659: The Global Workplace
  • JUDO 0959: The Global Workplace
  • JUDO J959: The Global Workplace
  • JUDO 0665: International Criminal Law
  • JUDO J103: Intrnl Criminal Law
  • JUDO R432: Intrnl Criminal Law
  • JUDO 0691: International Financial Law
  • JUDO J112: International Finance
  • JUDO 0881: Intl Investment & Trade
  • MLAI C554: Intl Investment & Trade
  • JUDO 0912: International Law Colloquium
  • JUDO 0991: International Development Law and Policy
  • JUDO J652: International Development and Policy Law
  • JUDO J991: International Development and Policy Law
  • JUDO 1003: Refugee Law and Policy
  • JUDO 1018: Immigrant Low Wage Workers in a Global Economy
  • JUDO 1022: Foundations of International Criminal Law
  • JUDO R467: Foundations of International Criminal Law
  • JUDO 1054: Cybersecurity Law
  • JUDO J922: Regulating Cyberthreats
  • JUDO 1055: Treaties and Negotiations
  • JUDO 1064: International Trade Law
  • JUDO 5060: International Trade Law
  • JUDO J555: International Trade Law
  • JUDO 5024: International Commercial Arbitration
  • MLAI C524: International Commercial Arbitration
  • JUDO 5055: Comparative Criminal Procedure
  • JUDO J107: Compartv Criminal Procdr
  • JUDO J907: Comparative Criminal Procedure
  • JUDO A550: Compartv Immigration Law
  • JUDO J550: Comparative Immigration Law
  • JUDO A651: Intl Dispute Resolution
  • JUDO J501: International Dispute Resolution
  • JUDO R501: Intl Dispute Resolution
  • MLAI C501: Intl Dispute Resolution
  • JUDO J102: Intro to Japanese Law
  • JUDO J903: Introduction to Japanese Law
  • JUDO J104: East/West Negotiation
  • JUDO J105: Current Issues in Japanese Law
  • JUDO J115: Compartv Competition Law
  • JUDO J118: International Entertainment Law
  • JUDO J424: International Civil Litigation
  • JUDO R424: Intrnl Civil Litigation
  • MLAI C424: International Civil Litigation
  • JUDO J427: Intro Intl Business Law
  • JUDO R427: Introduction to International Business Law
  • JUDO T500: Intro Int'l Business Law
  • JUDO J446: Intl IP Licensing
  • JUDO J464: International Contract Drafting
  • JUDO J924: International Contract Drafting
  • JUDO R464: Intrnl Contract Drafting
  • JUDO J502: International Trade Contracts
  • JUDO R430: Intl Human Rts/US Litgn

Spring Semester Abroad Courses

Select courses at one non-U.S. location totaling 12 credits. The approved locations and courses are:

• Tsinghua University School of Law, Beijing, China:
  • Chinese Banking Law
  • Chinese Civil Procedure
  • Chinese Contact Law
  • Chinese Foreign Trade and Investment Law
  • Chinese Intellectual Property Law
  • Chinese Practice of International Law
• O.P. Jindal Global University Law School, National Capital Region of Delhi, India:
  • Administrative Law and the Regulatory State
  • Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
  • Clinic I Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing
  • Clinic II Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing
  • Constitutional Law I
  • Contract Law II Special Contract
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Procedure Code, Juvenile Justice Act and Probation of Offenders Act
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law I
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Criminal Law
  • International Law and Terrorism
  • International Trade Law
  • Introduction to Banking and Finance Law
  • Jurisprudence
  • Labor Law
  • Law of Contract I
  • Law of Evidence
  • Law of Taxation
  • Law Stream (Business Law)
  • Public International Law
• Temple University Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan:
  • JUDO 0467: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO J467: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO R469: International Intellectual Property
  • JUDO 0556: International Law
  • JUDO J556: International Law
  • MLAI C556: International Law
  • JUDO 0571: International Taxation
  • JUDO 0935: International Taxation
  • JUDO J571: International Taxation
  • MLTX G571: International Taxation
  • JUDO 0583: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO 0841: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO J583: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO J927: International Protection of Human Rights
  • JUDO 0642: International Organizations
  • JUDO J642: International Organizations
  • JUDO J102: Intro to Japanese Law
  • JUDO J903: Introduction to Japanese Law
  • JUDO J104: East/West Negotiation
  • JUDO J105: Current Issues in Japanese Law
  • JUDO J464: International Contract Drafting
  • JUDO J924: International Contract Drafting
  • JUDO R464: Intrnl Contract Drafting
  • JUDO J651: Business Planning for International Transactions
  • JUDO J900: Guided Research
  • JUDO J902: Guided Research Serial
  • JUDO J904: Guided Research II
  • JUDO J905: Guided Research II Serial

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours required for the program is 24.