INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW DePaul offers a comprehensive foundation in international and comparative law with course options ranging from international business and trade law to international human rights law. Many opportunities to study abroad and to work with faculty who are experts and leaders in the field are regularly available to students.
INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW CERTIFICATE: International & Comparative Law
To earn a certificate in international and comparative law, you must complete the 86 credits required for the JD degree. Within the required coursework, you must complete at least 15 credit hours from the approved course list and earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the certificate courses. If you take more than 15 hours from the approved list, all grades earned in those courses will be factored into the GPA requirement for the certificate. For detailed certificate requirements and an approved course list, please visit go.depaul.edu/certificates.
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
• Externship opportunities with domestic and international organizations and private firms practicing international law • International Human Rights Law Practicums • Immigration Law Clinic • JD/LLM in International Law • JD/MA in International Studies • JD/Master in International & European Business Law • LLM in International Law • International Human Rights Law Institute • International Law Society • Study Abroad and Foreign Exchange Programs: Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, Cuba, Germany and Spain
COURSES Course offerings may vary from year to year.
• Advanced International Human Rights Law Practicum • Art & the Law • Asylum & Refugee Law & Policy • Children’s Human Rights Under International Law • Customs Law • Externship Program • Foreign Exchange • Immigration Law & Policy • International Business Transactions • International Criminal Law • International Human Rights Law Practicum • International Intellectual Property
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International Law International Law of Weapons Control International Protection of Human Rights International Taxation International Trade Law Legal Clinic I & II: Immigration Law Post-Conflict Justice Post-Conflict Justice Immersion Special Topics in Law Study Abroad United States Foreign Relations Law Women’s Human Rights Under International Law
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