International Law Certificate
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The International Law Certificate will give students a set of skills that will prepare them to deal with important aspects of transnational practice. The requirements for the certificate give students a foundation in international law, international business transactions, comparative or foreign law, and international dispute resolution, while providing sufficient flexibility to allow students to develop in-depth knowledge in particular areas of interest.   Students who are planning to work in the areas of international business transactions, international arbitration, transnational litigation, international human rights, international development, or whose practice is likely to involve the law of another country, should consider this curriculum choice.

Interested students should contact Professor Richard Williamson in their second semester of the first year if possible for advice on curriculum requirements and to notify the school of the intent to complete the certificate.  Requirements are as follows:

1. Completion of a minimum of 92 credits overall.
2. A paper on an international, comparative, or foreign law topic that satisfies the upper-level J.D. writing requirement.
3. Completion of 18 credits as follows:
1. International Law Course
2. At least one offering in international business law:

International Economic Law
International Business Transactions
Doing Business in Latin America
International Finance

3. At least one offering in comparative or foreign law:

Basic Notions of Contracts in Latin America Workshop
Comparative Law
Comparative Criminal Law
Comparative US & EU Food Law
Comparative Contracts Law
European Community Law
Free Movement of Goods in Two Federal Systems
Introduction to German Law
Islamic Legal System
Latin American Law
Law of Obligations

4. At least one offering in international dispute resolution:

Arbitration Proceedings
Arbitral Proceedings Skills Workshop
Externship in International Law
International Commercial Arbitration Seminar
International Commercial Arbitration Workshop
International Moot Court Workshop (Jessup, Vis)
Investment Arbitration
Latin American Arbitration Seminar
New York Convention Workshop
Transnational Litigation & Arbitration
Transnational Litigation Seminar

5. Sufficient additional offerings from any of the courses listed in (a) through (d) above, or below, to achieve at least 18 credits in total (not counting the paper):

Admiralty
Arms Control Seminar
Civil Rights, Economic Justice and Independent Media
Coastal Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Corporate Governance
Conflicts of Laws
Cultural Property and Heritage Law
Democracy, Constitutionalism and Human Rights Seminar
European Union: History, Institutions and Policies
Globalization and the Law
Global Lawyering
International Copyright Law
International Criminal Law
International Credit Transactions Seminar
International Environmental Law
International & Foreign Law Legal Research
International Human Rights Law
International Organizations Seminar
International Rights Regimes
International Sales Law
International Tax
Introduction to Caribbean Law
Law of the Sea
Law of the Sea Seminar
Marine Insurance
Press Freedom in the Americas Seminar
Project Development and Finance in Latin America
Taxation of International Financial Institutions & Transactions Transnational Family Law
Transnational Transactions Workshop
War Cultural Property & International Law Seminar
Wine Law Seminar


4. An overall GPA of at least 3.000 in the course, seminar, workshop, and paper credits that count towards the certificate.