Concentration Requirements

Students must complete:

• Three units from the "Introduction to International Law" course;
• At least six units of eligible elective courses chosen from the courses listed on this page;
• At least two units of an experiential opportunity

Moreover, all students are required to carry out significant research and writing work during their studies.

Note that availability of eligible elective courses or experiential opportunities vary overtime. If you do not see sufficient eligible elective courses or experiential opportunities to satisfy the chosen sub-concentration, talk with Prof. Romano, the concentration advisor. He will work with you to find suitable alternatives.

Core Requirements for Any Sub-Concentration:

Introduction to International Law

This foundational course (three units) introduces students to the basic notions of international and comparative law. It is always offered two times a year (fall and spring), including a session for 1Ls.

Eligible Electives:

A minimum of six units in eligible elective courses must be completed.

NOTE: Courses with an asterisk (*) and in blue are offered in 2026-2027. Other courses listed but not marked with an asterisk have been offered in the past and might be offered again in the future.

International Business Law:

Core

• Introduction to International Law*

Eligible Electives

• Climate Change and the Law*
• International Entertainment Law*
• International Taxation I (LAWN-8007)*
• International Taxation II (LAWN-8014)*
• European Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
• International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG
• International Trade
• International Business Transactions
• International Intellectual Property
• Licensing in an International Global Context

Experiential Component

• Vis Moot Court (Hong Kong or Vienna)
• International Arbitration Moot Court Program

International Criminal and Human Rights Law:

Core

• Introduction to International Law*

Eligible Electives

• International Protection of Human Rights*
• Law and Genocide*
• Law of War Seminar*
• International Criminal Law*
• Law and the Use of Force
• Immigrant Justice Clinic Seminar*
• Immigration Law or Introduction to Immigration Law*
• Human Trafficking Seminar

Experiential Component

• Inter-American Court of Human Rights Moot Court Team
• International Human Rights Practicum*
• Justice for Atrocities Clinic*
• Immigrant Justice Clinic*

International & Comparative Law:

Core

• Introduction to International Law*

Eligible Elective

Any course listed under the other two Sub-Concentrations plus:

• International Sports Law*
• International Environmental Law*
• Space Law and Policy*
• Comparative Religion and the Law

Experiential Component

• Any of those listed for the concentrations above.

Research and Writing:

There are many ways in which students enrolled in the International and Comparative Law Concentration can satisfy the requirement to do relevant and significant research and writing work. Some of these are:

• Being a staffer or editor at one of our school’s law reviews, and specifically the International and Comparative Law Review;
• Participating in a moot court competition;
• Participating in one of the clinics/practicums;
• Taking the Advanced Legal Research class