Credits: 3
The seminar will explore the issues entailed in the drafting and uses of a constitution. To what extent do constitutions reflect universal values (such as human rights), and to what extent are they grounded in the culture and values of a particular people? How much borrowing goes on in the writing of a constitution?
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the theory and practice of international human rights law including the basic principles as well as the international mechanisms and institutions established in the past half-century to protect human rights. The difficulties involved in converting those principles into practice and the effectiveness of different ways of using international human rights law to further human rights protection will also be explored.
Credits: 3
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
Credits: 1
What is a constitutional crisis? How does it happen? And can it be prevented? This short-course probes these questions. It will study recent crises in Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, amongst each others, and use these examples to reflect upon the United States.
Credits: 1
This class is a constitutional negotiation exercise, whereby students will be negotiating and drafting a constitution for a hypothetical country (but based on real-world dilemmas).
Credits: 3
This directed study is one part of a two-part full-time externship combining academic study and work experience under the supervision of a faculty member and an educational, charitable, governmental or nonprofit host organization.
Credits: 1
Eligible students receive credit for serving as research assistants supervised by selected law school faculty members.
Credits: 1
This course is a semester-long independent research project resulting in a substantial research paper supervised and graded by a selected law school faculty member.
Credits: 2
This course is a semester-long independent research project resulting in a substantial research paper supervised and graded by a selected law school faculty member
Credits: 3
This course is a semester-long independent research project resulting in a substantial research paper supervised and graded by a selected law school faculty member.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the spring semester of their second year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12–13
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
Credits: 12
Selected students may participate in this international exchange program during the fall semester of their third year.
This course is the first semester of a yearlong international combined-degree with University Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne Law School and Sciences Po/Paris in which selected students can participate during their third year.
Credits: 27
This course is the second semester of a yearlong international combined-degree with University Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne Law School and Sciences Po/Paris in which selected students can participate during their third year.
This is the first semester of a yearlong seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen and leader.
Credits: 1
This is the second semester of a yearlong seminar designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen and leader.
Credits: 1
This is the first semester of a yearlong study project. Part of the class will be focused on identifying research topics in advance of a fieldwork trip to a site country to be determined. The second goal of the class is to practically prepare for human rights fieldwork.
Credits: 2
This is the second semester of a yearlong study project. Part of the class will be focused on identifying research topics in advance of a fieldwork trip to a site country to be determined. The second goal of the class is to practically prepare for human rights fieldwork.
Credits: 1
This is the first half of a year-long seminar exploring important current topics and issues in international human rights law.
Credits: 2
This is the second half of a yearlong seminar exploring important current topics and issues in international human rights law.
Credits: 15
For doctoral research taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.