Courses
The ILSP curriculum is designed to be flexible. Each student structures a program of study to meet his or her own needs, and students may choose any of the approximately 45 courses offered each semester. In addition, students are encouraged to write a publishable thesis and to gain practical experience through internships and optional practical training. In most cases, the ILSP curricula is designed to fulfill the requirements for certain specializations in International law.
Below are the most recent courses offered in the Fall 2008. Previous spring and summer ILSP course schedule listings can be found in the table below. For any questions on the course schedules please contact (202) 274-4110 or visit suite 309 in person.
The list below represents courses that were approved for the ILSP curriculum. ILSP students are only allowed to take these courses listed below and are not allowed to take courses related to US law. An entire list of courses taught at WCL is listed on the registrar's website.
ILSP Course Schedules (PDF) |
Fall 2009 ILSP Courses*
Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Updated 8/31/09
| Section No. | Title | Faculty | Cr. | Days | Start | End | Notes |
| LAW-096-001 | English for Lawyers | Hein-Dunne | 0 | TTH | 1:00PM | 2:50PM | No credit, required for some students, extra cost |
| LAW-096-002 | English for Lawyers | Hein-Dunne | 0 | TTH | 3:00PM | 4:50PM | No credit, required for some students, extra cost |
| LAW-096-004 | Advanced Legal Writing | Bain-Butler | 0 | T | 1:00PM | 2:50PM | No credit, extra cost, designed for students w/ lrge writing assgmts |
| LAW-580-001 | American Legal Institutions | Berenson | 2 | W | 8:00PM | 9:50PM | LLM only, required for non-common law trained lawyers in 1st sem. |
| LAW-580-002 | American Legal Institutions (Legal Research & Writing) | Schenker | 1 | M | 6:00PM | 7:20PM | LLM only, required for non-common law trained lawyers in 1st sem. |
| Electives | |||||||
| Section No. | Title | Faculty | Cr. | Days | Start | End | |
| LAW-581-001 | U.S. Business Law | Brennan | 3 | M | 07:30PM | 10:10PM | LLM only, Business |
| LAW-609-001 | U.S. Trademark Law | Farley | 3 | TTH | 10:00AM | 11:20AM | IP |
| LAW-618-001 | Int'l Environmental Law | Hunter | 3 | TTH | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | Environment |
| LAW-619-001 | Comparative Law | Nicola | 2 | F | 10:00AM | 11:50AM | General |
| LAW-623-001 | Copyright | Jaszi | 3 | MW | 06:00PM | 07:20PM | IP |
| LAW-626-001 | Human Rights | Rodriguez Pinzon, Martin | 3 | MW | 03:30PM | 04:50PM | HR, Gender |
| LAW-629-001 | Environmental Law | Breen | 3 | M | 07:30PM | 10:10PM | Environment |
| LAW-634-001 | Legal Aspects Foreign Dir.Inv. | Levinson | 3 | MW | 12:00PM | 01:20PM | Business, IO |
| LAW-636-001 | Family Law | Polikoff | 3 | TTH | 09:00AM | 10:20AM | Gender |
| LAW-636-002 | Family Law | Rebouche | 3 | W | 07:30PM | 10:10PM | Gender |
| LAW-637-001 | Domestic Violence | Kohn | 2 | M | 07:30PM | 09:20PM | Gender |
| LAW-641-001 | Federal Law on Indian Tribes | Rosser | 3 | TTH | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | HR |
| LAW-655-001 | Immigration Law | McConnell | 3 | TTH | 06:00PM | 07:20PM | General, HR |
| LAW-657-001 | International Trade Law I | Ala'i | 3 | TTH | 10:30am | 11:50AM | Trade, Business, IO |
| LAW-969-001 | International Trade Law II: IP & Services | Gantz | 3 | M | 01:00PM | 02:50PM | Trade, Bus., IO, IP Trade and/or IP bkgrnd recommended but not required |
| LAW-660-001 | International Law | Goldman | 3 | TTH | 06:00PM | 07:20PM | General |
| LAW-661-001 | Int'l Business Transactions | Anderson, K. | 3 | TTH | 01:30PM | 02:50PM | Business |
| LAW-662-001 | International Organizations: Law of the UN | Sullivan | 3 | MW | 08:00PM | 09:20PM | IO, HR |
| LAW-667-001 | Cyberlaw | Carroll, M. | 2 | T | 03:00PM | 04:50PM | IP, Business |
| LAW-675-001 | Transnational Litigation | Epstein | 3 | TTH | 03:00PM | 04:20PM | Business |
| LAW-684-001 | Chinese Law | Worden | 2 | TH | 08:00PM | 09:50PM | General |
| LAW-685-001 | Oil and Gas Law | Day | 2 | M | 04:00PM | 05:50PM | Business, Environment |
| LAW-707-003 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Schwartz | 2 | W | 04:00PM | 05:50PM | General, HR |
| LAW-710-001 | Environmental Issues in Business Transactions | Wallace, P. | 2 | W | 01:00PM | 02:50PM | Environment, Business |
| LAW-719-004 | Health Law: International Organizations and Public Health | Farrell | 2 | W | 06:00PM | 07:50PM | IO, HR |
| LAW-721-001 | Law of the Sea | Orellana | 3 | T | 07:30PM | 10:10PM | Environment, IO |
| LAW-736-001 | Sem: Int'l Contract Law | Mattar | 3 | TH | 12:00PM | 02:40PM | Business |
| LAW-738-001 | Sem: International Courts | Heywood & Brantley | 3 | T | 07:30PM | 10:10PM | IO |
| LAW-739-001 | Sem: Advanced Human Rights | Mendez | 3 | TTH | 01:30PM | 02:50PM | HR |
| LAW-769-002 | Environmental Advocacy Sup Ext Seminar | Snape | 3 | M | 09:00AM | 10:50AM | Supervised Externship, Instructor Permission Required, Environment |
| Section No. | Title | Faculty | Cr. | Days | Start | End | |
| LAW-789-001 | International Commercial Arbitration | Grigera Naon, Frutos-Peterson | 3 | M | 09:00AM | 11:50AM | Business |
| LAW-795-001 | Gender, Labor and the Global Economy | Chuang | 2 | T | 10:00AM | 11:50AM | Gender, HR |
| LAW-795-003 | Intl Human Rights Advocacy | Purohit | 3 | M | 06:00PM | 08:50PM | HR |
| LAW-795-005 | Selected Topics in Jewish Law | Cohen, Amichai | 2 | TH | 01:00PM | 02:50PM | General |
| LAW-795-006 | Current Issues in Int'l. Organizations | Maksoud | 3 | M | 01:30PM | 04:10PM | IO |
| LAW-795-008 | Gender Perspectives Across the World | Kraiem | 1 | TH | 04:00PM | 05:50PM | Gender |
| LAW-795-010 | International Petroleum Transactions | Day | 2 | W | 03:00PM | 04:50PM | Business, Environment |
| LAW-795-030 | Humphrey Fellow Seminar | Schenker | 2 | M | 12:00PM | 1:50PM | Humphrey Fellows Only |
| LAW-804-001 | Islamic Law | Mattar | 3 | TH | 03:00PM | 05:40PM | General |
| LAW-808-001 | International Business & Human Rights | TBD | 2 | W | 04:00PM | 05:50PM | HR, Business |
| LAW-809-001 | The United States Trade Regime | Magnus/Nicely | 3 | TH | 07:00PM | 09:50PM | Trade |
| LAW-815-001A | Feminist Jurisprudence | Shalleck | 2-3 | TH | 01:30PM | 03:20PM | Gender |
| LAW-817-001 | Sem: Adv. Issues Int'l Trade | Levinson | 2 | T | 01:00PM | 02:50PM | Trade, IO |
| LAW-817-002 | Adv IntlTrade: Policy Issues | Vito & Campos | 3 | T | 06:00PM | 08:50PM | Trade |
| LAW-828-001 | Sem:Space Law/Satellite Comm. | Meredith | 3 | M | 03:00PM | 05:50PM | Business |
| LAW-850-001 | International Criminal Law | Kittrie | 2 | W | 06:00PM | 07:50PM | HR |
| LAW-856-001 | Corporate Finance | Anderson, K. | 3 | TTH | 09:00AM | 10:20AM | Business |
| LAW-925-001 | Intellectual Property Management | Wimbly Martin | 3 | MW | 06:00PM | 07:20PM | IP |
| LAW-927-001 | Trafficking in Persons | Chuang | 3 | MW | 11:00AM | 12:20PM | HR |
| LAW-932-001 | Env Impact Assmnt & Dscn Mkng | Cohen, W. | 3 | MW | 04:00PM | 05:20PM | Environment |
| LAW-950-001 | Regional Free Trade Agreements | Gantz | 3 | MW | 04:30PM | 05:50PM | Trade |
| LAW-959-001 | Intl Business Trans in Latin America | Figueroa | 2 | TH | 04:00PM | 05:50PM | Business |
| LAW-962-001 | Intellectual Property & Human Rights | Flynn | 3 | M | 03:00PM | 05:50PM | IP, HR |
| LAW-963-001 | Int'l & Comparative Patent Law | Solovy & Santamauro | 2 | TH | 06:00PM | 07:50PM | IP |
| LAW-972-001 | Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitration | Goodman, Brennan,Hodgson | 2 | T | 09:00AM | 10:50AM | Business, IO |
| LAW-973-001 | International Sales | Snyder | 3 | MW | 01:30PM | 02:50PM | Business |
| LAW-978-001 | Women & Conflict` | SaCouto | 2 | T | 03:30PM | 05:20PM | Gender, HR |
| LAW-980-001 | Adv Intl Law: Law and Peace Negotiations | Williams | 3 | T | 03:00PM | 05:50PM | Instructor permission required, General, HR |
| LAW-987-001 | Gender, Equality and the State | Kraiem | 3 | MW | 03:00PM | 04:20PM | Gender |
| LAW-989-001 | International Protection of Vulnerable Groups | Sutton | 2 | W | 02:00PM | 03:50PM | HR |
| LAW-795-011 | Prevention of Genocide | Mendez | 2 | T | 10:00AM | 11:50AM | HR |
| LAW-795-009 | Financial Crisis | Gelpern | 2 | TH | 10:00AM | 11:50AM | Business |
| Notes/Specialization Legend: | |||||||
| IP = Intellectual Property; HR = Human Rights; Gender = Gender and the Law; Business = International Business Law | |||||||
| IO = International Organizations; Trade = Free Trade Agreements & Regional Integration; Environment = International Environmental Law | |||||||