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 50 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 2013. If you are interested in ILSP summer course offerings, please click on the PDF posted below named "Summer 2013". Other previous 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 2013 ILSP Courses
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Updated 04/25/13
| 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 LLM students, extra cost | |
| LAW-096-002 | English for Lawyers | Hein-Dunne | 0 | TTH | 3:00PM | 4:50PM | No credit, required for some LLM students, extra cost | |
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 |
US Legal Research & Writing | Schenker | 2 | M | 4:30PM | 5:50PM | LLM only, required for non-common law trained lawyers in 1st sem. | |
LAW-795W-001 |
Academic Legal Writing | Bain-Butler | 1 | W | 11:00AM | 12:50PM | Designed for students w/ large writing assignments, LLM only | |
| Electives | ||||||||
| Section No. | Title | Faculty | Cr. | Days | Start | End | Notes | |
| LAW-503-002 | U.S. Constitutional Law | Michelman | 3 | TH | 6:00PM | 8:50PM | LLM Only, General | |
| LAW-507-001 | U.S. Criminal Law | TBD | 3 | TBD | TBD | TBD | LLM Only, General | |
LAW-581-001 |
U.S. Business Law | Wallace, P. | 3 | M | 6:00PM | 8:45PM | LLM Only, Business | |
| LAW-623-001 | Copyright | Jaszi | 3 | MW | 1:30PM | 2:50PM | IP | |
| LAW-626-001 | Human Rights | Martin, Rodriguez-Pinzon | 3 | MW | 3:00PM | 4:20PM | HR, Gender | |
| LAW-629-001 | Environmental Law | Breen | 3 | M | 7:30PM | 10:10PM | Environment | |
LAW-636-001 |
Family Law | Polikoff | 3 | MW | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | Gender | |
| LAW-636-002 | Family Law | Saez | 3 | W | 6:00PM | 8:40PM | Gender | |
| LAW-637-001 | Domestic Violence | Shenoy | 2 | T | 8:00PM | 9:50PM | Gender | |
| LAW-646-001 | International Trademark | Farley | 3 | MW | 1:30PM | 2:50PM | IP | |
LAW-655-001 |
Immigration and Naturalization | Rathod | 3 | TTH | 6:00PM | 7:20PM | General, HR | |
LAW-657-001 |
International Trade Law I | Ala'i | 3 | TTH | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | Trade, Business, IO | |
LAW-660-001 |
International Law | Goldman | 3 | TTH | 3:00PM | 4:20PM | General | |
| LAW-660-002 | International Law | Orentlicher | 3 | MW | 6:00PM | 7:20PM | General | |
LAW-661-001 |
Int'l Business Transactions | Anderson, K. | 3 | MW | 1:30PM | 2:50PM | Business | |
LAW-667-001 |
Cyberlaw | Carroll | 2 | W | 1:30PM | 3:20PM | IP, Business | |
| LAW-669-001 | Intl Labor & Employment | Herrnstadt | 2 | M | 6:00PM | 7:50PM | Business | |
| LAW-675-001 | Transnational Litigation | Epstein | 3 | TTH | 3:00PM | 4:20PM | Business | |
LAW-679-001 |
International Law of Foreign Investment | Perera | 3 | TTH | 6:00PM | 8:40PM | Business, Arbitration | |
| LAW-685-001 | Oil & Gas Law | McMurray, Nussdorf | 2 | M | 6:00PM | 7:50PM | Business, Environment | |
| LAW-688-001 | Patent Law | Anderson, J. | 3 | TTH | 6:00PM | 7:20PM | IP | |
| LAW-736-001 | Intl Contract Law | Mattar | 3 | TH | 12:00PM | 2:40PM | Business | |
| LAW-738-001 | Intl Courts Sem | Heywood | 3 | T | 7:30PM | 10:10PM | IO | |
| LAW-739A-001 | Human Rights & Terrorism | Goldman | 3 | TTH | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | HR | |
| LAW-739B-001 | Advance Human Rights Seminar | Mendez | 3 | TTH | 1:30PM | 2:50PM | HR | |
| LAW-763-001 | Financial Institutions | Comizio | 3 | TTH | 10:30AM | 11:50AM | Business, IO | |
LAW-789-001 |
Intl Comm.Arbitration. | Grigera Naon, Frutos-Peterson | 3 | M | 9:00AM | 11:50AM | Business, Arbitration | |
| LAW-795A-001 | Advance Topic - Intl Criminal Law & Procedure | Sacouto | 2 | M | 3:00PM | 4:50PM | HR | |
| LAW-795B-001 | Intl Human Rights Advcy | Purohit | 3 | W | 9:00AM | 11:40AM | HR | |
| LAW-795C-001 | Intl Disaster Relief Sem | Nifosi-Sutton | 2 | T | 11:00AM | 12:50PM | HR, IO | |
| LAW-795F-001 | Prevention of Genocide | Mendez | 2 | T | 9:00AM | 10:20AM | HR | |
| LAW-795H-001 | Humphrey Fellow Seminar | Ala'i | 2 | M | 12:00PM | 1:50PM | Humphrey Fellows Only | |
| LAW-795HR-001 | Human Rights: Global Disability Rights | Harris, H., Lord | 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD | HR | |
| LAW-795I-001 | Human Rights: Theory & Practice | Harris, H. | 3 | T | 1:00PM | 2:20PM | Instructor Permission Required; Gender | |
| LAW-795N-001 | Gender & Intl & Compar | Tabak | 2 | T | 10:00AM | 11:50AM | Gender | |
| LAW-795Q-001 | Human Rights & Environment | Redford | 2 | TH | 1:00PM | 2:50PM | HR, Environment | |
| LAW-809-001 | US Trade Regime | Nicely, Magnus | 3 | TH | 7:00PM | 9:50PM | Trade | |
| LAW-813-001 | Comparative Environmental Law | Hunter | 3 | M | 9:00AM | 10:20AM | Environment | |
| LAW-851-001 | Global Warming Law & Policy | Snape | 3 | MW | 12:00PM | 1:20PM | Environment | |
| LAW-927-001 | Intl Trafficking in Persons | Chuang | 3 | M | 10:00AM | 11:20AM | HR, Gender | |
| LAW-959-001 | Business Transactions in Latin America | Figueroa Hernand | 2 | TH | 4:00PM | 5:50PM | Business | |
| LAW-963-001 | Intl & Comparative Patent Law | Santamauro, Keating | 2 | TH | 6:00PM | 7:50PM | IP | |
| LAW-967-001 | Immigration Issue: Family & Employment | Lawrence | 2 | TH | 3:00PM | 4:50PM | HR | |
| LAW-972-001 | Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitration | TBD | 2 | T | 8:00PM | 9:50PM | Business, IO, Arbitration | |
| LAW-979-001 | Women's Legal History | Clark | 3 | T | 9:00AM | 11:50AM | Instructor Permission Required; Gender | |
| LAW-980-001 | Advanced Intl Law: Law & Peace Negotiations | Williams | 3 | T | 3:00PM | 5:50PM | Instructor Permission Required, HR, IO | |
| LAW-982-001 | Appl of Intl Arb Fundamentals | M. Jaffe, McKay | 3 | TH | 7:30PM | 10:10PM | Business, Arbitration | |
| LAW-989-001 | Intl Protection of Vulnerable Groups | Nifosi-Sutton | 2 | TH | 11:00AM | 12:50PM | HR | |
| LAW-990-001 | Intl Business Negotiations | Finkelstein | 3 | M | 3:00PM | 5:50PM | Business | |
| Notes/Specialization Legend: | ||||||||
| IP = Intellectual Property HR = Human Rights Gender = Gender and the Law Business = International Business Law Arbitration = International Commercial Arbitration | ||||||||
| IO = International Organizations Trade = Free Trade Agreements & Regional Integration Environment = International Environmental Law General = Does not count towards a specialization | ||||||||
