The law school’s groundbreaking initiatives and comprehensive programs make an American University Washington College of Law education a complete experience. Students, faculty, and alumni enrich their legal understanding, broaden their perspectives, specialize in cutting-edge legal fields, and serve others by participating in any one of the innovative programs available at the law school. Read about our 5 programs ranked in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
A World of Endless Opportunities
- Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
- Advocacy Program
- Anti-Corruption Law Program
- Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program
- Business Law Program
- Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
- Center on International Commercial Arbitration
- Clinical Program
- Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute
- Defending the AU Dream Initiative
- Economic Justice Program
- End Silence: The Project on Addressing Prison Rape
- Environmental and Energy Law Program
- Externship Program
- Health Law and Policy Program
- International & Comparative Legal Studies Program
- Law and Government Program
- Lawyering Peace Program
- Legal Language Programs
- Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
- National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project
- Office of Public Interest
- Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
- Program on International Organizations, Law and Development
- Syrian Initiative
- Tech, Law & Security Program
- Technology in Legal Practice Program
- Trade, Investment and Development Program
- War Crimes Research Office
- Women and the Law Program
AUWCL: Home to the Nation's Top-Ranked Programs
Here at American University Washington College of Law, we take pride of our renowned areas of excellence, including Experiential Education, International and Comparative Law, Trial Advocacy, Intellectual Property, and Health Law initiatives and programs.
Specialty Rankings
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#3in Trial Advocacy
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#3in Clinical Program
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#5in Part-Time JD
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#7in International Law
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#8in Intellectual Property
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#16in Health Law
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Equal Justice Under Law? A Review and Response to the Previous & Current Supreme Court Terms
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08
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16
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24
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25
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Health, Equity, and Law after Dobbs
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Recent Publications
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No, There Is No Evidence that the F.B.I. Organized the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
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Technology, Law, Security
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Rebecca Hamilton
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Human Rights
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Anita Sinha
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International Law
Sudan Has Made Amends. Let's Take It Off the Terrorism List.
Rebecca Hamilton
October 6, 2020
Constitutional Law
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Law & Government
Police Reform Must Also Address Federal Law Enforcement
Cori Alonso-Yoder
June 23, 2020
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