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
Upcoming Events
March
22
5:00PM-6:00PM
Washington College of Law
IP @ the Supreme Court Series: Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC
March
23
9:30AM-11:00AM
Grossman Hall Side B - Room YT01-02
Supporting Migrant Fishers' Rights
March
23
6:00PM-7:00PM
Washington College of Law - Room Y401
Crossing the River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain
March
24
10:00AM-4:00PM
Online via Zoom
The Art of Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Brief Symposium
March
27
11:30AM-1:00PM
Ceremonial Classroom - NT01
Women’s History Month Panel
March
27
5:00PM-6:00PM
Washington College of Law
IP @ the Supreme Court Series: Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi
March
30
11:00AM-12:30PM
Washington College of Law - Room NT01
Sustainable Development Law and Policy Brief's 2023 Spring Symposium on "Climate-Induced Displacement and Migration" DAY 1
March
30
6:30PM-9:00PM
Washington College of Law - CT15
EJF Spring Auction
March
31
10:30AM-2:00PM
Washington College of Law - Room NT01
Sustainable Development Law and Policy Brief's 2023 Spring Symposium on "Climate-Induced Displacement and Migration" DAY 2
April
14
12:00PM-1:00PM
Online via Zoom
The Future of Health Care Series: Health Reform
April
14
6:00PM-8:00PM
Washington College of Law
Legends & Leaders Award Program 2023
April
15
9:00AM-5:30PM
Washington College of Law - Room NT01
Sylvania Woods Black Alumni Homecoming - Building on Our Legacy: Expanding Access to Justice and Supporting the Next Generation of Black Lawyers
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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
De-platforming Following Capitol Insurrection Highlights Global Inequities Behind Content Moderation
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Human Rights
An American History of Separating Families
Anita Sinha
November 4, 2020
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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Amanda Frost
August 19, 2020
Law & Government
Police Reform Must Also Address Federal Law Enforcement
Cori Alonso-Yoder
June 23, 2020
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