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
- 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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#2in Clinical Training
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#4in International Law
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#4in Trial Advocacy
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#6in Part-Time Law
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#10in Intellectual Property
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#11in Health Care Law
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Recent Publications
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
'You Are Not an American:' Women and People of Color Running for Office Have Heard It Before
Amanda Frost
August 19, 2020
Law & Government
Police Reform Must Also Address Federal Law Enforcement
Cori Alonso-Yoder
June 23, 2020
Technology, Law, Security
Publisher or Public Square - the Challenge of Trump's Executive Order
Jennifer Daskal
June 9, 2020
Immigration Law
Crisis within a Crisis: U.S. Immigration Law & Policy After COVID 19
Amanda Frost
May 14, 2020
Health Law
Exporting the Italian Model to Fight COVID-19
Fernanda Nicola
April 23, 2020
Health Law
COVID-19 Reinforces the Argument for "Regular" Judicial Review - Not Suspension of Civil Liberties - In Times of Crisis
Lindsay F. Wiley & Steve Vladeck
April 13, 2020
Immigration Law
Justices' Border Patrol Ruling Could Extend to U.S. Citizens
Cori Alonso-Yoder
March 4, 2020
Legal Education
Conduct Yourselves Accordingly: Amending Bar Character and Fitness Questions to Promote Lawyer Well-Being
David Jaffe and Janet Stearns
February 6, 2020
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