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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#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
Upcoming Events
March
01
5:00PM-6:00PM
IP at the Supreme Court: United States v. Arthrex
March
02
12:00PM-1:15PM
Washington College of Law
An interview With SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce and AUWCL Faculty
March
04
12:00PM-1:15PM
Washington College of Law
WLP Lunch & Learn: Menstrual Justice
March
05
12:00PM-1:00PM
IP Brief Review: "When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Deep Fakes, The Right of Publicity, and CDA 230 Reform"
March
11
7:00PM-9:00PM
Business Law Society Spring Panel and Networking Event
March
12
10:00AM-11:30PM
Online via Zoom
Copyright, Curation, & Representation: Zora Neal Hurston, John Lomax and Visions of Black Culture with Olufunmilayo Arewa
March
16
12:00PM-1:00PM
The Unspoken Rules: The Secret to Starting Your Career Off Right
March
18
10:00AM-2:00PM
Online via Zoom
(Day 1) - The Unseen Impacts of Factory Farming: Economic Inequality, Animal Cruelty, and Human Rights
March
18
12:00PM-1:00PM
The Road to 51: The Past, Present, and Future of the Struggle for DC Statehood A Discussion with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
March
19
12:30PM-2:30PM
Online via Zoom
(Day 2) - The Unseen Impacts of Factory Farming: Economic Inequality, Animal Cruelty, and Human Rights
March
29
12:00PM-1:30PM
30th Anniversary Celebration Series: Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
March
30
12:00PM-1:30PM
30th Anniversary Celebration Series: Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
Events Calendar
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Recent Publications
Communications & Media Law
Facebook's Unconscionable Action in Australia and What It Means for the Rest of the World
Rebecca Hamilton
February 19, 2021
Criminal Law
Sham Subpoenas and Prosecutorial Ethics
Ira P. Robbins
February 5, 2021
Technology, Law, Security
De-platforming Following Capitol Insurrection Highlights Global Inequities Behind Content Moderation
Rebecca Hamilton
January 21, 2021
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
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