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THE CENTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW
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SUCCESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE > In today’s environment, engaging with international and comparative law is an essential component of a well-rounded legal education. SLU LAW has long recognized the importance of making meaningful international education available to its students. The Center for International and Comparative Law is the gateway to international activities and opportunities at SLU LAW. The Center offers students robust coursework in international and comparative law, exciting study and research opportunities outside the U.S. and meaningful access to an experienced and dedicated faculty. Faculty members produce cutting-edge scholarship in a variety of areas with an international, comparative or non-U.S. focus, including corporate and commercial law, criminal law, human rights, tax and other substantive areas. Center faculty occupy leadership roles in the American Bar Association, the Association of American Law Schools, the American Society of Comparative Law and other professional organizations with an international focus, connecting SLU LAW with the international legal community. Through its legal scholarship, educational programs, international opportunities and
professional engagement, the Center has built and will continue to build alliances locally and internationally, enabling SLU LAW students to be prepared for transnational practice and to meet the needs of their clients in an increasingly global community.
EARN A CONCENTRATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW There are three ways to earn a Concentration in International and Comparative Law: 1.
Concentration students may take the International Law course and complete a seminar course with a substantial research paper on an international or comparative law topic. Students must receive a total of at least 10 credits of international and comparative law coursework (including International Law course and the seminar course).
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Concentration students may earn up to 6 credits from SLU LAW’s Summer Program in Madrid, all of which will count toward the Concentration’s 10 credits of coursework requirement. Students must also take the International Law course, and complete a substantial research paper
by taking a seminar within the international and comparative law concentration. 3.
Concentration students may participate in one of the Center’s semester abroad programs and take the 3 credit International Law course. The Center currently has semester abroad programs in France, Ireland and Switzerland. Availability of these programs is limited. Please refer to the Study Abroad page on the website for further information and requirements.
Please Note: Directed research projects and seminar papers that fulfill the substantial writing requirement must be approved in advance. If the paper is written for a seminar or class offered through the Center, that faculty member will review the paper for the writing requirement. If the paper is written for a class outside of the Center, the topic must be pre-approved and subsequently reviewed by a member of the CICL faculty with that area of expertise. Each student planning to obtain the Concentration must complete the application for a Concentration in International and Comparative Law and return it to the Center’s Assistant Director, Ira H. Trako, in room 937.
DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR FOREIGN LAWYERS > Students who are qualified to practice law or who have completed their first law degree in another country may earn a U.S. law degree by enrolling in one of two degree programs for foreign lawyers at SLU LAW. Degree candidates enrolled in either of the two programs attend classes with U.S. law students in the traditional three-year J.D. program and participate fully in other academic and extracurricular opportunities at SLU LAW. They have access to the faculty advising, library research, academic support, bar preparation and career development services offered at SLU LAW.
LL.M. IN AMERICAN LAW FOR FOREIGN LAWYERS An LL.M. in American Law for Foreign Lawyers provides an introduction to U.S. law for wellqualified applicants seeking to enhance their legal careers through further professional training. TWO-YEAR J.D. FOR FOREIGN LAWYERS A Two-Year J.D. for Foreign Lawyers allows highly qualified candidates to earn their J.D. degree in four (rather than six) semesters and to sit for a bar exam in any U.S. state upon successful completion of the program.
Graduates of these degree programs find they are well-prepared to practice law in an international setting, whether at home or abroad.
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More information can be found at law.slu.edu/centers/cicl/llm-foreign-lawyers and law.slu.edu/centers/cicl/two-year-jd-foreign-lawyers.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES > Access to international practitioners and numerous study abroad options give students the opportunity to explore diverse career paths within the field of international and comparative law, including immigration law, international business law, international criminal law, human rights law and admiralty.
POSSIBLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW CONCENTRATION: LAW FIRMS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Negotiate international transactions on behalf of corporate clients
Work for the U.S. Military as part of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) staff
Litigate disputes related to international business transactions
Work for the U.S. Department of Commerce in import/export matters
Represent individuals or corporations in immigration matters
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Advise company management on international product distribution, sourcing, joint ventures and licensing agreements Advise company management on international employment law or health care laws and regulations
There is a comfortable, familial feeling about working at Mason Hayes and I received valuable feedback through my work here [in Dublin]. ...This experience has helped me grow personally and professionally, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Sláinte!”
Work for an advocacy group that deals with international human rights or international environmental issues INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Serve in the legal adviser’s office of a U.N. agency or other international organization
AL E XA H I L L E RY ( ANT I CI PAT E D ’1 7)
S U M M E R LAW PR O G R A M I N M A D R I D PA RTI C I PA N T; I N TE R N AT M AS O N H AYE S & C U R R A N I N D U B LI N , I R E LA N D
OBTAIN DIVERSE MAKE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE CONNECTIONS > > PROFESSIONAL SKILLS COMPETITIONS PHILIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION Students in this competition brief and argue a hypothetical case on timely issues of international law before a moot International Court of Justice. Each spring, a team from SLU LAW competes at the Super Regional. The top two teams from that competition proceed to the international round of competition in Washington, D.C., to compete against teams from 12 U.S. regions and 50 foreign countries. LEGAL CLINICS AND EXTERNSHIPS SLU LAW students are able to participate in the SLU LAW Legal Clinics and advocate for various individuals or companies dealing with various international law issues, including, but not limited to, immigration law. Externship opportunities are available at Catholic Immigration Law Project, Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION The International Law Students’ Association (ILSA) is the international voice of the students at SLU LAW. Meetings and events focus on academic and social interests as well as career goals. The overriding purpose of ILSA is to promote awareness and knowledge of international legal matters. ILSA’s activities include speakers programs and social events with an international flavor. In addition to participating in ILSA, the Center also encourages students to participate in various student organizations that focus on international and intercultural outreach such as the Black Law Students Association and the Hispanic Law Student Association.
COURSES + SEMINARS >
The following courses and seminars were offered in 2014-15 or may be offered in 2015-16, including SLU LAW summer abroad. COURSES + SEMINARS
COURSES + SEMINARS
Admiralty
International Human Rights
Anthropology of Law
International Intellectual Property Law
Citizenship, Human Rights & Social Justice
International Law
Civil and Political Rights of Immigrants
International Sale of Goods
Comparative Law
International Taxation
Comparative Law and Sexuality
International Trade Law
Competition Based Advocacy: Jessup International Moot Court
Introduction to Civil Law Systems
Conflict of Laws
Law and Philosophy
Doing Business in Emerging Markets
National Security
European Human Rights
Research Methods in International & Foreign Legal Research
Global Justice & Economic Justice: Perspectives on Inequality Immigration Law International Business Transactions International & Comparative Employment Law International Courts and Tribunals International Criminal Law
Law and Culture
United Nations Law
RECENT SYMPOSIA >
The Center and the Saint Louis University Law Journal or the Public Law Review host symposia with experts and scholars in the field of international and comparative law.
2015 “PERSPECTIVES ON FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING” 2012 “INVISIBLE CONSTITUTIONS: CULTURE, RELIGION AND MEMORY” 2011 “SANFORD E. SARASOHN MEMORIAL CONFERENCE ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE TAXATION” 2010 “COMPETITION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE: THE ROLE OF LAW IN ECONOMIC MARKETS”
STUDY ABROAD
Once a student’s first 30 hours of law school are complete, they can pursue a study abroad experience. Through agreements with international institutions, law students can choose among several distinctive programs to explore different cultures and legal systems.
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SUMMER PROGRAMS MADRID SLU LAW’s most popular study abroad program is the ABA-approved Summer Law Program in Madrid. The Summer Law Program in Madrid builds on the Center’s strong comparative and international law focus by offering up to six credit hours of law courses taught by Spanish legal scholars and professors from SLU LAW. Classroom instruction is in English and the program includes guided site visits to various Spanish legal institutions, including Spain’s Constitutional Court and Spain’s Supreme Court or Spanish law firms. The program allows students to experience Spanish culture while expanding their knowledge of international and comparative law.
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Program courses are held on Saint Louis University’s Madrid campus, located in the northwest section of Madrid near many other
universities and within a 20-minute subway ride to the city’s historical center. SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP GERMANY The Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany, offers research fellowships to SLU LAW students and new law faculty. Each fellowship covers a period of up to three months at the Ruhr-University. This fellowship is available to students with a sufficient command of the German language. SEMESTER STUDY AT FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS FRANCE Students at SLU LAW who have the desire to study in France have three exchange programs available to experience French culture and French law. One of our newest study abroad opportunities is the option to study at the
Université de Toulouse, located in the south of France. This English language program, ideal for students without strong French language skills, has a particular strength in international business law. Students with strong French language skills have the option to study law at the Université d´Orléans or the Université Paris-Dauphine. The Dauphine exchange also allows J.D. graduates of SLU LAW to apply to return to Paris after completing their J.D. degrees in order to complete the master’s degree. The master’s degree makes the successful student eligible to sit for the French bar exam upon completion of an apprenticeship in France. IRELAND At the University College Cork, Ireland, a small
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number of SLU LAW students may spend a semester in Ireland and receive credit toward their J.D. degree while gaining insight into European and international law. n EILEEN
HAUGHEY SEARLS IRISH STUDENT EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP Students studying abroad at the University College Cork have the opportunity to apply for the Eileen Haughey Searls Irish Student Exchange Scholarship. The scholarship can be used for non-tuition expenses such as transportation, housing, books, fees and computer expenses. For more information on how to apply for the scholarship, please email Assistant Director, Ira H. Trako at trako@slu.edu.
SWITZERLAND At the University of Bern, Switzerland, students may spend a semester in Switzerland and receive credit toward their J.D. degree while gaining insight into European and international law. Students attending the University of Bern may choose from courses offered in English, or if they have adequate command of French or German, they can enroll in courses taught in those languages at the University of Fribourg or the University of Bern, respectively. Students are eligible to participate in other ABA-accredited summer or winter intersession study abroad programs. Contact CICL early in the spring semester to explore these opportunities.
FACULTY + STAFF > W I L L I A M P. JOHNS ON
DIR E C TO R , CICL; DIRECTOR, SUMME R L AW PROGRAM IN MADRID; ASSO C IATE PROFESSOR B.A., University of Minnesota; J.D. University of Michigan Law School
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AMAN Y RAGAB HAC KIN G
ASS OC I AT E P ROF E SS OR B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.A.P.A., J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
MARC IA McCO R MI CK
P ROF E SS O R B.A., Grinnell College; J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
J USTIN HAN SFORD
MARGARE T H . McDE R MOT T
ASS ISTANT P ROF E SS OR B.A., Howard University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
ASS ISTAN T PR O FE SS O R E M E R I TA B.A., Barat College; M.S.L.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D., Washington University School of Law
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SUSAN W. McGRAUGH
ASSISTA N T PROFESSOR B.A., Yale University; M.A.L.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; J.D., Yale Law School; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
MIC HAE L KORYBUT
CAROL A. NE E DH AM
C H A D W. F LA ND ER S
YVE TTE J OY LIE BE SMAN
ASSISTA N T DIRECTOR, CICL B.A., Saint Louis University; B.S., Saint Louis University; J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
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P R O F E SSO R EMERITUS OF LE GA L R E SEARCH M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ph. D., Washington University in St. Louis; M.A., Washington University in St. Louis; B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
P ROF E SS OR E ME RITA B.A., The George Washington University; J.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
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ASSO C IATE PROFESSOR B.A., Hillsdale College; J.D., Yale Law School; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Chicago
P ROF E SS OR B.A., Claremont McKenna College; J.D., Stanford University
ASS OC I AT E P ROF E SS OR B.A., Georgetown University; B.A., Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; M.S., University of California, San Diego; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
P ROF E SS O R B.A., Drake University; J.D., Washington University School of Law
EMANUEL MYERS PROFESSOR OF LAW B.A., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Virginia-Charlottesville; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
HE N RY M . O R DOW E R
P ROF E SS O R A.B., Washington University; M.A., J.D., The University of Chicago
JE F F A . R E D D ING
ASSO C IATE PROFESSOR B.A., Harvard University; J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
JOS E F R OHLIK
P R O F E SSO R EMERITUS LL.B., JUDR., C.SC., Charles University, The Czech Republic; LL.M., Columbia University
VISITING INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS + RESEARCHERS >
ST E P H E N C. THA M A N
Visiting International Scholars and Visiting International Researchers contribute to the rich intellectual climate at SLU LAW, while drawing on the Center’s resources and the extensive research capabilities of the Vincent C. Immel Law Library.
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Their visits can range from 10 days to an entire year for the purpose of self-directed research and professional development.
P R O F E SSO R A.B., M.A., J.D., University of California, Berkely; Dr. IUR., University of Freiburg, Germany
ASSO C IATE PROFESSOR B.A., Northwestern University; J.D., Columbia University; Certificate, Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia University School of Law; LL.M., Universitat Konstanz
A N D E R S WA LKER
LILLIE MY E RS PROFESSOR B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., J.D., Duke University; Ph.D., Yale University
H E LGA O E STR EICHER
A DMIN ISTR ATIVE ASSISTANT
VISITING INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS Visiting International Scholars are senior academics, judges, lawyers and government officials from outside the United States. VISITING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS Visiting International Researchers are junior academics, lawyers, government officials and full-time graduate law students from outside the United States who visit SLU LAW for self-directed research and professional development.
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