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GeorGetown law 

transnational 

proGrams 

center for transnationaL LeGaL studies London 

2011 andrew heiskell award for innovation in international eduCation

CloCkwise from Center top: warren buffett, stephen breyer, sandra day o’Connor, ruth bader GinsburG, ClarenCe thomas 

messaGe from the dean 1 

the GeorGetown experienCe 3 

opportunities abroad 9 

Centers and institutes 17 

Graduate proGrams 25 

further learninG opportunities 29 

faCulty and CurriCulum 37

A MessAge froM the DeAn 

Dean William m. Treanor 

The array of course and seminar offerings at the 

Law Center dealing with transnational, international, 

and comparative law is the most comprehensive 

in the nation. They are taught by a distinguished 

full time faculty at Georgetown that is joined by visiting 

scholars from around the world and by a wide 

array of Washington D.C. practitioners from the 

public and private sectors. The Law Center hosts 

institutes dedicated to international economic law, 

Asian law, Latin American law, human rights, global 

health law, transnational law and global business 

law, and national security law. Through activities 

such as faculty research, courses, programs, and 

publications, all contribute to the transnational 

identity of Georgetown. 

Georgetown offers extensive opportunities for 

students in clinics, on law journals, and through 

internships and study abroad programs that focus 

on international, comparative, and transnational 

law and policy. Law Center classes and activities 

are enhanced by students who come here from approximately 

60 countries and from every corner of 

the globe. 

Georgetown Law is recognized globally as a 

leader in scholarship, teaching, and educational 

programming that transcend borders. 

Our graduates work in 140 countries around 

the world, and we are committed to preparing 

today’s students for a legal profession that will 

only become more transnational in the years 

and decades to come. 

Two innovations exemplify Georgetown’s ambitious 

transnational vision. Our “Week One: Law in 

a Global Context” program introduces all first-year 

J.D. students to a transnational legal problem that 

builds upon the American law they have studied, 

adding elements of foreign law, a foreign court or 

international dispute resolution system, and role 

playing. 

Our leadership of the London-based Center 

for Transnational Legal Studies, meanwhile, places 

Georgetown students alongside counterparts from 

more than 20 of the world’s premier law schools in 

a semester-long exploration of transnational legal 

issues. The setting is uniquely multicultural and 

transnational, without any “host school,” “domestic 

jurisdiction,” or “majority nationality.” 

CTLS, launched in 2008, has now been honored 

by the Institute of International Education 

with their prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award for 

Innovation in International Education. 

Located in the heart of the nation’s capital, but 

engaged globally, Georgetown Law has created an 

unparalleled environment for transnational education 

and scholarship. 

TransnaTional programs 

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the georgetown experience 

Combining a world-renowned faculty, a dedication to intellectual 

stimulation and community, and a location in the heart of the nation’s 

capital, Georgetown is a unique place to study law. 

Georgetown University Law Center seeks not only to impart the tools 

of the lawyer’s trade, but also to foster reflection and inquiry into the 

nature of law and the role and responsibility of lawyers in a global 

society. The goal is education in its fullest sense – not only mastery 

of “black letter law,” but a sense of the philosophical, political, social, 

and ethical dimensions of the law, the awakening of an abiding curiosity 

about its nature. 

Georgetown nurtures the very highest standards of scholarly inquiry, 

intellectual rigor, and ethical behavior in a way that respects each 

student’s individuality and fosters his or her interests and career 

goals. The result is a dynamic intellectual community in which students 

have an unprecedented range of academic opportunities both 

inside and outside the classroom. 

From its unique vantage point within blocks of the U.S. Congress 

that enacts laws, the Supreme Court that interprets them, and the 

administrative agencies that enforce them, Georgetown provides its 

faculty and students with unparalleled opportunities to explore the 

dynamic legal processes of our nation and world. 


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TransnaTional Programs 

Georgetown Law offers one of the largest trans- 

national law programs in the world. With an 

ideal location and a multi-building campus that 

includes an international and comparative law 

library, Georgetown Law is a leader in global 

legal education. 

The array of courses dealing with transnational, 

international, and comparative law is extraordinarily 

comprehensive, numbering over 200. This 

curriculum is generated and sustained by over 

110 full-time faculty members, more than 40 of 

whom are currently focused on transnational and 

international curriculum subjects. These full-time 

faculty members are joined by a large contingent of 

distinguished Washington, D.C. practitioners from 

inside and outside the government. In addition, 

vibrant international Visiting Faculty and Visiting 

Researcher programs bring numerous foreign law 

scholars to the Law Center each year. 

Paired with these extensive resources is a student 

body that includes over 200 foreign students 

representing approximately 60 countries. Of these, 

most are foreign trained lawyers enrolled in Georgetown’s 

advanced Master of Laws (LL.M.) programs. 

Georgetown’s position at the forefront of transnational 

legal education is highlighted in two pathbreaking 

initiatives. The first, “Week One: Law 

in a Global Context,” ensures that all Georgetown 

graduates have an experiential understanding of the 

complexities of transnational legal problems and the 

kinds of inquiry through which they may be understood. 

It engages the entire first year J.D. class in a 

week-long simulation exercise built around a multifaceted 

transnational legal problem. The program 

blends U.S. law, foreign or international law, various 

dispute resolution mechanisms, and structured 

role-playing. 

A second innovation, the London-based Center 

for Transnational Legal Studies, offers a semesterlong 

opportunity to study transnational legal topics 

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in a uniquely transnational setting. Georgetown 

students join counterparts from select partner 

schools on five continents and a truly transnational 

faculty, drawn from many of those same schools, to 

explore a curriculum specifically designed for those 

intent on transnational careers. 

Other transnational programs at Georgetown 

include: 

• Institutes and specialized academic programs, 

such as the Human Rights Institute, the O’Neill 

Institute for National and Global Health Law, 

the Institute of International Economic Law, 

Law Asia, the Center on Transnational Business 

and the Law, the Center on National Security 

and the Law, and the Center for the Advancement 

of the Rule of Law in the Americas. 

• A Semester Abroad program that offers overseas 

study opportunities to Georgetown J.D. students 

at more than ten world-class foreign law schools 

each year. 

• An international summer internship program 

that typically places 60-90 students with shortterm 

positions at NGOs, international organizations, 

law firms, and other organizations around 

the world. 

• A London-based Summer Program with a transnational 

curriculum. 

• A Global Law Scholars program, offering special 

transnational opportunities for select J.D. 

students with advanced foreign language skills. 

• Four clinics addressing cross-border issues such 

as international human rights, political refugees, 

national security, and the domestic impact of 

international trade rules. 

• Three law journals focusing on transnational 

issues, including the Georgetown Journal of 

International Law. 

• A Visiting Researcher Program that supports 

the Law Center’s position as a hub of scholars, 

jurists and legal administrators from around 

the world.

JusTice sanDra Day o’connor 

“this law school already has one 

of the world’s most comprehensive 

international and comparative law 

programs... georgetown Law is now 

situated to be the leading global law 

center in this country and perhaps 

the world.” 

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office of TransnaTional Programs 

Many of these programs are coordinated and, in 

many instances, directed by the Office of Transnational 

Programs. For more information, please write 

to transnational@law.georgetown.edu or visit www. 

law.georgetown.edu/otp. 

week one 

Today’s lawyers must be prepared to deal with 

legal problems that increasingly transcend national 

boundaries and involve more than one legal system. 

To prepare for this transnational environment, all 

first-year students at Georgetown Law begin their 

second semester with a one-week-intensive course 

called “Week One: Law in a Global Context.” 

During Week One, students analyze a complex 

transnational legal problem, ranging from the 

extradition of suspected terrorists to a transnational 

dispute that arose in cyberspace. The problembased 

learning in each of the Week One problems 

involves not only U.S. law (typically related to the 

students’ fall courses), but also exposure to various 

transnational sources of law and dispute resolution 


mechanisms that the students may encounter in 

the future. Each problem also emphasizes the importance 

of careful analysis of statutes, regulations, 

or international agreements, as well as analysis of 

case law. 

Students attend large class lectures provided by 

full-time faculty and participate in small break-out 

sessions, facilitated by faculty and/or upper-level 

Global Teaching Fellows, where the students engage 

in interactive and skills-based learning. Within each 

problem, students are assigned different lawyering 

roles. They are at times required to strategize 

and collaborate with co-counsel, to negotiate with 

opposing counsel, to draft agreements, or to argue a 

motion in an arbitral or judicial hearing. 

In January, 2012 more than a quarter of the fulltime 

faculty participated in Week One, as well as a 

number of visiting and adjunct professors and guest 

speakers. Nearly 70 upper-class students served as 

Global Teaching Fellows.

Professor Julie rose o’sullivan 

AssociAte DeAn, J.D. progrAM 

“georgetown Law’s focus on transnational, 

international, and comparative 

law has motivated me to 

concentrate on international 

criminal Law. what moved me to 

‘go international’ was georgetown’s 

strong and consistent institutional 

emphasis on thinking and teaching 

about law ‘across borders,’ combined 

with the variety of programs 

and talks that daily enrich our 

understanding of international and 

transnational law here at 

georgetown.” 

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CtLS FoundinG partner SChooL CitieS: London

opportunities AbroAD 

Georgetown presents students with a broad array of opportunities to 

study or work abroad. For example, a student can spend a semester 

immersed in a truly transnational learning environment, surrounded 

by classmates and faculty from five continents, at the ground-breaking 

Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Beforehand 

or afterwards, that same student can enroll in Georgetown’s monthlong 

Summer Program in London or benefit from one of dozens of 

international internships. Many possibilities also exist for studying 

abroad for a semester at a world-class foreign law school or even to 

earn a year-long concurrent degree in Paris. 

cenTer for TransnaTional legal sTuDies 

In 2008, Georgetown Law spearheaded the launch 

of the London-based Center for Transnational Legal 

Studies (CTLS), a global partnership that currently 

encompasses more than 20 leading law schools. 

The initiative is premised on a belief that, as legal 

practice becomes increasingly “transnational”, the 

best legal education must include exposure to ideas, 

faculty, and fellow students from many different 

legal systems. In 2011, CTLS was recognized by 

the Institute of International Education with the 

Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International 

Education. It is the first law program to 

receive this honor. 

Leaders of the legal profession in this 21st 

century need to understand law within the context 

of different legal systems and different cultures. 

These lawyers will increasingly be called upon to 

advise businesses, individuals, non-governmental 

entities, and governments in matters that involve 

parties, laws, and judicial or arbitral bodies in two 

or more jurisdictions. To prepare for careers that 

transcend the borders of their home countries, they 

need to develop transnational perspectives. 

CTLS offers such perspectives in a manner unlike 

any conventional “study abroad” or international 

exchange program. The Center’s academic purpose 

is to examine transnational legal issues from within 

a transnational educational context. Thus, while 

the school is located in London and instruction 

takes place in English, there is no “host school,” “local 

faculty,” or “domestic legal context.” 


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Professor DaviD luban 

ctLs co-Director 


“in today’s world people, culture, goods, 

politics, and money cross borders more 

than at any time in history —and law 

travels with them. global law is more 

than a slogan or a sound bite. national 

law reaches outside national territory, 

legal systems borrow from one another, 

and international law becomes ever 

more prominent. At ctLs students and 

faculty from many legal traditions explore 

common legal problems of global law 

in an uncommon way. with its emphasis 

on collaborative work, ctLs provides a 

unique opportunity to expand horizons 

and forge new friendships in the setting 

of a great world city.”

Instead, faculty and students alike are drawn 

from a range of world-class law schools located in 

Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. All are 

encouraged to share their own “home jurisdiction” 

perspectives on academic and other issues. Some 

courses are co-taught by two instructors, specifically 

to explore the contrasts in such perspectives. Others 

include projects structured to facilitate collaboration 

by students from different backgrounds. The 

Center’s small size and multicultural orientation 

provide the opportunity for students to learn in a 

uniquely active, participatory way. Outside of class, 

CTLS organizes professional networking and social 

events with a similar goal. 

At the core of the Center’s organizational 

structure are its Founding Partner schools, which 

contribute students and teaching faculty while also 

providing governance and financial support. In 

addition to Georgetown, Founding Partners currently 

include ESADE Law School (Spain); Free 

University of Berlin (Germany); the University of 

Advanced property Law 

brands and commercial reputation 

choice of court Agreements 

comparative criminal Law 

comparative income taxation 

comparative Law: 

A european perspective 

comparative Legal interpretation 

comparative and transitional 

constitutional Law 

conflict of Laws and transnational 

procedural Law from a comparative 

perspective 

economic Analysis of private Law 

eu consumer Law 

eu Law 

global Justice seminar 

global practice exercise 

globalization and transnational Law 

human rights seminar: 

freedom of expression 

intellectual property Law: 

A general introduction 

international Arbitration Law 

international contracts 

and business transactions 

international courts and tribunals 

international criminal Law 

international economic Law after 

the global financial crisis 


Fribourg (Switzerland); the Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem (Israel); King’s College London (United 

Kingdom); the University of Melbourne (Australia); 

the National Autonomous University of Mexico; 

the National University of Singapore; the University 

of Torino (Italy); and the University of Toronto 

(Canada). 

A number of additional Partner schools send 

students as well, and their faculty members periodically 

teach at the Center. All Partner schools are 

encouraged to engage academically via the annual 

CTLS academic conference, occasional lectures, 

and other activities. Individual students, meanwhile, 

are invited to apply to CTLS on an independent 

basis. 

It is anticipated that approximately 80-100 

students will enroll at the Center each semester, 

with an average of 15-20 of these coming from 

Georgetown. While the Center’s curriculum varies 

from term to term, recent offerings have included 

the following: 

introduction to transnational Law 

international refugee Law 

nationalism, cosmopolitanism, 

identity seminar 

perspectives on crime and 

criminal Justice 

secured transactions in transnational 

perspective 

state Liability in tort 

tax policy in era of globalization 

transitional Justice 

transnational health Law and policy 

transnational Law colloquium 


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semesTer sTuDy abroaD 

J.D. students may also choose to study abroad for 

a semester at one of twelve outstanding foreign law 

schools with which Georgetown shares partnership 

agreements. The Semester Abroad program is 

designed to offer students a variety of opportunities 

to study international, transnational, and/or foreign 

law while immersed in a foreign culture. Some 

offer instruction in English, while others require 

foreign language proficiency. All contribute to the 

development of international and transnational legal 

perspectives meant to prepare students for careers 

that will take them beyond the borders of the 

United States. 

Georgetown currently has Study Abroad partnerships 

with the following institutions: Universidad 

Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina; 

Melbourne Law School in Australia; Tsinghua University 

Law School in Beijing, China; Bucerius Law 

School in Hamburg, Germany; Hebrew University 

of Jerusalem in Israel; National Law School of India 

University in Bangalore; Keio Law School in Tokyo, 

Japan; the University of Leiden and the University 

of Amsterdam, both in The Netherlands; Yonsei 

Law School in Seoul, Korea; National University of 

Singapore Law School in Singapore; and ESADE 

Law School in Barcelona, Spain. 


masTer’s in economic laW- global 

governance sTuDies (Paris, france) 

Georgetown is one of a small number of U.S. law 

schools that participate in a year-long concurrent 

degree program hosted in Paris by Sciences Po 

Law School. Up to seven Law Center students 

enroll each year, giving Georgetown the largest U.S. 

presence in the program. The Sciences Po program 

involves interactive, bi-lingual discussion in small 

groups in which American students mingle with 

their European counterparts. Some of the courses 

are taught in French and some in English; American 

students are offered optional linguistic support. 

Sciences Po also provides assistance to students in 

finding internships with law firms, businesses, and 

other groups and agencies overseas. 

Georgetown Law J.D. students apply during 

the spring of their second year and then spend their 

entire third year of legal studies in Paris. Upon their 

successful completion of that year, the students 

earn a French academic degree, the “Master’s 

in Economic Law—Global Governance Studies 

Specialization,” conferred by Sciences Po. This 

degree will satisfy academic requirements to sit for 

the French bar. 

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anDrea bionDi 

Visiting professor of LAw 

“teaching european Law to george- 

town students is great fun; after all, 

georgetown Law is the first American 

team to reach the final of the 

european Moot court, and to plead 

before the real european court of 

Justice justices in perfect ohio and 

oklahoma accents!” 


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summer Program in lonDon 

Georgetown also offers exciting opportunities to 

study law in London during the summer. Georgetown’s 

London Summer Program lasts approximately 

four weeks and, through its academic track, 

offers transnationally-oriented law courses taught 

by distinguished instructors from the United States 

and abroad. Students earn up to 6 credits studying 

topics such as “Introduction to International Law,” 

“International Trade,” and “European Union Law .” 

All Summer Program students enjoy a speaker 

series and organized visits to legal landmarks such 

as the Royal Courts of Justice, the Central Criminal 

Court, the British Parliament, and the Inns 

of Court. Enrollment in the Summer Program is 

limited to ensure small class sizes. 


inTernaTional inTernshiP Program 

Many J.D. students, especially during the summer 

following their first year of studies, get direct 

overseas work experience through Georgetown’s 

International Internship Program. The program 

typically places 60 to 90 students in internships 

with international organizations, non-governmental 

bodies, law firms, and businesses in over thirty-five 

countries. Many of the internships offer some 

type of remuneration, and the costs associated with 

unpaid internships are partially offset through the 

Law Center’s Equal Justice Foundation. 

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global laW scholars 

The Global Law Scholars program is designed for 

students preparing for an international or transnational 

practice in which they will regularly encounter 

problems that involve more than one legal 

system. The aim is to combine language skills and 

cultural familiarity with rigorous and directed legal 

training to cultivate critical skills needed to practice 

in the global legal environment of the 21st century. 

The GLS program is small and selective, 

admitting only about 20 to 25 students each year. 

Applications are made at the same time as (but 

separately from) applications for admission to 

the J.D. program. Applicants must demonstrate 

proficiency in a second language as well as English. 

GLS participants pursue a specialized curriculum 

of seven courses to satisfy program requirements. 

Two of these courses have been created for, and are 

restricted to, GLS students: a first-year seminar de- 

signed to introduce participants to different career 

pathways through faculty and visitor presentations, 

and a second-year seminar focused on specialized 

skills sets (such as international legal research, comparative 

legal analysis, and international negotiations). 

As part of the latter, GLS students work on a 

major research, writing, and advocacy project on an 

international legal topic of their own choosing. 

GLS students are also encouraged to take 

advantage of the many opportunities Georgetown 

Law offers for broadening and deepening their 

knowledge and perspectives. These opportunities 

include summer internships abroad after their first 

year and externships during their second year, as 

well as enrollment in the London-based Center for 

Transnational Legal Studies or participation in the 

Semester Abroad program. The GLS Program is 

directed by Professor David P. Stewart. 

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centers AnD institutes 

Learning and research are enriched by many centers, institutes, 

and academic programs. They range from a focus on geographic 

regions such as Asia and Latin America to specific legal areas such 

as human rights, global health, and international economic law. 

Outstanding scholars and students make these entities vibrant 

parts of life at Georgetown. 

laW asia 

Law Asia coordinates Georgetown University’s projects 

and programs relating to law and public policy 

in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and greater 

China (the People’s Republic of China, the Republic 

of China on Taiwan, and the Special Administrative 

Regions of Hong Kong and Macao). 

Law Asia’s mission is to encourage scholarly 

communication between the faculty and students 

of Georgetown and their counterparts in East Asia; 

to focus the academic strengths of the Georgetown 

law and foreign policy faculty on legal issues arising 

out of Asia’s growing economic power; to ensure 

that Georgetown’s graduates are equipped to practice 

competently and ethically in a global context 

shared with the nations of East Asia; and to make its 

expertise in law, legal pedagogy, and foreign policy 

available to coming generations of U.S. and Asian 

lawyers and policy makers. 

Courses at the Law Center relating to Asia 

in recent years have included Korean Law and 

Comparative Intellectual Property; Chinese Law 

Seminar; Japan/U.S. Comparative Legal Study; 

Japanese Civil Procedure; U.S. – Japan Trade 

Issues; Doing Business with China; East-West 

Negotiations; and Changing Patterns of International 

Relations in Asia. 

Law Asia also spearheads a variety of special 

projects. One important aspect of these special 

projects is to offer Georgetown’s expertise to East 

Asian lawyers and policy makers. At the same time, 

they also focus on offering students courses on 

Asian models of legal and economic development 

taught not only by Georgetown faculty but also by 

faculty from counterpart universities and research 

centers in Asia. 

cenTer for The aDvancemenT of The rule 

of laW in The americas (carola) 

The Center for the Advancement of the Rule of 

Law in the Americas (CAROLA) has as its mission 

the promotion of the study of Latin American law 

and legal institutions, both generally and within the 

context of the movement to promote the rule of law 

in the region. CAROLA builds on the Law Center’s 

international expertise by fostering discussions of 

rule of law and judicial reform by experts in both 

the academic and practical arenas. It works with 

faculty and J.D. students to enhance an awareness 

and understanding of Latin American legal issues, 

and to encourage teaching, studying, working, and 

researching in the region. 


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Professor barry carTer 

Director, center on trAnsnAtionAL business AnD the LAw 


“georgetown offers a wonderful array 

of centers and institutes to complement 

its unparalleled range of courses 

and opportunities to study abroad. 

students and faculty, as well as the 

broader legal and policy community, 

find these centers and institutes an 

attractive way to delve further into 

cutting-edge international issues and 

keep abreast of the latest legal developments. 

through the center on 

transnational business and the Law, 

for example, a student can participate 

at georgetown in a conference on the 

latest developments in international 

arbitration or sit in on a government 

advisory committee meeting about the 

implementation of international economic 

sanctions against iran.”

cenTer on naTional securiTy anD The laW 

The Georgetown Center on National Security and 

the Law combines innovative scholarly theory with 

practical research, teaching and training, policy 

analysis and development, outreach and engagement, 

impact litigation, and discussion and debate. 

The Center aims to bridge the academic and 

policy communities; bring together people from 

relevant disciplines who study national security 

law and related issues; produce a new generation 

of scholars and legal practitioners who understand 

the complexities of national security law; foster balanced 

nonpolitical examination of national securityrelated 

issues; and develop sophisticated strategies 

and practical policies for both enhancing national 

security and protecting constitutional values. 

Our goal is intensely practical – to change the 

dialogue from sloganeering debate into a mature 

conversation that can build long-term solutions to 

the problems posed by asymmetric warfare, rapid 

technological and transportation changes, and religious 

extremism. 

cenTer on TransnaTional business 

anD The laW 

The Center on Transnational Business and the Law 

is dedicated to exploring the many challenging legal 


and public policy issues faced by businesses that 

operate across borders in today’s increasingly global 

economic environment. 

The Center organizes conferences and lectures, 

encourages research, and hosts visiting scholars. A 

robust outreach effort helps bring together corporate 

executives, private practitioners, government 

officials, students, and scholars. Professors 

Barry E. Carter and David P. Stewart are the 

Center’s directors. 

Recently, the Center organized a day-long conference 

on Transparency in International Arbitration 

and another on the 2010 UNIDROIT Principles of 

International Commercial Contracts. A third, in 

conjunction with the Georgetown Journal of International 

Law, explored issues regarding Corporate 

Social Responsibility and the Alien Tort Statute. 

The Center also hosted a speech and discussion 

by a top Obama Administration trade official, a 

public meeting of the Secretary of State’s Advisory 

Committee on Private International Law (Prof. 

Stewart is a member), and several public meetings 

of the Sanctions Subcommittee (which Prof. Carter 

chairs) of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee 

on International Economic Policy. 

Among the Center’s on-going efforts are projects 

related to financial and trade sanctions, privacy and 

personal data protection in trans-border contexts, 


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proof of foreign law in international litigation, increasing 

U.S. exports, and encouraging investment 

in the United States. 

human righTs insTiTuTe 

The Human Rights Institute coordinates and 

promotes Georgetown Law’s diverse human rightsrelated 

programs and activities. Among other things, 

the Institute oversees an annual human rights factfinding 

and advocacy project; facilitates a weekly 

meeting among student Associates and human 

rights practitioners; organizes numerous conferences, 

workshops, and other events; and provides 

curricular and professional guidance to students 

interested in human rights. The Institute works 

closely with Georgetown Law’s distinguished faculty 

and active student-led human rights groups to 

foster and support our school’s vibrant human 

rights community. 

insTiTuTe of inTernaTional economic laW 

The Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) 

was created in 1999, under the direction of Professor 

John H. Jackson, with the primary mission of encouraging 

research on international economic law. 


One of the Institute’s major activities is the IIEL 

Fellows Program, which helps prepare students for 

careers in international economic law. Each year, 

the IIEL appoints a small number of outstanding 

students and Visiting Researchers as IIEL Fellows. 

The goal of the IIEL Fellows Program is to 

encourage scholarly research and to create a forum 

for discussion of current issues, including issues 

related to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the 

global financial crisis, and the reform of international 

regulation of financial institutions. Fellows 

are involved in research projects that are discussed 

at regular meetings of the Fellows’ Workshop. The 

Institute also sponsors a weekly luncheon seminar 

that attracts well-known scholars and practitioners 

as speakers. 

The IIEL awards a Certificate in WTO Studies 

to Georgetown Law students who fulfill special 

course requirements on WTO related issues, as a 

complement to their LL.M. and J.D. degrees. In 

addition, the IIEL organizes the annual Academy 

of WTO Law and Policy, a week-long, non-degree 

professional development course on the legal obligations 

and policy underpinnings of the WTO and 

its agreements.

universiTy Professor John h. Jackson 

Director, institute of internAtionAL econoMic LAw 

“international students at georgetown 

find unparalleled resources for legal 

studies, with one of the world’s best 

libraries for international legal subjects 

and a large international law faculty. 

georgetown’s students derive enormous 

benefit from interaction and exchange of 

global diversity of views and experiences.” 


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The o’neill insTiTuTe for naTional 

anD global healTh laW 

The Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Institute 

for National and Global Health Law aims to find 

innovative solutions for the most pressing health 

concerns facing the nation and the world through 

research, scholarship, and reflective engagement 

with partners in the public and private sectors. The 

Institute approaches the major problems of national 

and global health from multiple innovative perspectives—breaking 

down barriers and artificial divides 

between disciplines and changing traditional ways 

of thinking. In keeping with Georgetown University’s 

mission of social justice, the Institute seeks 

to reduce health disparities and improve health in 

the United States and globally. The Institute is led 

by Lawrence Gostin, Faculty Director and O’Neill 

Professor of Global Health Law. 

The O’Neill Institute seeks to influence policy 

at the national, regional, and international levels. 

Its audience is diverse, including health professionals, 

lawyers, legislators, judges, academics, policy 

makers, and others. The Institute’s activities all aim 


to improve understanding about how the law affects 

the prevention of disease and injury through policy 

development, research, education, training, collaboration, 

and dissemination. By undertaking a diverse 

portfolio of research and scholarship, the Institute 

stimulates fresh, nonpartisan proposals for health 

promotion and disease prevention. 

The O’Neill Institute offers two innovative 

LL.M. programs examining global health law issues: 

Global Health Law, and Global Health Law and 

International Institutions (this last LL.M. program 

in partnership with the Graduate Institute of 

International and Development Studies in Geneva, 

Switzerland). These are specialized degrees and, 

perhaps, unique among elite academic institutions 

in the world. 

The O’Neill Institute also offers a new Summer 

Program in Global Health Law and Governance. 

Over a five-day period, the Summer 

Program will bring together practitioners, policymakers, 

advocates and leading academics in global 

health to learn the foundations of global health law 

and governance.

TransnaTional trAnsnAtionAL programs progrAMs 

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grADuAte progrAMs 

Georgetown Law offers an unparalleled opportunity for lawyers to 

broaden and deepen their understanding of law. Our extraordinary 

faculty combines leading scholars with the top practitioners in their 

field, along with judges and government officials. The depth of our 

faculty allows us to offer hundreds of courses and seminars covering 

everything from foundational issues in jurisprudence to the cuttingedge 

questions that arise in the most sophisticated legal practice. 

In addition, LL.M. students are eligible to earn academic credit for 

externships with government agencies, non-profit organizations, 

and law firms. 

Our talented LL.M. students bring exemplary academic credentials 

and a broad range of practice experience from throughout the 

United States and around the world. In 2011, about 200 international 

LL.M. students came to Georgetown Law from approximately 

60 countries. Many international LL.M. students participate in 

Foundations of American Law and Legal Education, a five-week 

summer program specifically designed to introduce LL.M. students 

to the U.S. legal system. 

International students pursuing an LL.M. may also benefit from the 

Georgetown Center for Global Legal English. Staffed by a team of 

professionals with degrees in both law and linguistics, the center 

offers a range of programs and courses designed to enhance lawyers’ 

competence in written and spoken English. 


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grADuAte progrAMs 

In addition to the general LL.M., Georgetown Law 

offers a variety of degree options. Students may 

choose to pursue an LL.M. degree in Global Health 

Law, International Business and Economic Law, 

International Legal Studies, National Security Law, 

Securities and Financial Regulation, or Taxation. 

Students also have the opportunity to concentrate 

within one of the designated fields of study through 

a certificate program. Certificates are available in 

International Tax, Employee Benefits Law, Estate 

Planning, State and Local Taxation, International 

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, International 

Human Rights Law, Refugees and Humanitarian 

Emergencies, and World Trade Organization Studies. 

Students whose TOEFL scores fall just below 

the minimum for admission can apply to Georgetown’s 

unique two-year LL.M. program, in which 

students spend the first year enhancing their command 

of English as it is used in legal practice. At 

the end of that year, students receive a certificate in 

Legal English. In the second year, they complete 

the regular LL.M. program. 

Georgetown offers a limited number of fellowships 

in certain areas of study, including International 

Economic Law, Global Health Law, and 

Taxation. Some fellowships include financial 


support, and others offer primarily programmatic 

opportunities. 

The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in 

Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program provides 

advanced training to women’s human rights lawyers 

who are committed to returning to their home countries 

to work to promote equality, justice and the 

rule of law. Since its launch in 1993, 70 women’s 

rights lawyers from 14 African countries have 

participated in the LAWA Program. In addition to 

earning an LL.M., the LAWA Fellows write a major 

thesis on a women’s rights topic relevant to their 

home country, have the opportunity to gain practical 

experience with an American women’s rights 

organization, and participate in bi-weekly seminars 

and professional training with their American 

counterparts in the Women’s Law and Public Policy 

Fellowship Program. 

The highest degree awarded by Georgetown 

Law is the Doctor of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.). 

S.J.D. candidates spend two years in residence 

focused on a combination of coursework in their 

fields, a methods seminar geared to the research 

and writing of a dissertation, and directed research 

and writing. Admission to the S.J.D. program is 

highly selective; only applicants with an LL.M. from 

an American law school are eligible.

noDir Zakirov 

ll.m. sTuDenT 

“georgetown’s diverse student body is 

comprised of individuals with extraordinary 

intellectual gifts, outstanding 

academic credentials and cultural backgrounds 

from around the world. At 

georgetown, you will probably be active 

in at least one student organization or 

create your own, learn a few phrases in 

several foreign languages, and you will 

take away with you friendships that will 

last forever.” 


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further LeArning opportunities 

As a leader in legal education, Georgetown Law offers its students 

a variety of transnational learning opportunities. In addition to 

the possibilities identified earlier, there are a range of joint degree 

programs, clinics dealing with transnational issues, and several law 

journals with an international focus. A Visiting Researcher program 

brings visitors with a variety of interests to the Law Center from 

around the world. 

Joint Degrees 

Georgetown Law sponsors a number of concurrent 

and joint degree programs. These allow students 

to pursue studies leading to a J.D. while simultaneously 

working towards an additional graduate degree 

in law or a second field. Several of these programs 

have an international focus: 

• J.D./LL.M. in International Business 

and Economic Law 

• J.D./LL.M. in National Security Law 

• J.D./LL.M. in Securities and 

Financial Regulation 

• J.D./LL.M. in Taxation 

• J.D./M.A. in Arab Studies 

• J.D. /M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, 

and East European Studies 

• J.D./M.S. in Foreign Service 

• J.D./M.A. in German and European Studies 

• J.D./M.A. in Latin American Studies 

• J.D./M.A. in Security Studies 

cLinicAL progrAMs 

The inTernaTional Women’s human righTs 

clinic (iWhrc) 

The International Women’s Human Rights Clinic 

(IWHRC) utilizes law students and faculty to support 

and advance women’s human rights globally 

through partnerships with local women’s human 

rights organizations and attorneys. The IWHRC 

provides national, comparative, and international 

legal analysis to support constitutional challenges, 

impact litigation, submissions to international treaty 

monitoring bodies, and legislative reform of sexdiscriminatory 

laws and practices. 

Since its inception in 1998, the IWHRC has 

worked closely with partners in more than a dozen 

countries addressing a wide range of issues affecting 

women and girls, including property and inheritance 

rights, harmful traditional practices, violence against 

women, and gender impact of HIV. 

cenTer for aPPlieD legal sTuDies (cals) 

CALS represents refugees seeking political asylum 

in the United States because of threatened persecution 

in their home countries. Students in CALS 


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assume primary responsibility for the representation 

of these refugees, whose requests for asylum have already 

been rejected by the U.S. government. Working 

in pairs, students interview the client; research the 

human rights record of the country of origin; develop 

documentary and testimonial records showing that 

the client either suffered past persecution or will 

suffer future persecution if forced to return; locate 

and prepare witnesses; and represent the client at a 

hearing before a federal immigration judge. 

harrison insTiTuTe for Public laW 

The Harrison Institute works with public officials 

and nonprofit organizations on trade policy, health 

policy, climate policy, and conservation of natural 

resources. Internationally, the Institute helps 

public officials assess the impact of trade policy 

on domestic governance, influence international 

negotiations on investment and services, and 

develop initiatives that can shape the global 

economy. Recent collaborators or clients include 

the South Centre (Geneva), the Forum on 

Democracy and Trade, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, 

and the International Labor Organization. 

communiTy JusTice ProJecT 

The Community Justice Project engages students in 

a wide range of transnational and comparative law 

activities in partnership with foreign law school clinics 

or non-governmental organizations. The clinic’s 

students have collaborated with counterparts from 

Egypt’s Alexandria Law School on a comparative 

analysis of the impact of family courts on access to 

justice. Other clinic students have partnered with an 

Indian NGO on emerging rights issues for sexually 


marginalized people, doing legal analysis, developing 

surveys, and conducting focus groups with affected 

individuals in Baroda, India. On such international 

projects, clinic students communicate with overseas 

clients and partners by internet during the academic 

year and then, later, further their understanding 

through direct experience in the country. 

visiTing researcher Program 

Georgetown Law’s Visiting Researcher Program 

serves the research needs of a wide variety of scholars, 

advanced students, and others from throughout 

the world each year. These Visiting Researchers 

come to Georgetown to gain access to the Law Center’s 

renowned libraries, faculty, and facilities. 

Georgetown Law accepts a small number of Visiting 

Researchers each year. The candidates are typically 

experienced legal scholars on leave from their 

current academic position or, less frequently, younger 

academics (often doctoral candidates) or others who 

wish to conduct research and to consult informally 

with Georgetown Law faculty. 

Visiting Researchers are given access to the 

libraries, Westlaw, LexisNexis, and may audit up to 

one course per semester. Depending on availability 

they may also be given space to call their own in one 

of Georgetown Law’s libraries.

Tori anDrea 

J.D. sTuDenT 

“georgetown’s emphasis on experiential 

learning taught me first-hand 

the skills i will need as a zealous 

advocate. through international 

clinical work with the center for 

Applied Legal studies, i received 

training in persuasive argumentation, 

client interaction, strategic litigation, 

and courtroom presentation. 

i now feel empowered to pursue the 

social justice goals that brought me 

to law school in the first place.” 


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LAw JournALs 

Georgetown University Law Center publishes 

11 legal journals annually. The central mission in 

their publication is to provide timely and relevant 

scholarly articles, student notes, and comments 

pertaining to areas of professional legal interest. Of 

these journals, several are devoted to international 

legal issues. 

The georgeToWn inTernaTional 

environmenTal laW revieW (gielr) 

Environmental issues do not recognize political 

boundaries, nor do they respect territorial integrity. 

Attempts to confront and resolve global and transboundary 

environmental problems have created the 

need for a legal forum to provide analyses of these 

issues. GIELR was created to meet this need. Each 

publication contains timely information designed 

for the practitioner and scholar of international and 

environmental law. 


georgeToWn Journal of inTernaTional 

laW (gJil) 

The Georgetown Journal of International Law, 

formerly Law & Policy in International Business, is 

the second oldest topical journal at the Law Center. 

The journal examines a range of topics in the fields 

of public and private international law. GJIL publishes 

four annual issues that serve as an invaluable 

resource to scholars, corporate and international 

bars, and practitioners. 

georgeToWn immigraTion laW Journal 

(gilJ) 

The Georgetown Immigration Law Journal is a 

scholarly publication dedicated to the advancement 

of legal knowledge in the field of immigration law. 

Published quarterly, the Journal explores and critically 

analyzes international and domestic events as 

they shape the field of immigration law. Each issue 

features articles by scholars and legal practitioners, 

as well as student notes and a review of current 

developments in immigration law.

Professor vieT Dinh 

co-Director, LAw AsiA 

“i love georgetown! it’s a unique 

community of expert scholars, 

smart students, and experienced 

practitioners working together to 

solve problems, advance law and 

better lives.” 


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Lectures, pAneLs, AnD sYMposiA 

Georgetown Law hosts numerous scholarly events that bring together experts in a range of fields to address 

contemporary issues. Listed below is a representative sample of the international and transnational law 

events recently hosted by the Law Center. 

sePTember 22 

5th Annual global Antitrust 

enforcement symposium. 

ocTober 4 

“the Doctrinal foundation of political 

power under sharia and halachah,” 

in coordination with the international 

council for Middle eastern studies and 

moderated by professor Don wallace. 

ocTober 18 

“Looking Ahead: business and human 

rights—challenges and opportunities 

for the coming Decade,” moderated 

by Meg roggensack, senior Advisor for 

business and human rights at human 

rights first and eric biel, Managing 

Director for corporate responsibility at 

burson-Marsteller. 

ocTober 25 

“reaffirming protection: strengthening 

Asylum in the united states,” conference 

commemorating the 60th anniversary 

of the 1951 refugee convention, featuring 

António guterres, un high commissioner 

for refugees. 

ocTober 25 

“ethics and Justice” discussion with the 

honorable Michele Vietti, Vice president 

of the supreme Judicial council of the 

republic of italy. 

ocTober 26 

“statelessness and the right to nationality 

in the Dominican republic,” sponsored 

by the human rights institute. 


ocTober 26 

“the Lasting Legacy of the common 

Law: the rule of Law” by the honorable 

geoffrey Ma tao-Li, chief Justice of the 

hong kong court of final Appeal. 

ocTober 27 

conversation with Anand grover, u.n. 

special rapporteur on the right to 

health, sponsored by the o’neill institute 

for national and global health. 

ocTober 28 

symposium on the 2010 uniDroit 

principles of international commercial 

contracts: “towards a ‘global’ contract 

Law,” hosted by the center for transnational 

business and the Law. 

november 3 

the thomas f. ryan Lecture, “why 

identity Matters: human rights and 

Diversity,” delivered by the honorable 

Justice rosalie silberman Abella, 

supreme court of canada. 

november 7-11 

6th Annual Academy of wto Law 

and policy. 

november 10 

“human rights protection in the real 

world: the Legacy of Argentina’s ‘Dirty 

war’,” a discussion with f. Allen “tex” 

harris, political officer in the united 

states embassy in buenos Aires. 

november 30 

georgetown Law international criminal 

prosecutions panel: “contemporary 

issues in international criminal prosecutions,” 

speakers included patricia wald, 

former Judge, international criminal 

tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; 

former chief Judge, u.s. court of 

Appeals for the D.c. circuit. 

December 1 anD 2 

21st Annual review of the field of 

national security Law, co-sponsored by 

the center on national security and 

the Law, georgetown university Law 

center; the American bar Association 

standing committee on Law and 

national security; center for national 

security Law, university of Virginia 

school of Law; center on Law, ethics 

and national security, Duke university 

school of Law. 

february 2 

national security and the Law panel 

Discussion: “the Law of counterterrorism,” 

moderated by professor 

Marty Lederman. 

february 3 

book Launch and reception celebrating 

the publication of Soft Law and the 

Global Financial System: Rule Making 

in the 21st Century, by professor 

chris brummer. 

february 29 

“the Alien tort statute, corporate 

Liability for human rights Abuses and 

the supreme court,” sponsored by 

the georgetown Law human rights 

institute and the international corporate 

Accountability roundtable.

cLockwise froM Left: DikgAng Moseneke; AntÓnio guterres; rosALie siLberMAn AbeLLA 

march 27 

“corporate responsibility and the 

Alien tort statute” presented by the 

georgetown Journal of international 

Law, the center on transnational 

business and the Law, and the 

American society of international Law. 

aPril 3 

7th Annual samuel Dash conference 

on human rights: “Maternal health 

and human rights: national and global 

perspectives,” presented by georgetown 

Law’s human rights institute and the 

o’neill institute for national and global 

health Law. 

aPril 4 

the thirty-second Annual philip A. hart 

Lecture: “A Journey from the heart 

of Apartheid Darkness towards a Just 

society—salient features of the budding 

constitutionalism and Jurisprudence 

of south Africa,” Delivered by Deputy 

chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of the 

republic of south Africa. 

Pril 13 

green technology Law & policy symposium, 

sponsored by the georgetown 

international environmental Law review. 

aPril 17 

“international Arbitration in Asia: 

the View from hong kong, ” presented 

by secretary general chiann bao of 

the hong kong international Arbitration 

centre (hkiAc), sponsored by georgetown 

Law Asia. 

aPril 26 

“regulatory oversight of Drug clinical 

trials in china,” sponsored by the o’neill 

institute for national and global health. 

may 17 

“why Are plain packs Making big 

tobacco so Angry? Australia’s world 

Leading work to combat smoking,” a 

discussion with nicola roxon, Attorneygeneral 

of Australia, sponsored by the 

o’neill institute for national and global 

health Law, embassy of Australia and 

campaign for tobacco-free kids. 


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Professor nina PillarD

fAcuLtY AnD curricuLuM 

fAcuLtY 

The full-time Georgetown Law Center faculty is the largest and one of the most distinguished 

communities of scholar-teachers in the United States. The faculty’s wide-ranging scholarly 

interests and ongoing work in the public arena enables it to offer students a wealth of courses 

and seminars that provide an intellectually exciting, rigorous, and timely education. 

charles f. abernathy 

professor of LAw 

A.b., J.D., LL.M., harvard 

Academic interest/expertise: 

introduction to u.s. Law for 

civil-Law Lawyers and students 

m. gregg bloche 


b.A., columbia; M.D., 

J.D., Yale 


international human rights 

lama abu-odeh 


LL.b., university of Jordan, 

Amman, Jordan; LL.M., 

university of bristol; M.A., 

university of York; s.J.D., 

harvard 

israel/palestine conflict; Law 

and Development 

rosa brooks 


A.b., harvard; M.st. oxford; 

J.D., Yale 

international Law i: introduction 

to international Law 

Jane h. aiken 

professor of LAw; Director, 

coMMunitY Justice proJect 

b.A., hollins college; J.D., 

new York university; LL.M. 

georgetown 

community Justice project 

chris brummer 


A.b., washington university in 

st. Louis; J.D., columbia; ph.D., 

university of chicago 

international financial regulation ; 

international financial regulation 

colloquium 

T. alexander aleinikoff 


b.A., swarthmore college; 

J.D., Yale 


citizenship, immigration, and 

nationality Law 

barry e. carter 


center on trAnsnAtionAL 

business AnD the LAw 

b.A., stanford; M.p.A., princeton; 

J.D., Yale 

international Law i: introduction to 

international Law; international Law ii: 

international trade and business Law 


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stephen cohen 


A.b., AMherst; J.D., YALe 

u.s. Legal Discourse ii: u.s. income 

tax: writing for tax practice 

laura Donohue 

AssociAte professor of LAw 

A.b., Dartmouth; M.A., university 

of ulster, northern ireland; 

ph.D., cambridge university; 

J.D., stanford 

national security crisis Law 


David D. cole 


b.A., J.D., Yale 


national security and civil Liberties 

James v. feinerman 

JAMes M. MoritA professor 

of AsiAn LegAL stuDies; 

co-Director, georgetown 

LAw AsiA 

b.A., M.A., M.phil., ph.D., Yale; 

J.D., harvard 

chinese Law seminar 

proFeSSorS Viet dinh and pauL CLement in Seminar 

richard D. Diamond 


A.b., princeton; M.A., J.D., Yale 

international trade Law seminar: 

the wto and subsidies 

lawrence o. gostin 

LinDA D. AnD tiMothY J. 

o’neiLL professor of gLobAL 

heALth LAw; fAcuLtY Director, 

center for LAw AnD 

the pubLic’s heALth 

b.A., state university of new 

York; J.D., Duke; LL.D. (hon.), 

state university of new York 

national and global health 

Law :o’neil colloquium; 

global health Law: An intensive, 

problem-based exploration 

viet D. Dinh 

professor of LAw; co- 

Director, georgetown 

LAw AsiA 

A.b., J.D., harvard 


Asian Law and policy 

itai grinberg 


b.A., Amherst; J.D., Yale 

international tax: u.s. taxation of 

cross-border Activities and income ; 

tax and Development seminar

charles h. gustafson 


b.s., buffalo; J.D., chicago 

u.s. taxation of international 

transactions ; international Law i: 

introduction to international Law 

neal katyal 

pAuL AnD pAtriciA sAunDers 

professor of nAtionAL 

securitY LAw 

A.b., Dartmouth; J.D., Yale 

Academic interest/expertise: national 

security Law 

craig hoffman 

professor of u.s. LegAL 

Discourse 

b.A., william & Mary; ph.D., 

university of connecticut; J.D., 

university of texas 

u.s. Legal Discourse i: introduction 

to u.s. contract Drafting 

David a. koplow 


center for AppLieD LegAL 

stuDies ; Acting fAcuLtY 

Director, center on nAtion- 

AL securitY AnD the LAw 

b.A., harvard, oxford; J.D., Yale 

international Law i: introduction 

to international Law; pro-seminar 

in national security Law; issues 

in Disarmament: proliferation and 

terrorism seminar 

“georgetown Law’s unique location on 

capitol hill in washington, D.c., along 

with our extraordinary full-time and 

adjunct faculty who specialize in international 

and foreign law, make this a 

stimulating environment.” 

Professor James v. feinerman 

co-Director, LAw AsiA 

nan hunter 

professor of LAw; AssociAte 

DeAn, grADuAte progrAMs 

b.A., northwestern university, 

J.D., georgetown university 

Law center 

introduction to u.s. Legal systems ; 

sJD colloquium 

David J. luban 

uniVersitY professor ; 

co-Director, center 

for trAnsnAtionAL 

LegAL stuDies, LonDon 

b.A., university of chicago; 

M.A., M.phil., ph.D., Yale 

international criminal Law (ctLs) 

John h. Jackson 

uniVersitY professor; 

Director, institute of internAtionAL 

econoMic LAw 

A.b., princeton; J.D., university 

of Michigan, LL.D. (hon.), 

hamburg (germany) 

international trade; Law and 

policy of international economic 

relations seminar 

carrie J. menkel-meadow 

A.b. chettLe Jr. professor 

of Dispute resoLution AnD 

ciViL proceDure 

A.b., barnard college, columbia; 

J.D., university of pennsylvania; 

LL.D., Quinnipiac college of Law 


Alternative Dispute resolution 


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naomi mezey 


b.A., wesleyan university; J.D., 

stanford; M.A., university of 

Minnesota 


nationalism and cultural identity 

Joseph a. Page 


center for the ADVAnce- 

Ment of the ruLe of LAw in 

the AMericAs 

b.A., LL.b., LL.M., harvard 


Latin America 

susan Deller ross 


internAtionAL woMen’s hu- 

MAn rights cLinic 

b.A., knox; J.D., new York 

university 

international and comparative Law on 

women’s human rights; international 

women’s human rights clinic 


John mikhail 


DeAn, trAnsnAtionAL LegAL 

stuDies 

b.A., Amherst; M.A., ph.D., 

cornell; J.D., stanford 


comparative criminal Law and 


elizabeth hayes Patterson 


A.b., emmanuel; J.D., catholic 

university 


conflict of Laws 

alvaro santos 


J.D. (high honors), universidad 

nacional Autónoma de México; 

LL.M., harvard; s.J.D., harvard 

international trade; Drug Law and 

policy seminar: A critical perspective 

on the war on Drugs in the Americas 

James c. oldham 

st. thoMAs More professor 

of LAw AnD LegAL historY 

b.s., Duke; LL.b., stanford; 

M.s.b.A., university of Denver 

english Legal history seminar: 

foundations of American Law 

nina Pillard 


Director, supreMe court 

institute 

b.A., Yale; J.D., harvard 

the ipad’s human cost seminar: 

corporate Accountability for 

workers in the global supply chain 

Philip g. schrag 


center for AppLieD LegAL 

stuDies; DeLAneY fAMiLY 

professor of pubLic interest 

LAw 

A.b., harvard; LL.b., Yale 

center for Applied Legal studies 

Julie rose o’sullivan 


DeAn, J.D. progrAM 

A.b., stanford; J.D., cornell 


international criminal Law 

nicholas Quinn rosenkranz 




foreign Affairs 

Jane e. stromseth 


Director, Joint Degree in 

LAw AnD foreign serVice 

b.A., swarthmore; D.phil., 

oxford; J.D., Yale 

international Law seminar: use 

of force and conflict resolution; 

international human rights

obert k. stumberg 

professor of LAw; cLinicAL 

Director, hArrison institute 

for pubLic LAw 

b.A., Macalester; J.D., LL.M., 

georgetown 

harrison institute for public Law: 

policy clinic 

Philomila Tsoukala 


b.Mus., conservatory of 

northern greece; LL.b., Aristotle 

university of thessaloniki; M.A., 

university pantheon Assas, paris 

ii; s.J.D., harvard 

european union Law 

edith brown Weiss 

frAncis cAbeLL brown 

professor of internAtionAL 

LAw; co-Director, Joint 

Degree in LAw AnD 

goVernMent 

A.b., stanford; J.D., harvard; 

ph.D., california-berkeley; LL.D. 

(hon.), chicago-kent 

international environmental Law; 

international Law i: introduction to 

international Law; international Law 

seminar: water resources 

Peter W. Tague 


A.b., harvard; J.D., 

university of Michigan 

Academic interest/expertise: comparative 

professional responsibility 

carlos manuel vázquez 


b.A., Yale; J.D., columbia 

racial Discrimination in international 

Law; international Litigation 

in u.s. courts 

franz Werro 


Licence en droit, Docteur en 

droit, université de fribourg; 

LL.M., california-berkeley 

eu Law: selected topics in ecJ 

Jurisprudence; comparative product 

Liability Law: the european and us 

experiences; comparative Law: focus 

on eu and u.s. 

Daniel k. Tarullo 


A.b., georgetown; M.A., Duke; 

J.D., university of Michigan 

Academic interest/expertise: international 

and trade Law 

William T. vukowich 


A.b., indiana; J.D., californiaberkeley; 

J.s.D., columbia 

Academic interest/expertise: comparative 

consumer protection Law 

John r. Thomas 


b.s., carnegie Mellon university; 

J.D., university of Michigan; 

LL.M., george washington 

intellectual property in world trade 

Don Wallace Jr. 

professor eMeritus AnD AD- 

Junct professor; chAirMAn, 

internAtionAL LAw institute 

b.A., Yale; LL.b., harvard 

investor-state Dispute settlement; 

constitutional Aspects of foreign 

Affairs seminar 


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recent AnD current Visiting trAnsnAtionAL fAcuLtY 

Intellectual life at Georgetown benefits from a diverse and changing group of visiting faculty 

who are experts in many areas of transnational, international, and comparative law. Many of 

them visit from outstanding foreign law schools and contribute unique perspectives on legal 

issues and on their countries while at Georgetown. In turn, Georgetown faculty broaden their 

horizons by visiting at several exceptional foreign institutions. 

victoria a. arroyo 

Visiting professor of LAw; 

executiVe Director, georgetown 

stAte AnD feDerAL cLiMAte 

resources center; 

b.s., emory; M.p.A., harvard; J.D., 

georgetown 

Advanced environmental Law: climate 

change experiential Learning seminar 

lisa r. avalos 

Visiting AssociAte professor of 

LegAL reseArch AnD writing 

b.A., M.A., ph.D., northwestern; 

J.D., new York university 

gender-based Violence and human rights 

aharon barak 


LL.M., LL.D. (hon.), hebrew university 

interpretation or proportionality? how 

constitutional courts Around the world 

review challenges to government Action 

lucille barale 

Visiting professor 

b.A., georgetown; M.A., university 

of hawaii; J.D., george washington 

Law and foreign investment in china 

george bermann 



international commercial Arbitration 

and the courts 

andrea biondi 


J.D., M.A., ph.D., university 

of florence 



oscar a. cabrera 

Visiting professor of LAw; Director 

of the o’neiLL institute for 

nAtionAL & gLobAL heALth LAw; 

Abogado (J.D. equivalent), 

universidad católica Andrés bello, 

caracas, Venezuela; 

LL.M., university of toronto 

gender, sexual and reproductive health 

and international human rights 

Dennis martin Davis 


LL.b., LL.D. (hon.), university of 

cape town; M.phil., cambridge 

international Antitrust Law; comparative 

bill of rights seminar 

ronit Dinovitzer 


b.A., Queen’s university; M.A., Mcgill 

university; ph.D., university of toronto 

Legal profession:empirical Data on 

Lawyers’ careers 

mark Dybul 

Visiting professor; co-Director, 

gLobAL heALth LAw center, 

o’neiLL institute 

A.b., M.D., georgetown 

national and global health Law: 

o’neill colloquium 

imer flores 


Licenciado en Derecho (JD equivalent), 

Doctor en Derecho (sJD equivalent), 

unAM (Mexico); LLM, harvard 

Jurisprudence 

anna gelpern 

Visiting AssociAte 


A.b., princeton; J.D., 

harvard; M.sc., London 

school of economics 

international finance 

mary hartnett 


b.A., grinnell; J.D., georgetown 

LAwA graduate seminar; international 

women’s human rights seminar 

emily kadens 


b.A., M.A., J.D., chicago; M.A., 

ph.D., princeton 

roman Law 

Joongi kim 


b.A., columbia; M.A., Yonsei; 

J.D., georgetown 

Asian corporate governance seminar 

michael lang 


Mag. iur., studies of economics, 

Dr. iur., university of Vienna 

eu tax Law 

ruth lapidoth 


LL.M., hebrew university of Jerusalem; 

ph.D., university of paris; graduate, 

institut des hautes etudes internationales, 

university of paris 

Jerusalem and the holy places: Legal Aspects

David law 


b.A., M.A., ph.D, stanford; J.D., 

harvard; b.c.L., oxford 

comparative constitutional Law seminar 

alejandro madrazo 


LL.b., itAM, Mexico; LL.M., J.s.D., Yale 

Drug Law and policy seminar: A critical 

perspective on the war on Drugs in the 

Americas; Law and society in Latin America 

ute mager 


first state exam in Law, second state 

exam in law, berlin; Dr. iur., iur. habil., 

freie universitaet berlin 

european environmental Law 

matthias mahlmann 


first state exam, second state exam, 

Justizpruefungsamt, berlin; Dr. iur., 

iur. habil., freie universitaet berlin 

human rights, Modes of federalism and the 

Multi-Level order of european public Law 

Jill morrison 

Visiting AssociAte professor of 

LAw; Director, woMen’s LAw 

AnD pubLic poLicY feLLowship & 

LeADership AnD ADVocAcY for 

woMen in AfricA progrAM 

b.A., rutgers; J.D., Yale 

LAwA graduate seminar 

Peter-christian müller-graff 


Dr. jur. habil., Dr. iur.,tübingen university 

european union Law i 

giuseppe musumeci 


J.D., university of Milan; LL.M., harvard 

Dispute resolution of civil Matters in europe 

and Africa 

yasuaki onuma 


LL.b., LL.b., LL.D., university of tokyo 

international Law in a Multi-civilizational 

world seminar 

catherine Powell 


b.A., Yale; M.p.A., princeton; J.D., 

Yale Law school 

international Law i: introduction to international 

Law; constitutional rights and human rights in 

comparative perspective seminar 

noya rimalt 


LL.b., ph.D., tel-Aviv university; LL.M., 

American university 

feminist Legal theory and practice seminar: 

A comparative perspective 

Teemu ruskola 


A.b., A.M., stanford; inter-university 

program for chinese Language studies, 

taipei; J.D., Yale 

comparative Jurisprudence; chinese Law 

and culture 

andrew i. schoenholtz 

Visiting professor of LAw; co- 

Director, center for AppLieD LegAL 

stuDies; DeputY Director, georgetown 

uniVersitY institute for the 

stuDY of internAtionAL MigrAtion; 

b.A., hamilton; J.D., harvard; 

ph.D., brown 

center for Applied Legal studies; immigration 

Law and policy; immigration Law and the rights 

of Detained immigrants; 

nadera shalhoub-kevorkian 


b.A., university of haifa; b.s.w., M.A., 

ph.D., hebrew university of Jerusalem; 

post-Doctorate, university of southern 

california 

critical race theory seminar 

David P. stewart 


Director, gLobAL LAw 

schoLArs progrAM; b.A., 

princeton; M.A., J.D., Yale; LL.M., 

new York university 

current issue in transnational (private international) 

Law seminar; foreign relations Law; 

global Law scholars seminar; international 

criminal Law; international Law i; international 

Law in Domestic courts seminar 

allyn Taylor 


b.A., university of california (berkeley); 

J.D., university of california at berkeley 

(boalt hall) school of Law; LL.M, J.s.D., 

columbia university school of Law 

global health Law 

rachel s. Taylor 

Visiting professor; Director, 

huMAn rights institute 

b.A., colgate; J.D., georgetown 

human rights fact finding seminar: Marginalized 

communities and the right to safe water 

yofi Tirosh 


LL.b., the hebrew university of Jeursalem; 

LL.M., s.J.D., university of Michigan 

feminist Jurisprudence 

cornelis (kees) van raad 


LL.b., ph.D., Leiden university; M.c.L., 

georgetown 

tax treaties: Advanced topics and strategic 

planning; eu tax Law 

ivan verougstraete 


J.D., university of Leuven; M.c.L., 

columbia 

Dispute resolution of civil Matters in 

europe and Africa 

richard Weisberg 


b.A., brandeis; ph.D., cornell; 

J.D. columbia 

european Legal systems and the 

holocaust seminar 

eyal Zamir 


LL.b., Dr. Jr., hebrew university 

of Jerusalem 

Advanced contract Law 


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curricuLuM 

Georgetown Law offers an extraordinary selection of courses and seminars dealing with transnational, 

international, and comparative law across a wide spectrum. Numbering more than 200, these offerings 

are the most comprehensive in the country. The topics below are those representative of those taught 

recently; offerings in any particular semester may vary. 

international law 

fundamentals 

conflict of Laws: choice of Law 

current issues in transnational 

(private international) 

Law seminar 

international courts and 

tribunals: An introduction* 

international criminal Law* 

international Law i: 

introduction to international Law 

international Law ii: international 

trade and business Law 

international Legal philosophy 

Maritime Law 

business in a global context 

Advanced international 

commercial Arbitration: 

practice seminar* 

Advanced 

international taxation* 

Asian corporate 

governance seminar 

Aviation Law 

copyright Law: Advanced 

corporate governance seminar 

cross-border commercial 

regulation: Aviation and 

Maritime Law* 

cross-border tax 

controversy workshop* 

cross-border transactions 

in Latin America* 

energy trading & 

Market regulation i* 


energy trading & 

Market regulation ii* 

the foreign tax credit* 

global commerce and 

Litigation* 

global indirect tax: 

the VAt* 

global risk regulation* 

global securities offerings* 

globalization and 

systemic risk seminar 

international Antitrust Law 

international banking in 

the united states* 

international business 

Litigation and federal practice* 


planning workshop* 


transactions* 

international civil Litigation 

and federal practice* 

international commercial 

Arbitration 

international commercial 

Arbitration and the courts* 

international contracts and 

business transactions 

international Debt workouts* 

international efforts to 

combat corruption seminar 



and regulation 

international financial 

regulation colloquium 

international 

negotiations seminar 

international tax: us taxation 

of cross-border Activities 

and income 

investor-state Dispute 

settlement* 

Law and foreign 

investment in china* 

Litigation practice in 

international Arbitration* 

pre-negotiation strategies for 

cross-border transactions* 

regulation of international 

securities Markets* 

representing corporations in 

cross-border investigations and 

enforcement Actions by the sec, 

DoJ and foreign regulators* 

tax treaties: A practical 

Approach to interpretation 

and Application* 

tax treatment of cross- 

border compensation* 

taxation of energy Markets* 

trade and integration in 

the Americas* 

us and international 

customs Law* 

us taxation of Domestic persons 

with Activities outside of the us* 

us taxation of foreign 

persons in the united states* 

us taxation of international 

transactions* 

workplace regulation in 

the global economy seminar 

international security 

and conflict resolution 

contemporary peacekeeping: 

Legality, Legitimacy & 

Accountability* 

covert Action and clandestine 

special and cyber operations* 

current issues in national security 

and civil Liberties seminar 

foreign relations Law 

foreign relations 

Law colloquium 

global cybercrime Law* 

intelligence reform and 

the Modern intelligence 

community* 

international conflicts of 

Jurisdiction and the extraterritorial 

Application of us Law* 

international Law and 

covert operations* 

international Law seminar: 

use of force and conflict 

resolution 

international Litigation 

in u.s. courts 

international 

negotiations seminar 

intersection of national 

security and race in 

a post-9/11 America* 

issues in Disarmament: 

proliferation and 

terrorism seminar 

Law and Measures Against 

international terrorism* 

Law of war seminar

Law and terrorism: theoretical 

and comparative perspectives 

seminar 

Managing national security 

national security and the 

Law of the sea* 

national security crisis Law 

national security investigations 

& Litigation* 

national security Law* 

national security Law and 

the private sector* 

national security surveillance 

nuclear non-proliferation 

Law and policy: preventing 

nuclear terrorism* 

pro-seminar in national 

security Law* 

un security council in the 

21st century: operations, 

impact and reform 

us foreign relations and 

national security Law 

war and peace seminar: new 

thinking about the causes 

of war and war Avoidance* 

war crimes and prosecutions* 

war crimes, terrorism, and international 

criminal procedure* 

law and Development 

Anti-corruption Laws and 

enforcement Mechanisms— 

An international Approach* 

Developing & financing 

infrastructure projects* 

international Migration and 

Development 

international organizations 

& global health Lawmaking* 

Law and Development 

international migration law 

and Policy 

center for Applied Legal studies 

Drafting a Migrants’ bill of rights 

immigration Law and policy 

immigration Law and the rights 

of Detained immigrants 

international Migration 

and Development 

refugee Law and policy 

refugees and humanitarian 

emergencies: Advanced 

research seminar 

statelessness and the right to 

a nationality 

comparative and 

regional studies 

Art and cultural property 

Law seminar: indiana Jones 

and the elgin Marbles 

Asian Law and policy 

studies seminar 

chinese Law and culture 

chinese Law seminar 

collective responsibility in 

tort and criminal Law: A 

comparative perspective 

comparative bill of 

rights seminar 

comparative constitutional Law 

comparative constitutional 

Law seminar 

comparative consumer 

protection Law seminar 

comparative corporate 

governance* 

comparative Law: focus on 

eu and us 

comparative product Liability 

Law: the european and u.s. 

experiences 

comparative tax Law* 

constitutional Aspects of 

foreign Affairs seminar 

emerging trends in global 

health Law: the role of the 

private sector* 

english Legal history seminar: 

foundations of American Law 


european union Law i 

eu Law: selected topics 

in ecJ Jurisprudence 

eu tax Law* 

global health Law* 

global health Law: An intensive, 

problem-based exploration* 

immunity under 

international Law* 

international Assistance 

for global health* 

international and comparative 

Law on women’s human rights 

international Law in 

Domestic courts seminar 

international Law in a Multicivilizational 

world seminar 

international Legal philosophy 

international organizations 

and global health Lawmaking* 

international transitional Justice* 

international women’s 

human rights clinic 

interpretation or proportionality? 

how constitutional courts 

Around the world review challenges 

to government Action 

israel/palestine conflict: 

Legal issues seminar 

investment and trade Laws 

of the Middle east* 

islamic finance Law* 

islamic Law: the future 

Japan/us comparative 

Legal study* 

Japanese civil procedure* 

Jerusalem and the holy 

places: Legal Aspects 

Latin American Law seminar 

Law and society in Latin America 


Law: o’neill colloquium 

nationalism and cultural 

identity seminar 

o’neill institute practicum: 

global tobacco control 

and the Law 

property Law and government 

economic policy: American 

indians, the balkans and the 

Americas* 

research skills in international 

and comparative Law 

roman Law 

rule of Law and the 

Administration of Justice 

space Law seminar 

spanish for Lawyers Across 

Latin American Legal systems 

trade and integration in 

the Americas* 

european environmental Law 

international environmental Law 

international Law seminar: 

water resources 

private enforcement of Labor 

and environmental standards in 

global supply chains seminar 


Advanced issues in international 

human rights seminar* 

community Justice project 

constitutional rights and 

human rights in comparative 

perspective seminar 

gender, sexual and reproductive 

health and international human 

rights Law 

gender-based Violence and 

human rights 

global revolutions, social 

change, and ngos 

health and human rights* 

human rights and the 

inter-American system* 


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human rights at the intersection 

of trade and corporate 

responsibility 

human rights, Modes of 

federalism and the Multi- 

Level order of european 

public Law 

human rights and us 

national security seminar 

international and comparative 

Law on women’s human rights 

international criminal tribunals* 


international human 

rights Law* 

international Law, human rights 

& fighting impunity: fighting 

war crimes & economic crimes* 

international trafficking in 

persons* 


human rights clinic 


human rights seminar 

Mental Disorders in 

international and 

human rights Law* 

Modern Abolition: the 

practice of ending child 

Labor and human trafficking 


Law: o’neill colloquium 

o’neill institute: non-communicable 

Diseases and international 

human rights 

racial Discrimination in 

international Law 

restorative Justice in 

international human 

rights: A new paradigm* 


the ipad’s human cost 

seminar: corporate 

Accountability for workers 

in the global supply chain 

the un human rights 

system seminar 

women and immigration: 

government protection for 

women fleeing gender- 

based persecution and Abuse 

international Trade 

and economic law 

Dispute resolution under 

international trade and 

investment Agreements: 

the Litigator’s perspective* 

global competition Law 

and policy* 

harrison institute for 

public Law: policy clinic 

intellectual property in 

world trade 

international project finance* 

international project finance 

and investment* 

international trade 

international trade and health* 

international trade, Development 

& the common good* 

international trade, 

intellectual property 

rights, and public health* 

international trade, investment, 

and sustainable Development: 

reconciling open Markets 

with environmental and 

social concerns* 


Law and regulation* 

international trade Law 

and regulation (wto)* 


remedies and the wto* 

international trade seminar: 

the wto and subsidies 

international trade and the wto 

Law and policy of international 

economic relations seminar 

Law, politics, and policy in wto 

& us trade Law* 

Multilateral trade negotiations 

at the wto in 2012, the 

ongoing Doha Development 

Agenda and review of the Dispute 

settlement understanding* 

public health and international 

investment Law* 

wto & public international Law* 

* indicates a graduate course 

open to J.D. students

linDsay gasTrell 

J.D. sTuDenT 



“A lot of people come to law school 

to ‘learn to think like a lawyer.’ that 

means very different things in different 

countries. My experience at sciences po 

taught me how french and other european 

lawyers approach problems — an 

invaluable skill for someone planning a 

career in transnational law.” 


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