CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES LL.M. WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN GENDER AND THE LAW American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. invites applications for its International Legal Studies Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree with a specialization on Gender and the Law. ABOUT THE GENDER AND THE LAW LL.M. SPECIALIZATION: Founded by two women in 1896 to make legal education available to women, the Washington College of Law has a tradition of promoting women's full and equal participation in society. WCL established the LL.M. Specialization in Gender and the Law as part of its International Legal Studies Program in 1997. The flexibility of the Gender and the Law specialization enables students to shape a program within our International Legal Studies curriculum that fits their goals and interests. Students can pursue a course of study incorporating international, comparative, and domestic approaches to legal issues related to gender. Courses include comparative family law; sex-based discrimination; gender, cultural difference and international human rights; battered women and the law; and economic, social and cultural rights, among others. Many of our standard courses also incorporate perspectives based on gender and race. Our location in Washington, D.C. affords students the opportunity to intern for prominent non-governmental and advocacy organizations devoted to women's rights. Students can also pursue independent study and writing under faculty supervision. In addition, the program organizes conferences and events where students meet officials, policy-makers and advocates shaping the development of the women's rights agenda in different communities. Gender and the Law LL.M. students have gone on to work at the World Bank, in national women's ministries in their home countries, and for international women's rights programs around the world. Their work has been recognized and highlighted by scholarly organizations such as the Law and Society Association, as well as by the media. ABOUT WCL AND THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM: WCL's International Legal Studies Program attracts lawyers from around the world, currently enrolling 180 students from 68 countries. Our location in the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. affords students the opportunity to intern and be exposed to prominent international organizations and agencies that promote women's legal rights. TO APPLY: For an application and additional information about the International Legal Studies LL.M. and the gender and the law specialization, please contact the ILSP Admissions Coordinator. The application deadline for the 2004 fall semester is May 1, 2004. Email: llminfo@wcl.american.edu Phone: (202) 274-4114 Website: http://www.wcl.american.edu/ilsp/index.cfm ======== Global Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hr-education@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education/markup/maillist.php If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hr-education@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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