[hr-education] LL.M. Specialization in Gender and the Law at American University, Washington College of Law

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

American University, Washington College of Law Master of Laws (LL.M.) in
International Legal Studies

The Washington College of Law (AU/WCL) established the LL.M.
specialization in Gender and the Law, the first LL.M. program in the world
to focus on gender, as part of its International Legal Studies Program in
1997. It has been designed to meet the needs of LL.M. students interested
in an advanced legal studies program focused on gender, as well as
students concentrating in international human rights, trade, business and
environmental law who would like to enrich their academic experience. Our
program attracts lawyers from around the world. AU/WCL currently has
approximately 150 students from 68 countries enrolled in the International
Legal Studies LL.M. program, providing students a lifelong network to
assist them at AU/WCL and in their subsequent endeavors.

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. Course offerings include: Comparative Family
Law; Sex-Based Discrimination; Gender, Cultural Difference and
International Human Rights; Battered Women and the Law; Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights; Feminist Jurisprudence; International Trafficking in
Persons; and International Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons,
among others.

Application deadline for Fall 2007 admission: May 1, 2007 

For more information: http://www.wcl.american.edu/ilsp/llmgender.cfm 





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