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The Institute's courses are taught by nearly 40 members of the faculty and adjunct professors. These are experts who bring practical and theoretical experience to the classroom from all venues of international law, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission Office of International Relations, the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce and Justice, as well as a variety of private law firms and nongovernmental organizations.

Students accepted to CILI are required to complete course work and gain practical experience through externships in the field of international law. The Institute's basic curricular requirements include six mandatory and elective courses in the international law curriculum. In addition, students must also work for at least one semester, for a minimum of 120 hours, in a Washington-area law firm, organization or governmental agency that focuses on international law. Participation in the Institute does not carry a scheduling priority for any course. Students must, however, plan their academic programs with care and in consultation with the program director.

Students select courses based on individual interests, which range from the private arena of business and trade to the public sector of various governmental and nongovernmental organizations focused on diplomacy, constitutionalism, human rights and other areas of public interest. Typically, students enrolled in the certificate program dedicate 16 of the 84 credits required for graduation to the study of comparative and international law. Students plan their academic programs by selecting from the following mandatory and elective courses:


MANDATORY AND SEMI-MANDATORY COURSES

Required
Public International Law
Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer (classroom component of externship requirement)

ONE of three required
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Law†
Law of the European Union *

ONE of three required
Comparative and International Trade *
International Business Transactions *
International Economic Regulation
*also offered during the Summer Law Program in Cracow
†Not to be confused with Comparative Law Seminar: Political Violence, a CILI elective.


ELECTIVE COURSES

Minimum of TWO required; students may choose from all international course offerings to fulfill the elective course requirement:

Alternative Dispute Resolution (course with international component)
Comparative Foundations of Modern Law
Comparative Law Seminar: Political Violence
Conflict of Laws (course taught by Professor Destro, Perez or Rohner ONLY)
Immigration and Nationality Law
International Civil Litigation
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights Law
International Humanitarian Law: Peacekeeping
International Intellectual Property Law
International Regulation of Telecommunications
Introduction to International Arbitration and Mediation
Law in Conflict-Affected Societies Practicum (new for Fall 2010)
Law of War (new for Fall 2010)
Maritime Law
National Security Law and Policy
Space Law

The courses below are offered on a rotating basis for the International Business and Trade Summer Law Program in Cracow, Poland. Students should refer to the summer program brochure for new course offerings.

Comparative Aspects of Antitrust Regulation in the U.S. and the European Union
Comparative Commercial Law: Consumer Protection
Comparative Constitutional Law: International Human Rights
Comparative Contract Law (Summer 2010)
Comparative Corporations & Other Business Associations Law
Comparative Foundations of Modern Law
Comparative Legal Profession and Legal Ethics
Comparative Property Law
Comparative Tax
Comparative Torts
Foreign Investment in East-Central Europe and the European Union
International Arbitration and Litigation
International and Comparative Taxation
International Business Transactions (Summer 2010)
International Environmental Law
International Intellectual Property Law
International Securities Regulation (Summer 2010)
Regulated Industries: A Comparative Perspective

Additional courses with a comparative or international focus may be introduced into the law school curriculum on a rotating basis and may also count toward the certificate requirements. Students are advised to check the current semester's course offerings for additions or changes to the curriculum. In special circumstances, students may, with the permission of the Institute director and the associate dean for academic affairs, substitute a graduate level course in international economics or political science for an elective course. A grade of B- or better is required for a course to be counted toward the certificate requirement. Detailed descriptions of all courses appear in the law school Announcements.

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