If you are looking for an international career which uses your legal background to help developing countries strengthen the rule of law or if you are working in a country which receives rule of law assistance and wish to replace the foreign consultants sent to your country to advise on legal reform, you might consider the new fully accredited Loyola University Chicago LLM on Rule of Law for Development (PROLAW). Launch is scheduled for September, 2011. The program will be organized at the Loyola campus in Rome, Italy. It is the first LL.M. to focus on the practical knowledge and skills needed to be an effective advisor on what is variously referred to as "legal reform", "legal and justice reform" or "the rule of law". All faculty are what one may call "international rule of law professionals". PROLAW is more about how to do this kind of work than the substance of the advice provided, but instruction is done in subject matter contexts to give the students the idea of the issues involved in the subject areas commonly the subject of rule of law initiatives. As a development professional (I was formerly with IDLO and USAID) I saw many so called experts flounder with basic ways of doing this sensitive kind of work and feel that PROLAW will help newcomers to the field avoid the most common, very costly errors. Graduates might work for thier own governments, for international organizations, consultancy firms or NGO's. Applicants to peace keeping and peace building missions at the UN will probably be quite attractive with this degree as the UN has a hard time finding real "rule of law prfessionals" as opposed to just well prepared lawyers and judges, to bring into those posts. Information on PROLAW can be obtained at prolaw@luc.edu. I have been glad to see the growth of the many fine practice-oriented LL.M.s in the past years. This is the first one in this specialized area. I would be interested in your feedback on the PROLAW idea.
<p>If you are looking for an international career which uses your legal background to help developing countries strengthen the rule of law or if you are working in a country which receives rule of law assistance and wish to replace the foreign consultants sent to your country to advise on legal reform, you might consider the new fully accredited Loyola University Chicago LLM on Rule of Law for Development (PROLAW). Launch is scheduled for September, 2011. The program will be organized at the Loyola campus in Rome, Italy. It is the first LL.M. to focus on the practical knowledge and skills needed to be an effective advisor on what is variously referred to as "legal reform", "legal and justice reform" or "the rule of law". All faculty are what one may call "international rule of law professionals". PROLAW is more about how to do this kind of work than the substance of the advice provided, but instruction is done in subject matter contexts to give the students the idea of the issues involved in the subject areas commonly the subject of rule of law initiatives. As a development professional (I was formerly with IDLO and USAID) I saw many so called experts flounder with basic ways of doing this sensitive kind of work and feel that PROLAW will help newcomers to the field avoid the most common, very costly errors. Graduates might work for thier own governments, for international organizations, consultancy firms or NGO's. Applicants to peace keeping and peace building missions at the UN will probably be quite attractive with this degree as the UN has a hard time finding real "rule of law prfessionals" as opposed to just well prepared lawyers and judges, to bring into those posts. Information on PROLAW can be obtained at <a href="mailto:prolaw@luc.edu">prolaw@luc.edu</a>. I have been glad to see the growth of the many fine practice-oriented LL.M.s in the past years. This is the first one in this specialized area. I would be interested in your feedback on the PROLAW idea. </p>
