Human Rights/ International Law LLM

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Posted Apr 13, 2024 03:26

Between NYU, Columbia and Georgetown, which program do you consider the best for international law, focused on human rights? I am interested in the university that can offer more resources to land a job after graduation. In my case, I am involved in human rights litigation in the Inter-American Human Rights System, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive rights and climate change.

Additional issues: Georgetown gave me the most scholarship and I would pursue the health law program. In NYC I have already lived so many of my friends live there.

Everyone I have talked to has persuaded me that all three universities are amazing, so I feel that this decision is quite arbitrary.

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Valentin

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Posted Apr 16, 2024 22:38

I believe that NYU would be an excellent fit. I have similar interests and chose NYU over Columbia. Even though law school ranking is not the most important thing, NYU is ranked no. 1 in IL in the US (acc. to US News & World Report). They have amazing professors in the fields of human rights (e.g. Prof. Alston) and Climate Change (Prof. Rudyk). As far as I know, Prof. Rudyk is also involved in the ICJ AO on Climate Change. And NYU has good post-graduation offers, e.g. the ICJ and the Human Rights Fellowships. However, I don't know a lot about what CLS and Georgetown offer in this regard. And of course, there are also other important factors to consider like your financial situation.

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paum

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Posted Apr 17, 2024 02:18

Thank you so much for your response :-)

I believe that NYU would be an excellent fit. I have similar interests and chose NYU over Columbia. Even though law school ranking is not the most important thing, NYU is ranked no. 1 in IL in the US (acc. to US News & World Report). They have amazing professors in the fields of human rights (e.g. Prof. Alston) and Climate Change (Prof. Rudyk). As far as I know, Prof. Rudyk is also involved in the ICJ AO on Climate Change. And NYU has good post-graduation offers, e.g. the ICJ and the Human Rights Fellowships. However, I don't know a lot about what CLS and Georgetown offer in this regard. And of course, there are also other important factors to consider like your financial situation.

Thank you so much for your response :-)

[quote]I believe that NYU would be an excellent fit. I have similar interests and chose NYU over Columbia. Even though law school ranking is not the most important thing, NYU is ranked no. 1 in IL in the US (acc. to US News & World Report). They have amazing professors in the fields of human rights (e.g. Prof. Alston) and Climate Change (Prof. Rudyk). As far as I know, Prof. Rudyk is also involved in the ICJ AO on Climate Change. And NYU has good post-graduation offers, e.g. the ICJ and the Human Rights Fellowships. However, I don't know a lot about what CLS and Georgetown offer in this regard. And of course, there are also other important factors to consider like your financial situation. [/quote]

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