NEW LL.M. IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW

American University Washington College of Laws Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to announce that the American Bar Association, at its Accreditation Committees June 26-28, 2014 meeting, approved the LL.M. in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.

This new offering by the Academy recognizes the vast interest in the legal community in studying human rights law at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL). This program is the only LL.M. program in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in the United States to offer a hybrid curriculum of its kind in a U.S. law school. With online and residential course components, this program is designed for practitioners and other human rights professionals who wish to pursue advanced studies in international human rights law and humanitarian law alongside their existing work responsibilities. AUWCL has built a significant reputation in this field, thanks in part to your work with us, and it is highly recognized around the world. Moreover, its unique location in Washington D.C. offers unparalleled opportunities to legal professionals from the U.S. and around the world.

The LL.M. in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is designed and coordinated by Professors Claudia Martin and Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Directors of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Professorial Lecturers in residence. The Program is implemented under the Academic direction of Robert K. Goldman, Louis C. James Scholar and co-director of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law as well faculty director for the War Crimes Research Office and professor of law. The LL.M.s faculty is composed of human rights and humanitarian law experts coming from academia, international tribunals, civil society organizations and international organizations.

The application for Spring 2015 is now open! Applications are due November 1, 2014.
In order to begin the application process, candidates must submit the following:
 Online Application and application fee
 Official Copies of Academic Records from an ABA accredited U.S. Law school or foreign law school with equivalent standards
 Statement of purpose
 Resume
 Two letters of recommendation
 Official Proof of Competency in English (TOEFL, PTE, IELTS or ILEC).

For more information, visit us at, www.wcl.american.edu/champion/humanrightsllm/. Reach us via email at humanrights@wcl.american.edu or by phone at 202-274-4295.