Hi, I am an undergraduate without any working experience. However, I am extremely interested in international humanitarian law and aim at working in different human rights insitutions.

MY GPA is expected to be 3.0 but I have extra curricular activites like founding an NGO, organising many volunteer trips to developing countries, internships to different large human right institutions(such as Asian Human Rights Commission or HUman Rights in CHina). I probably would help an NGO with a research paper about AIDS.

So which law school in USA should I apply? Do you think if I wanna get into Georgetown or COlumbia, are these enough...it seems that my resume is quite different from others.......(given that i seldome take internship in la w firm,etc.)

Thanks!

where are you from?

I am from CHina,and could you adivce me which university offers good LLM programme on international human right law that I could apply?
THanks!!

Cambridge, Columbia, NYU, Edinburgh. I would apply to these schools, and in this order, for the programme you suggest.

Equity's Darling, thanks for your advice!!
But there are several matters of concerns.

1. Cambridge requires GPA more than 3.4.
2. My extra curricular activities(like NGO stuff, volunteer trip,etc.) seems not to be technically that 'human rights'
3. I am interested in international humanitairan laws ONLY and no interest in the others.
4. I wanna travel around the world and probably work in ICC, Africa, Bosnia-Herzegovinia, those war torn conflict regions etc.
5. In addition, do you know whether University Essex is good or not? Some of my shcool professors graduate from that school and has a great future(as she is now)

Unlike the others, I do not have intention to stay in developed countries at all. hahaha

If you are only interesting in international humanitarian law then I am not sure why you would want to do any LLM since that would involve taking outside of that specialization.
You may want to consider the human rights scholarship at Columbia for the LLM. That would take into account your extra curricular activities.
I have no idea about Essex.
Leiden is apparently good for international law and easier to get into than some other places.

I guess that LLM is essential if I wanna involve in reseach work. Uusally, LLM programme has specialisation as well. Even taking other courses to enhance my knowledge in other area is great as well.

I have just had a look at Columbia University...the human right scholarship(fellowship)requries you to have two years working experience.....


This does mean that with a GPA 3.0 and the extra curricular activites, I probably could not get into University of Columbia, NY law school,etc.

Can yo adivce me on other choices in US taht involve LLM specialisation in human right?

Thanks!

What about Geneva?

The University Centre of International Humanitarian Law (UCIHL), soon: Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, specialises in the fields of law related to armed conflicts and states of emergency.

The UCIHL was established by the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies. Both are very reputed institutions. The UCIHL is furthermore supported by the University of Lausanne, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The UCIHL (University Centre for International Humanitarian Law) in Geneva, has offered since 2002, to law graduates, a postgraduate degree - in the form of a Master in Advanced Studies MAS (equivalent to LLM) in International Humanitarian Law - for those wishing to specialise in the branches of international law which relate to
armed conflict situations and states of emergency in particular:

* International humanitarian law
* International law relating to the use of force and peacekeeping
* International human rights law
* International criminal law
* Refugee law

To find out more, visit http://www.ucihl.org/teaching/master_introduction.php