International Law and Human Rights LL.M. Program

Colorado Law's International Law and Human Rights LLM program aims to provide students, academics, and practitioners with an advanced theoretical grounding in international law and the international human rights system while allowing for the curricular flexibility needed to enable our students to pursue an individualized course of study and to accommodate their own, nuanced academic and professional goals in international law and human rights.

Under the leadership of Dean James Anaya, Colorado Law's International Law and Human Rights LLM was built on its historic strength in international law. Our International Law and Human Rights course offerings have three main pillars:

Public International Law,
International Human Rights, and
International Economic Law (including trade law and international business transactions).

Graduates of Colorado Law's International and Human Rights LLM program have gone on to work at the UN's OHCHR, the UNDP, the UNHCR, the OAS's IACHR, in US immigration law, and more.

International Law and Human Rights LL.M.

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Curriculum

General Degree Requirements: All LLM students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credits for degree completion and conferral. LLM students with a non-US JD are required to complete the following two-credit courses in the fall semester. LLM students with a first degree in law from a common law country are eligible to waive either course:

Intro to US Law for LLM Students
Intro to US Legal Practice: Legal Writing, Research and Analysis

Concentration Requirements: To earn an LLM degree in this concentration, students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in International Law and Human Rights from the courses listed below.

The following courses are compulsory for the International Law and Human Rights LLM.
- International Human Rights Law, 3 Credits
- International Law, 3 Credits
The following courses are a list of electives that LLM students may choose to achieve the 12 program’s 12 credit requirement.
- Constitutional Law I (option for students planning to achieve bar exam eligibility), 3 Credits
- Cultural Property, 3 Credits
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 1 Credit
- Foundations of International Legal Thought, 3 Credits
- Immigration and Citizenship Law, 3 Credits
- Indigenous Peoples in International Law, 3 Credits
- Information Privacy and Cybersecurity, 3 Credits
- International Business Transactions, 3 Credits
- International Dispute Settlement, 3 Credits
- International Environmental Law, 3 Credits
- International Tax, 3 Credits
- International Trade, 3 Credits
- Refugee & Asylum Law, 2 Credits
- Seminar: Comparative Law, 2 Credits
- Seminar: Digital Civil Rights and Liberties, 2 Credits
- Seminar: International Human Rights, 2 Credits
- Seminar: Law and Religion, 2 Credits
- Seminar: National Security, 2 Credits
- Seminar: Tech, Business, and Human Rights, 2 Credits

Other Courses and Extracurriculars: With the consent of the Faculty Director of the LL.M. program, students can earn credit towards the 12 credit elective requirement via:

one competition in this field (such as the Vis and Jessup Moot Court Competitions); or
one graduate-level course relevant to international law and/or international human rights in another campus department.

***Curricular requirements and course availability can and will vary and are subject to change. Semesterly course offerings are dynamic and can be cross referenced here.***

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