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Curricular Guidance Sheet
International Law
The basic course is International Law. Students interested in a career in international law should begin with this course whenever possible, although it is not currently a prerequisite for other courses in the area. This course is also appropriate for students who simply want to know something about international law. The course addresses sources of international law, international institutions such as the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, the formation and interpretation of treaties, the use of force, jurisdiction, and the role of International law in the United States.
| For students interested in a career in public international law (ie human rights, international criminal law, working at the United Nations or the State Department), the following courses are recommended. | |
| Course | Typical frequency of offering |
|---|---|
| International Law | Every Fall day, every Spring evening |
| Selected Topics in Human Rights | Every Fall |
| International Criminal Law | Every other year |
| International War Crimes Tribunals | Every other year |
| International Rule of Law | Every Spring |
| Comparative (Constitutional) Law | Some Comparative Law courses offered every year |
| For students interested in a career in the business or private law aspects of international law (ie private law firm, international company), the following courses are recommended. | |
| Course | Typical frequency of offering |
| International Law | Every Fall day, every Spring evening |
| International Economic Law | Every other year |
| International Finance | Every other year |
| Trade Law | Every other year |
| Comparative Antitrust Law | Offered for the first time in 2009 |
| INTL7608">EU Law | Fall semester |
| Conflicts of Law | Every year |
| International Intellectual Property | Every Spring |
| Admiralty | Occasionally |
| International Tax | Every other year, Spring |
| European Union Business Law (AWR) | Occasionally |
| For students interested in a career in the domestic human rights field, the following courses will be relevant. | |
| Course | Typical frequency of offering |
| US Foreign Relations Law | Every year, in 2009 Spring |
| Immigration and Naturalization Law | Every year, usually in Fall |
| International Litigation and Arbitration | Offered for the first time in 2009 |
| Selected Topics in Human Rights | Every Fall |
| Counterterrorism | Offered for the first time in 2008 |
| Selected Topics in Immigration (Comparative Regugee Law) | Every Spring |
| Immigration & Human Rights Clinic | Every semester |
| Students interested in a career in international law may also want to consider Externships at the United Nations or at NGOs in New York, or participating in the Jessup International Mooting Competition. Seton Hall is also one of a handful of schools able to nominate students as clerks for the Dean Acheson Stage Program at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. They should also consider participating in Seton Hall's summer abroad programs in Italy, Cairo, Zanzibar or Ireland, where additional international law courses are offered. | |
| The Center for Social Justice also offers hands on experience (through clinics and externships) in cases with international dimensions, and so is an excellent in house resource for practical international law training. | |
| (4/19/07) | |