LL.M. Program

Degree Requirements 

Twenty-four credit hours are required for the degree. For the LL.M. in Foreign Relations and National Security Law, U.S. Foreign Relations Law (6385), National Security Law (6386), Thesis (6690–91) and a minimum of 10 credits from the following courses are required; if the thesis is waived, an additional 4 credits in courses in the field, including 2 credits graded on the basis of a research paper, are required.

  • Military Justice (6242)
  • Comparative Military Law (6244)
  • Computer Crime (6369)
  • Intelligence Law (6381)
  • Counterterrorism Law (6383)
  • Law of Separation of Powers (6384)
  • Homeland Security Law and Policy (6396)
  • Congressional Investigations Seminar (6420)
  • Veterans Law (6423)
  • Disaster Law (3425)
  • Information Privacy Law (6486)
  • Cybersecurity Law (6487)
  • International Law (6520)
  • International Litigation (6528)
  • Immigration Law I (6538)
  • Refugee and Asylum Law (6540)
  • International Law of Human Rights (6546)
  • Regional Protection of Human Rights (6547)
  • Space Law (6548)
  • Law of the Sea (6550)
  • Law of War (6552)
  • U.S. Export Control Law and Regulation (6553)
  • International Criminal Law (6554)
  • National Building and the Rule of Law (6559)
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation Law and Policy (6560)
  • Public International Law Seminar (6562)
  • Human Rights Lawyering (6568)
  • Outside Placement (6668) - with assistant dean's permission

Courses related to National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations:

  • Litigation with the Federal Government (6240)
  • Veterans Law (6423)
  • Legislation (6416)
  • Computer Law (6484)

 


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