International & Comparative Law
Our international program offers extensive opportunities for international study and practice experiences, in the classroom and in real-world settings abroad.
Faculty Research
Highlights from “Rights Litigation, Law and Political Reform in China”
Jacques deLisle, the Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, and Associate Director of the new Center for the Study of Contemporary China at Penn, moderated. The main focus of the panelists’ discussions were how the legal picture in China is extremely complicated and, while there are some successes, there are major failures in regards to rights lawyering and rights protection.
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International programs and organizations include:
Sample Penn Law Courses
- International & Comparative Law Courses
- Transnational Legal Clinic
- 2Ls and 3Ls may explore a topic in International & Comparative Law through an Independent Study or Independent Research Seminar
Certificates, Joint and Dual Degrees
- Certificate in East Asian Studies
- Certificate in Global Human Rights
- Certificate in Middle East and Islamic Studies
- JD/MA International Studies
- JD/AM Islamic Studies
- JD/MA Global Business Law
- LLM/MFS International Finance
- Study Abroad (Tokyo, Bangalore, Beijing, Barcelona, Paris, Hong Kong)
Student Groups and Opportunities
- International Summer Human Rights Fellows Program
- Penn Law International Internship Program
- University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law
- East Asian Law Review
- Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
- East Asian Legal Studies Association (EALSA)
- Immigrant Rights Project
- International Human Rights Pro Bono Project
- International Human Rights Advocates
- International Law Organization (ILO)
- Jessup International Moot Court Team
- LLM Student Association
- Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)
- Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MLSA)
- Penn Law European Society
- South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
Penn’s globally-focused campus hosts a multitude of international centers and programs. More than 4,000 international students enrolled at the University in the fall of 2011.