International & Comparative Law Certificate
The International and Comparative Law Certificate Program is intended to provide a foundation for careers and further study in the application of legal regimes to transnational and international relationships.
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Students must elect to enter the Program by the beginning of their second year of law school. Only in rare situations (such as when a student is in a joint degree program) will exceptions be made to this entry requirement.
Students should keep in mind that in order to be a good international or comparative lawyer one must first be a good domestic lawyer. Thus, students in the certificate program are expected and encouraged to obtain the same broad background in law expected of all graduates of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
REGISTRATION
Registration for certificate programs is completed as part of course registration in the spring semester. On the Course Selection form that is a part of your course registration materials, there is a section for certificate programs. A student must fill out the certificate portion of the Course Selection form if he or she (i) wishes to enroll in a certificate program, or (ii) previously enrolled in a certificate program and wishes to remain enrolled in it.
Once you have registered for the International and Comparative Law program, the program administrator will contact you to obtain further information.
REQUIREMENTS
In order to receive the International & Comparative Law Certificate upon graduation, students must meet the following requirements:
Required Courses:
- International Law (3 credits)
- International Business Transactions (3 credits)
- Civil Law Tradition (3 credits)
- Faculty Supervised Legal Writing Requirement (Seminar or Independent Study paper on an issue "substantially related to international or comparative law" The topic must be approved by Faculty Program Director)
Students must take at least nine credit hours of elective courses in international law and/or comparative law. One of these electives may be a class given outside the School of Law, with permission of the Faculty Program Director and the Associate Dean. Elective courses are to be taken in addition to required courses and are available on the Electives page.