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BC Law’s broad course offerings and small class sizes permit considerable personal interaction with faculty (see curriculum section on right). The international law curriculum integrates introductory level courses with electives in the areas of comparative law, international business law, tax, human rights law, trade law, international environmental law, and international legal research, while providing innovative and flexible study abroad programs under our Center for Experiential Learning. These programs are far more than simply classrooms overseas; they provide real-world training in the field. The London and Paris Programs give students hands-on experience in a London or Paris-based law firm, government office or non-governmental organization, complemented by advanced courses at King's College in London or at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Our International Human Rights Semester in Practice, an extension of our pioneering International Criminal Tribunals program, combines internships in human rights-oriented organizations around the world with a virtual seminar in which students share their experiences. Students preferring a more traditional classroom experience can study at one of several partner universities elsewhere in the world.

Closer to home, the Immigration Clinic allows students to experience real-world immigration legal work on behalf of indigent asylum seekers, immigrants, and non-citizens. The Law Justice in the Americas Program brings students and faculty together to work on law reform and justice projects, and the Center for Human Rights and International Justice nurtures a new generation of scholars and practitioners in the increasingly interdisciplinary needs of human rights work. Other opportunities for hands-on learning include our Jessup International Moot Court and our European Union Moot Court teams. the Boston College International and Comparative Law Review. and Journal of Law and Social Justice. The Owen M. Kupferschmid Holocaust/Human Rights Project and the International Law Society are student groups that sponsor conferences, presentations, and workshops by outside speakers.

This is more obvious among our faculty who specialize in areas related to economic activity, such as Thomas Kohler (labor and employment law), Joseph Liu (intellectual property), James Repetti (taxation) and James Rogers (commercial law). But it also is visible in fields like immigration and family law (Kari Hong ), constitutional law (Richard Albert ), criminal law and procedure (Robert Bloom ), and environmental law (Zygmunt Plater ). In addition, many of our faculty have lectured or taught abroad -- in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Uruguay, among other countries. The perspectives they have gained from these experiences enrich our classrooms and community on a daily basis.

More generally, the presence of students and faculty from overseas helps make the international a tangible, rather than intellectual, experience. Our J.D. student body includes natives of Canada, China, France, India, Ireland, Korea, Scotland and Taiwan, and many more American students who have spent time living abroad. Our LL.M. degree program brings lawyers from all over the world to our classrooms, where they study side-by-side with J.D. students. We regularly host scholars form other countries as part of our International Scholars Program. and our teaching faculty typically includes at least one Visiting Professor from abroad each year. Our overseas exchange and partnership arrangements permit our students to study at one of several universities overseas, and bring students form those universities into our classrooms as well.

At BC Law, we understand that globalization magnifies the scope and complexity of law and legal practice. Our International Law Program trains students for the needs of today, while giving them skills and perspectives that anticipate the needs of tomorrow. In this way, the program promotes the delivery of justice not just nationally, but internationally as well.