Public International Law

Courses:

The Public International Law Field of Study requires the completion of a minimum of three courses from the list below.

*ILO L200 The International Legal Order
*ILO L201 Public International Law
ILO L203  International Law in International Relations
ILO L209 International Treaty Behavior: A Perspective on Globalization
ILO L210 International Human Rights Law
ILO L211 Current Issues in Human Rights
ILO L212 Nationalism, Self-Determination, and Minority Rights
[ILO L216]
International Humanitarian Law
ILO L220 International Organizations
[ILO L221] Actors in Global Governance
ILO L223 International Environmental Law
ILO L224 Peace Operations
ILO L240 Legal and Institutional Aspects of International Trade
[ILO L262] Foreign Relations and National Security Law
[ILO L264m]
Non-Proliferation Law and Institutions
[ILO L270m]
Legal Research, Writing and Oral Advocacy

KEY
 * This course is required for constitution of the field.
 ++ Any one of these courses may be used as the required course in the field.
 + Any one of these courses may be used as the second required course in the field.
 [ ] Bracketed courses are those not offered 2012-2013.
 Unless otherwise indicated, students need three course credits to complete a field of study. Modular courses count as one-half credit and if listed in a field, two must be taken to complete one course.

Professors with expertise in the field

Research Centers

Fletcher Roundtable on a New World Order

Student Theses

U.S. Foreign Policy Response to the 2009 Honduran Political Crisis (MALD 2010)

Resuscitating 'the Forgotten Sector in a Forgotten State': Catalyzing Improved Health Outcomes in Guinea-Bissau through the Millennium Development Goals (MALD 2009)

Defining Corruption: A Comparison of the Substantive Criminal Law of Public Corruption in the United States and the United Kingdom (MALD 2009)

If We Could Hear & Read Their Stories: A Comparative Analysis of Perpetrator Patterns & Community Responses to Sexual Violence in Liberia & Eastern (MALD 2008)

Distributional and Welfare Effects of Including Corn into NAFTA and the Social, Economic, Political and International Repercussions for Mexico (MALD 2008)

The Right to a Fair Trial in States of Emergencies: Non-Derogable Aspects of Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (MALD 2008)

Farm Animal Welfare and WTO Law: Assessing the Legality of Policy Measures (MALD 2008)