Global & International
Overview
The global curriculum includes courses developing foundational thinking in the history and theory of public international law and global governance, exceptional depth in human rights and global justice as well as environmental law (including climate change) and public interest lawyering and policy, entire programs offered in Latin America and Europe (NYU Law Abroad), leading Centers on East Asia and on national and international security law, premier programs on intellectual property & antitrust and on international arbitration & litigation, the pathbreaking Guarini Global Law & Tech, and excellent coverage of core practice areas ranging from global business law and corporate compliance, to international trade and investment and anti-corruption, to international taxation, dispute resolution, and international organizations law. NYU Law’s faculty bring to global legal issues interdisciplinary expertise in economics, sociology, philosophy, history, and critical scholarship.
Hauser faculty, fellows, and students from around the world teach, study, and collaborate in New York, and along with our international LLM and JSD students, contribute immensely to our dynamic international community. A strong set of clinics and externships takes advantage of our superb New York location. Public interest summer funding ensures interested JD students can pursue opportunities abroad. To learn more, go to Global Programs.
Centers
- Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies
The Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies supports the international law programs and initiatives at NYU Law that make the Law School a leader in global legal innovation.
- Hauser Global Law School Program
The Hauser Global Law School Program pioneered the idea of bringing the world’s leading faculty, fellows, and students from around the world to teach, study, and collaborate in New York.
- Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice
The Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice focuses on international and European economic integration and European Union law.
- Center for Human Rights & Global Justice
The Center for Human Rights & Global Justice (CHRGJ) excels in academic and clinical work in human rights, including counter-terrorism; gender-based violence; and economic, social, and cultural rights.
- US-Asia Law Institute
The US-Asia Law Institute (USALI) promotes the rule of law and human rights in Asia, including both domestic and international law. Known as one of America’s preeminent research centers for the study of law in mainland China and Taiwan, USALI works to improve popular, professional, and scholarly understanding.
- Institute for International Law and Justice
The Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ) conducts collective research projects on a wide range of international law and global governance topics with leading scholars and academic and policy institutions worldwide. Students are actively involved in academic and practical training initiatives geared towards careers in international law.
- Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement
The Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement is dedicated to developing a deeper understanding of corporate misconduct and effective enforcement and compliance.
- Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights
The Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights promotes cutting-edge scholarship, advocacy, and education on human rights issues. It is NYU's coordinating hub for human rights work.
- Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law
The Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law advances the study and practice of international business transactions.
- Information Law Institute
The Information Law Institute is an academic center for the study of law, policy, and social norms defining and affecting the flow of information in a digitally networked society.
Related Academic Journals
- European Journal of International Law (founded and edited by Professor Joseph Weiler)
- International Journal of Constitutional Law (I·CON) (co-edited by Professors Gráinne de Búrca and Weiler)
- Journal of International Law & Politics (student-run journal)
Opportunities for Current Students
- NYU Law Abroad
NYU Law Abroad gives JD students the opportunity to spend a semester immersed in the law and legal culture of another part of the world through an academic program designed and administered by the Law School in cooperation with local partners. The abroad sites are located in Buenos Aires and Paris.
- Exchanges
Exchanges allow NYU Law students to take courses at 11 universities located on four continents. Students nominated by our partner schools are also eligible to apply to NYU Law as exchange students.
- International Moot Court Competitions
International Moot Court Competitions allow NYU Law students to travel and test their oral arguments against other law students.
- The Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ) Lowinson Scholars Program
The Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ) Lowinson Scholars Program is for students with outstanding academic backgrounds and strong international law interests.
- Center for Human Rights & Global Justice
The Center for Human Rights & Global Justice (CHRGJ) offers support to current students and postgraduates; they also have a human rights job board.
- Language Instruction
Language Instruction: NYU offers students interested in improving or developing foreign language skills a variety of alternative forms of language instruction, including courses, software, language coaching, and language tables.
Postgraduate fellowships open to JD students
- Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellowship provides two graduating JD students with the opportunity to spend one year working with an innovative human rights organization.
- NYU Public Interest Law Fellowship: Graduating third-year students at NYU Law are invited to apply for an NYU Public Interest Law Center (PILC) Fellowship with a public interest host organization in the United States or abroad. Applicants may propose either a project-based fellowship or an issue-based fellowship at the sponsoring organization.
Postgraduate fellowships open to LLMs
- International Finance and Development Fellowships are awarded to full-time LLM students on a competitive basis. They provide outstanding opportunities to gain experience working with international organizations in the areas of finance and development.
Postgraduate fellowships open to JDs and LLMs
- International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows Programme: In 2000, New York University School of Law became the first American law school to initiate a clerkship program with the International Court of Justice, and since then, the Law School has sent a recent graduate to serve in the ICJ’s Traineeship program every year.
- Robert L. Bernstein Fellowship in International Human Rights: The Bernstein Fellowship provides an opportunity for a recent graduate to spend one year doing human rights advocacy work at Human Rights in China in its New York or Hong Kong office.
- Arthur Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship: The Helton fellowship supports one or more graduating students annually who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in international human rights law, and who have designed sound proposals for work at a host organization that they have chosen.
Postgraduate fellowships open to JDs, LLMs, and JSDs
- The International Law and Human Rights Fellowship Program helps students learn about the theory and practice of international law and human rights law through scholarship and practical experience gained through internships at prominent international organizations.
Faculty
John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law
Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law
Emilie M. Bullowa Professor of Law
Professor of Law
Faculty Director of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship
Beller Family Professor of Business Law
Faculty Director, Hauser Global Law School
Florence Ellinwood Allen Professor of Law (on leave)
Faculty Director, Hauser Global Law School (on leave)
Director, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice (on leave)
Crystal Eastman Professor of Law
Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Public Law
Director, Center for Labor and Employment Law
Director, Institute of Judicial Administration
Clarence D. Ashley Professor of Law
Director, Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law
Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law
Hiller Family Foundation Professor of Law
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law
Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law
Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law
Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law
Vice Dean, Global Programs
Murry and Ida Becker Professor of Law
Director, Institute for International Law and Justice
Faculty Director, Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies
Inge Rennert Professor of Law
Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law
Professor of Law
Chair, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Director, Earth Rights Research & Action (TERRA) Clinic
Director, More-than-Human Rights (MOTH) Program
Professor of Law
Faculty Director, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Director, Global Justice Clinic
Faculty Director, Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights
Professor of Law
University Professor
University Professor
Joseph Straus Professor of Law
European Union Jean Monnet Chaired Professor
Director, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice
Wilf Family Professor of Property Law
Director, Environmental and Energy Law LLM Program
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Areas of Study
Get a sense of our academic specialties and the faculty that teach them—as well as the centers, colloquia, lectures, and student organizations that underscore them.
- Antitrust, Intellectual Property, & Information
- Cities & Land Use
- Constitutional, Civil Rights, & Democracy
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental
- Family, Gender, & Sexuality
- Global & International
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- Labor & Employment
- Law and Security
- Legal Theory, History, & the Social Sciences
- Litigation & Procedure
- Regulation & Public Policy
- Taxation