| LW.10679 / LW.11210 Professor Ellie Happel Professor Sienna Merope-Synge Project Supervisors: Gabrielle Apollon, Sukti Dhital and Tyler Walton Open to LL.M. students Maximum of 4-6 LL.M. students |
Fall semester 6 credits* No pre-requisites or co-requisites. |
Course Description
The Global Justice Clinic seminar is a collaborative effort to learn about, reflect on, critique, and apply domestic and international human rights and social justice strategies to respond to global injustice. The seminar teaches core skills involved in human rights work, including working with international and regional human rights bodies; power mapping and other tools to identify advocacy targets and determine strategy; social science research methods including interviewing and participatory action research; report writing; and litigation. Students also address questions of ethical, political, and professional responsibility.
Qualifications for Applicants
Fluency in a language in addition to English is useful, but not required; please note the languages you speak and write along with other qualifications in your application. While a course in International Law and International Human Rights Law is helpful, neither is required to apply.
Credit Structure and Time Commitment Expected
This clinic is time-intensive. Students will be expected to devote approximately sixteen hours per week to their clinic project work in addition to the time allotted to reading, written, and simulation assignments for the seminar. At times, projects will require student work during winter and spring breaks. We recommend that students speak to prior clinic students to get a sense of the workload and requirements.
Application Procedure
Students should submit the standard application, a resume, and a grade transcript via CAMS. Selected student applicants will be contacted for an interview.
The Global Justice Clinic accepts applications for a limited number of spaces for LL.M. students in the Fall semester only. Students should carefully consider the impact of the clinic on their other academic choices during their LL.M. year. The application deadline is different than for JDs, and is posted on the Clinic Application Timelines page. There is a separate application form for LL.M. students. Please use that form and submit it along with a resume and unofficial transcript to CAMS. Selected LL.M. students will be contacted for interviews in the summer as part of the selection process.
* 3 clinical credits and 3 academic seminar credits are awarded for the semester.