Getting Involved with the Center for International Law

The Center for International Law provides students of New York Law School with opportunities to become actively involved in and learn more about international and comparative law. Below is a listing of programs sponsored by the Center for International Law:

• The John Marshall Harlan Scholars Program: is a rigorous academic honors program designed for New York Law School students who have performed at the top of their law school class. It gives them the opportunity to focus their law school studies, gaining depth and substantive expertise beyond a broad understanding of the law. Eligible students affiliate with one of the Law School’s six academic centers. (Contact: Professor Sydney M. Cone, III, or Michael Rhee)
• The International Associates Program: provides an opportunity for students (beginning in their second year) to develop their interests in international law. Under the program, students will receive guidance in structuring an appropriate curriculum and will conduct in-depth research for a written capstone project. Students (who are chosen through a competitive application process) are also invited to attend lectures organized by the Center for International Law and participate in other activities. (Contact: Professor Sydney M. Cone, III, or Michael Rhee)
• Research assistants: undertake substantial research and writing duties primarily for the Center's flagship publication, The International Review, which is the award-winning and only academic newsletter published by an ABA-accredited law school that reports on a broad range of contemporary international and comparative law issues. Research assistants (who are mainly 2L and 3L students) are hired through the Law School's work-study program. Funding is also available for students who are not work-study eligible. (Contact: Michael Rhee)
• International Law Fellowship: is a semester-long appointment (with the possibility of reappointment at the end of each semester) for a New York Law School student who will serve as a research assistant to Associate Professor Tai-Heng Cheng. The Fellow may also provide timely international law memoranda to practitioners, government bodies, civic groups, and international organizations. Click here to read the year-end report of a previous Fellow. (Contact: Associate Professor Tai-Heng Cheng only)
• Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot: allows students to research and write a legal memorandum on a particular issue in international commercial arbitration and then compete in oral arguments held in Vienna, Austria -- all under the supervision of Center faculty. (Contact: Professor Lloyd Bonfield or Associate Professor Tai-Heng Cheng)
• London Summer Study Abroad Program: provides students with an opportunity to study abroad in London, England (in conjunction with Queen Mary College, University of London) where they take courses in International Lawyering Business and Real Estate Practicum, EU Law, and International Financial Services Law, among others. (Contact: Professor Lloyd Bonfield) 
• International Human Rights Seminar and Workshop: givers students opportunities to apply theories explored in the classroom by placing them in externships at various organizations such as Human Rights Watch, the Open Society Institute, the Human Rights Foundation, and the Global Justice Center. For a description of the work conducted by students, click here and also here. The seminar is led by Professor Ruti Teitel, and students must first go through an interview process during the course registration period to be selected. Because the Center for International Law does not administer any aspect of this seminar, please direct all inquiries to Professor Teitel. (Contact: Professor Ruti Teitel only)