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.
- 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 work towards the
completion of a capstone project. Students are also invited to attend
lectures organized by the Center for International Law and participate in
other activities.
- 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
in plain English. Research assistants (2Ls and 3Ls only) are hired
through the Law School's work-study program. Funding is also available for
students who are not work-study eligible. The Center for International Law
hires research assistants to work during the summer (from June
through August), and then hires a new group of research assistants to
work during the entire academic year (from September through
April).
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court
Competition: is the largest moot court competition in the world,
and New York Law School has long participated in the Jessup competition.
Try-outs for the team are open to 2L and 3L students only. Click
here for try-out procedures for the 2012-13 team. The
deadline is September 14, 2012.
- 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. For the team from New York Law School, the Vis competition
is a year-long project-based learning course (one credit per semester)
taught and coached by Prof. Lloyd Bonfield. Click
here for more information.
- 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.
Click
here for more information.
- Semester Abroad
Program in the Netherlands: allows students to study abroad for
one semester at the Faculty of Law at Radboud University located in the
city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. New York Law School will select two
students from a pool of applicants every year. Spending a semester at
Radboud will give students access to courses unavailable at many U.S. law
schools and permit them to take similarly titled courses (for example,
International Law, International Business Transactions, or European Union
Law) taught by non-Americans who may convey the subject matter from a
different perspective. Click
here for application procedures. The deadline for submitting
the application for study during Spring 2013 is October 29,
2012.
- C.V. Starr Summer Stipends in International
Business Law: Through a generous grant from the Starr Foundation,
the Center for International Law will grant summer stipends to a limited
number of students to pursue summer internships in the area of
international business law. Click here for application procedures. The
deadline for submitting the application for funding in summer 2013
is April 8, 2013.