Course Offerings and Faculty Bios
Berkeley Law offers a wide range of international and comparative law courses each semester. Please click here for an overview of the international legal studies program.
To search for additional courses, please visit Berkeley Law’s Schedule of Classes. Below, we have listed classes from the past academic year.
If you are interested in finding a specific Berkeley professor or lecturer interested in international law, please click here to review our list of international law faculty and their scholarly interests.
For information on the Berkeley Law Certificate of Specialization in International Law, please see this handout or fill out an application form. Applications are submitted through the Law Certificate bSpace page. Interested candidates should request access from certificate@bspace.berkeley.edu.
Course Schedule:
Spring 2011:
Courses with a primary focus on international or comparative law:
Comparative Law -- Mayali
Foreign Investment Law --
Guzman, Dalhuisen
International & Foreign Legal Research --
Hoffman
International Human Rights Law --
Mohamed
International Law --
Van Dyke
International Organizations, Networks and Domestic Institutions --
Linos
Islamic and Middle Eastern Law --
Buechler
Jewish Law in Comparative Perspective: Comparative Visions of the Legal Enterprise -- Bamberger, Kasher
On Trial: Prosecuting Genocide and Sexual Violence in International Tribunals --
Cohen, Stover
Refugee Law -- Jastram
Courses with a secondary focus on international or comparative law:
Art and Cultural Property Law -- Shapreau
Energy and Infrastructure Project Finance --
Marks
International Business Transactions --
Buxbaum
International Environmental Law --
Popovic
International Human Rights Law Clinic --
Altholz
International Human Rights Law Clinic Seminar --
Altholz
International Tax Law --
Wisner
Modern Financial Products --
Dalhuisen
Fall 2010:
Courses with a primary focus on international or comparative law:
Business, Social Responsibility, and Human Rights -- O'Connell
European Union Law and Policy -- Linos
Global Migration Issues Writing Seminar --
Jastram
International Humanitarian Law--
Jastram
International Litigation and Arbitration --
Popovic
Transitional Justice--
O'Connell
Universal Jurisdiction --
Silverberg
Courses with a secondary focus on international or comparative law:
48 Hours: Early decisions in criminal cases--a comparative perspective --
Weisselberg
International Human Rights Law Clinic --
Altholz, Davenport
International Human Rights Law Clinic Seminar --
Altholz
Introduction to Legal Scholarship I -- Abrams
Law and Business in Japan --
Shishido
Negotiations --
Kostant
Securities Regulation --
Gadinis