The College of Law has long been a global entity with the scholarship and
expertise of our faculty influencing laws and the legal environment on
every continent. The College's distinguished international specialists
include the first Director of Legal Affairs of the World Trade Organization,
the author of the award-winning book, Defending Civil Resistance Under International Law,
a family law scholar who served as the U.S. delegate to the
Hague Conference on Private International Law concerning the Treaty on International Adoptions,
a German and comparative law scholar and labor law expert who is also the general editor
of the Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, a noted Soviet law scholar and
prolific author who recently advised the governments of Russia and Kazakhstan,
an international tax scholar who authored Taxation of International Transactions,
a comparative and international law scholar whose focus on issues related to law
and economic developments has significantly benefited Southeast Asia, a law and technology
scholar who advises the U.S. Commerce Department on intellectual property protection and
technology commercialization activities in the former Soviet Union countries,
a corporate and securities law scholar who influenced a significant European Union Parliament
decision regarding corporate boards, and a health law and policy scholar awarded the
Mercator Professorship to work with researchers at Berlin's Humboldt University on
issues related to comparative health systems and policies.
Illinois is home to the Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, more than 20 courses
are offered on international and comparative law topics, and the College actively
participates in exchange programs providing study abroad opportunities, including
the IP Summer Law Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and
St. Peter's College of Oxford University. The College houses the
International Human Rights Clinic and an active LL.M. program for international lawyers.
