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Master of Laws for Foreign Law School Graduates

Admission

An applicant for admission to the LL.M. degree program must be a graduate of a recognized foreign law school. The applicant's undergraduate record must demonstrate scholarly legal aptitude. An applicant for whom English is a second language must present evidence of a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) computer based score of 233 or written score of 575. U.S. trained law students may not apply to this degree program.

An applicant must include with the application:

  • A short curriculum vitae; 
  • Evidence of proficiency in English (normally a TOEFL computer based score of 233 or written score of 575); 
  • A certified transcript in English of grades received in law school; 
  • Letters of recommendation in English (or translated into English) from the dean of the applicant's law school and from a law professor; 
  • Evidence of financial ability to pay tuition, fees, and all other expenses during the applicant's stay in the United States; 
  • A recent head and shoulders photograph of the applicant.

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Application

An applicant for admission to the LL.M. degree program must be a graduate of a recognized foreign law school. The applicant's undergraduate record must demonstrate scholarly legal aptitude. An applicant for whom English is a second language must present evidence of a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) computer based score of 233 or written score of 575. U.S. trained law students may not apply to this degree program.

An applicant must include with the application: 

  • A short curriculum vitae; 
  • Evidence of proficiency in English (normally a TOEFL computer based score of 233 or written score of 575); 
  • A certified transcript in English of grades received in law school; 
  • Letters of recommendation in English (or translated into English) from the dean of the applicant's law school and from a law professor; 
  • Evidence of financial ability to pay tuition, fees, and all other expenses during the applicant's stay in the United States; 
  • A recent head and shoulders photograph of the applicant.

Please click here for further information about the application procedure.

Program

The following listing illustrates the diversity and depth of courses offered at the Dedman School of Law in comparative and international law. Applicants should note, however, that the law school does not offer all of these courses and seminars each term or even each year. Other related courses not listed below may also be offered each year on a onetime only basis.

  • Comparative Law I and II
  • Constitutional Law (for international LL.M. students)
  • Globalization and the Law
  • Immigration Law
  • International Banking and Finance
  • International Business Transactions
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Crimes
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Intellectual Property
  • International Law (Public)
  • International Litigation and Arbitration
  • International Organizations Law
  • International Protection of Human Rights
  • International Tax I and II
  • International Telecommunications Transactions
  • Japanese Legal System
  • Oil and Gas Contracts: Domestic and International
  • Perspectives of American Business Laws
  • Perspectives of the American Legal System

Program


The following listing illustrates the diversity and depth of courses offered at the Dedman School of Law in comparative and international law. Applicants should note, however, that the law school does not offer all of these courses and seminars each term or even each year. Other related courses not listed below may also be offered each year on a onetime only basis.

  • Comparative Law I and II
  • Constitutional Law (for international LL.M. students)
  • Globalization and the Law
  • Immigration Law
  • International Banking and Finance
  • International Business Transactions
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Crimes
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Intellectual Property
  • International Law (Public)
  • International Litigation and Arbitration
  • International Organizations Law
  • International Protection of Human Rights
  • International Tax I and II
  • International Telecommunications Transactions
  • Japanese Legal System
  • Oil and Gas Contracts: Domestic and International
  • Perspectives of American Business Laws
  • Perspectives of the American Legal System