Study-abroad
programs
First-person look at other
legal systems
Rome, Italy:
Offered this summer
for the 31st time, the four-week
summer program of international
and comparative law courses at
Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center
is the centerpiece of the School of
Law’s increasingly diverse study-
abroad options.
Beijing, China:
Offered since 2008,
the China program has become one
of the most popular summer law
offerings. Hosted at the
Beijing Center, a Jesuit-operated
enterprise on the campus of the
Beijing University of International
Business and Economics, the
program focuses largely on
commercial and business law.
Strasbourg, France:
This optional
week-long field study on the courts
of Europe, an add-on to the Rome
Center program, includes visits to
the European Court of Human Rights
and the European Parliament of the
European Union.
Santiago, Chile:
Comparative Law
Seminar: Chile, a course taught
every spring, includes an immersion
component at the Jesuit Universidad
Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile,
over spring break.
Bangkok, Thailand:
Professor Diane
Geraghty’s annual global law seminar
includes a spring break research and
service component. This year, the
class traveled to Thailand; previous
destinations have included Tanzania
and Turkey.
London, England:
The 24th annual
London Comparative Advocacy
program, held over winter break,
immersed students in London
activities focusing on the English
legal profession and system
of advocacy.
LLM in
international law
for foreign lawyers
Extending Loyola’s
international reach
The LLM Program for International
Lawyers brings international
attorneys to Chicago. Directed by
Insa Blanke, the program offers two
options. Immersion in US Law for
Foreign Lawyers is designed for
foreign lawyers who plan to sit for
the New York bar exam or stay in
the US to practice. International Law
with Focus Options gives students
Kristen Kawaguchi (left), Anna
Dzamashvili, and Chloe Bremer
explored the Sahara Desert of
Morocco after this summer’s Study
Law Abroad program in Rome.
As practice crosses borders, Loyola
educates for international careers
Global learning is increasingly important for a well-
rounded and forward-looking legal education, and
the School of Law has stayed ahead of the curve
in offering meaningful international perspectives.
An expanding menu of international education
and experiences includes top-notch study-abroad
programs and field studies, a new graduate program
for foreign lawyers, and an LLM program in rule of law
for development—all targeted to ready students for
practice in tomorrow’s international legal arena.
FACULTY EXCELLENCE
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
James Gathii,
Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law
Gathii, who teaches, speaks, and writes about international human rights and international trade law, has been
nominated by the government of Kenya to the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, the world’s
largest trade court.
the ability to design their own
curricula. Students may
elect to focus on arbitration,
mediation, and negotiation, or
on areas of law including
business and tax, child and family,
competition, health, intellectual
property, or international trade.
PROLAW
Educating to create
tangible change at home
PROLAW®, Loyola’s LLM in Rule of
Law for Development program, is a
one-year program offered at
Loyola’s campus in Rome. Students
receive the knowledge and tools
they need to become qualified and
effective advisors in national
and internationally sponsored
initiatives to improve the rule of law
in countries that are developing,
in economic transition, or
recovering from violent conflict.
The primarily practice-oriented
program has graduated its second
class; the two classes represented
24 countries.
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