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International Affairs andGraduate Programs

International Affairs andGraduate ProgramsWelcome to the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace Universityand our International Affairs and Graduate Programs!Our mission is to provide students with the tools necessary for professionalsuccess, whether in the practice of law, public service or academia.Globalization of the legal profession in recent years makes it even moreimportant for international lawyers to have a working knowledge of theUS Legal system, in order to work on behalf of clients in an increasinglytransnational legal environment. At Pace Law, our professors and staff arededicated to preparing you for your life’s work in the law. Our graduateshave gone on to successful careers in the United States and aroundthe world, as practicing lawyers, public officials, scholars, or in nongovernmental organizations.PROGRAMSLLM ENVIRONMENTAL LAWLLM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW GLOBAL SPECIALIZATIONLLM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW LAND USE ANDSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIZATIONLLM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENERGY AND CLIMATECHANGE SPECIALIZATIONSJD IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWFELLOWSHIPSLLM COMPARATIVE LAWLLM COMPARATIVE LAW BAR SPECIALIZATIONLLM COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSSPECIALIZATIONEXTERNSHIPS, EXCHANGESAND STUDY ABROADVISITING SCHOLARS

ACADEMICSEnvironmental Lawdegree programsPace Law has a comprehensive and integrated curriculum in environmentallaw and is one of the nation’s highest ranked academic and action centers.LLM in Environmental LawPace Law’s LLM in environmental law prepares lawyers to address the scientific, economic andpolitical forces that shape the environment and to work for outcomes that protect our naturalsurroundings and promote smart and sustainable development. Over 40 environmental coursesare available to satisfy the requirements for the LLM in Environmental Law.LLM in Environmental Law Global SpecializationPace Law is known worldwide for its Center for Environmental Legal Studies, a voting memberof the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Because Pace Law provides sucha wonderful setting in which to learn international and comparative environmental law, weare proud to offer the Global Specialization within our prestigious Master of Laws (LLM) inEnvironmental Law curriculum.The program of study features courses especially focused on environmental law from aninternational, transnational or comparative perspective.COURSES OFFEREDMAY INCLUDEINTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWCOMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWBRAZIL COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWHUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENTOCEAN AND COASTAL LAW

LLM in Environmental Law LandUse and Sustainable DevelopmentSpecializationWith the nation’s oldest and most active Land Use Law Centerand a faculty of leading environmental law scholars, PaceLaw offers LLM candidates the most timely and significantopportunities in the field of land use law. Building on our existingstrengths in environmental law, this specialization trains lawyersto confront and overcome challenges arising in today’s world.COURSESOFFERED MAYINCLUDEADVANCED LAND USE AND SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICELAND USE LAWSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LAW SURVEYMUNICIPAL LAW AND METROPOLITANGOVERNANCELLM in Environmental Law Energyand Climate Change SpecializationPace Law also offers a Specialization in Energy and ClimateChange Law. The Pace Energy and Climate Center is at theforefront of tackling social and environmental challenges. Energyand climate change law and policy are the most discussed topicsin the field of environmental law today, allowing graduates of thisspecialization to become experts in this field.COURSESOFFERED MAYINCLUDECLIMATE CHANGE LAWCLIMATE AND CORPORATE PRACTICEDISASTER LAW AND EMERGENCYPREPAREDNESSECO-MARKETS AND TRADINGENERGY LAWSTATE AND REGIONAL CLIMATE INITIATIVES

Doctor of Juridical Science inEnvironmental LawThe Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law is a graduateresearch degree intended to prepare legal scholars to research, publish andteach in the field of environmental law, whether in the United States orelsewhere in the world.Candidates for the SJD work under close faculty supervision to research,write and defend a publishable doctoral dissertation that creates originalknowledge about their chosen topics in environmental law. The SJDprogram requires at least one academic year in residence at Pace Law.THE SJD PROGRAMITSELF CONSISTSOF FOUR STAGESPRELIMINARY COURSEWORK STAGEDISSERTATION STAGECONTINUATION STAGEDISSERTATION DEFENSE AND COMPLETION STAGE

Graduate FellowshipsGraduate Fellows in Environmental Law work part-time for anenvironmental program or center at Pace Law, and receive a fulltuition scholarship for the LLM in Environmental Law plus a modeststipend to help cover living expenses.Graduate Fellows work on-campus for no more than 20 hours perweek; therefore these Fellowships are available to both US andinternational candidates, and are compatible with the F-1 student visa.Five Graduate Fellowships are available – one in each of thefollowing programs and centers:ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROGRAMENERGY AND CLIMATE CENTERLAND USE LAW CENTERGLOBAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEGALSTUDIESFOOD AND BEVERAGE LAW CLINICMaria Antonia Tigreis a senior attorney at theEnvironment Program ofthe Cyrus R. VanceCenter for InternationalJustice. She is the authorof ‘Regional Cooperationin Amazonia: AComparativeEnvironmental LawAnalysis’, published byBrill in 2017. Ms. Tigre isan SJD Candidate at theElisabeth Haub School ofLaw at Pace University.She holds a double LLMfrom the Elisabeth HaubSchool of Law at PaceUniversity (EnvironmentalLaw and ComparativeLegal Studies), fromwhere she graduatedmagna cum laude.

ACADEMICSLLM Comparative Lawdegree programsThe Master of Laws (LLM) in Comparative Legal Studies is intended forstudents whose first law degree was earned outside the United States. Toearn the LLM degree, candidates must complete a minimum of 24 academiccredits. The program may be completed in two full-time semesters, althoughsome students choose to take three semesters or more.LLM in Comparative Law General SpecializationStudents in the LLM in Comparative Legal Studies have earned their first law degrees fromuniversities and colleges all over the world, including Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa andthe Middle East. Some of them come to the US expressly for the LLM program, while others arealready living and working in the tristate area. Many graduates return to their home countriesand resume their legal careers after obtaining the LLM degree. Others remain in the UnitedStates for a period of practical training before returning home.LLM in Comparative Law Bar Exam SpecializationThe Specialization in US Legal Practice Bar Exam allows students who earned their first degreein law outside the United States to complete the coursework required to sit for the New Yorkbar examination. The courses taken as part of this optional specialization have been approvedby the New York Court of Appeals as fulfilling the requirements of Section 520.6 of the Rulesfor the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law. Students interested in the New York barexamination must take into account the 24-month time limit from matriculation to award ofthe LLM degree.LLM in Comparative Law International BusinessSpecializationStudents in this specialization begin with required courses in Introduction to the AmericanLegal System and Introduction to US Legal Research. They must also complete courses inContract Law and International Business Transactions, and they must complete at least oneextensive research paper under faculty supervision. Their remaining courses are chosen froma list of international business subjects. Some of the subject areas available to students inthis program include public international law, private international law, dispute resolution,international business and international human rights.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSLegal Education Without Bordersscholars, externships, exchangesVisiting ScholarsVisiting scholars are selected from a group of applicants including law professors,researchers, legislators, judges, civil servants and others. During their visit, which may beanywhere from a few weeks to one year, they conduct specialized legal research as a memberof the academic community at Pace Law. In recent years, we have welcomed visiting scholarsfrom around the world.All visiting scholars are supervised by a Pace Law faculty member, who offers them support,feedback and overall guidance in their research. Subject to the terms of the Visiting ScholarsPolicy, they are given access to the Pace Law Library, as well as internet access. The PaceUniversity Office of International Students and Scholars supports visiting scholars in theirapplications for the appropriate J-1 visas from the US immigration authorities. Pace Law alsoencourages visiting scholars to submit their work for publication in one of our student-editedLaw Reviews.HOW TO APPLY —law.pace.edu/graduate

BAILE PROGRAMGraduate Student ExternshipsGraduate Students are given opportunities to intern withinternational organizations, corporations, and law firms in theWhite Plains and New York City area. Externship opportunitiescan accommodate a wide range of fields and interests, includingenvironmental law, policy and advocacy on behalf of public interestorganizations, and civil advocacy on behalf of the disadvantaged.Fieldwork gives graduate students the chance to form relationshipswith professionals in a specific field of interest.Brazil-American Institute forLaw and Environment is anon-profit research, teachingand policy center dedicatedto building and fosteringthe relationship betweenthe United States and Brazilin their shared goal ofenvironmental protection andsustainable developmentEach year, students travelto Brazil to experience theenvironmental issues theyhave studied in the classroomfirst hand. Students visitone of the many uniqueenvironmental regions ofBrazil and attend legalmeetings in Rio de Janeiroand other parts of the nation.UNITED NATIONSDIPLOMACY PRACTICUMIn this externship, studentsstudy the decision-makingprocess and negotiationof environmental treatiesin the United Nations andprovide assistance to UNNational Missions. Studentsattend meetings on behalfof the Missions and preparememoranda on a rangeof issues such as climatechange, renewable energy,fisheries protection, andforest management.

International ProgramsSummer Externships AbroadThe Summer Externships Abroad program is Pace Law’sflagship experiential learning program for students interestedin the practice of law in an international business context.Recent externship placements have specialized in internationalcorporate law, cross-border transactional work, andinternational arbitration and dispute resolution.Human Rights in Action (HRIA)ExternshipsThe Pace Law Human Rights in Action (HRIA) programplaces student externs in summer externships atinternational war crimes tribunals and at internationalhuman rights organizations.International Trade ExternshipsThe International Trade Externships program placesPace Law students in externships with local law firms orcorporate legal departments involved in internationaltrade and international business transactions.THE INTERNATIONALCRIMINAL COURT(ICC) MOOT COURTCOMPETITIONis based on the law andprocedures of the permanentinternational tribunaldedicated to the prosecution ofinternational criminal offenses.The annual competition atPace now serves as a RegionalQualifying Round for the globalcompetition with the finalround judged at the ICC itselfin The Hague, Netherlands byICC judges and legal officers.WILLEM C. VISINTERNATIONALCOMMERCIALARBITRATION MOOTVis Moot is a staple in thetraining of law students ininternational sales law andinternational commercialarbitration around the world.It is also a professionalnetworking event for personsin both fields of law.