International Study
- Exchange Programs
- Student-Initiated Study Abroad
- External Studies Program
- External Combined-Degree Programs
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program
Second- and third-year students may apply to attend Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany; the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom; or Melbourne Law School in Australia as part of Virginia’s exchange program. Third-year students may also obtain a combined-degree from University Paris 1 Pantheon - Sorbonne Law School and Sciences Po/Paris. Students completing the program will receive a French law degree, entitling them to sit for the French bar exam, as well as a J.D. from the Law School.
CONTACT: Professor Paul B. Stephan at (434) 924-7098 or pbs@virginia.edu
Student-Initiated Study Abroad
Under the student-initiated study abroad program, a student may spend one semester away from the Law School studying law in a foreign university law school or law department. More
External Studies Program
Students may spend one semester abroad in a supervised setting combining academic legal research and work experience. Past projects have included working with Poder Ciudadano (Citizen Power) to understand the cooperation and conflict among human rights organizations in Argentina, studying water-use law in South Africa, and examining human rights issues of the Aboriginal people in Perth, Australia. More
External Combined-Degree Programs
In addition to several combined degree options available in coordination with the University, Virginia offers external combined degree programs in public international law with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. More
CONTACT: Professor John Norton Moore at (434) 924-7441 or jnm9s@virginia.edu
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program
In a typical year, several dozen students, all holders of the academic degree regarded as their country’s first professional degree in law (equivalent to the J.D.), are admitted to the one-year program leading to the LL.M. degree. Virtually all members of the LL.M. class are from abroad. LL.M. students take classes alongside J.D. students and are fully integrated into the Law School community. The LL.M. class of 2005 included students from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, and Turkey. More