Law of Sustainable International Development Graduate Program

Poverty, hunger, overpopulation, transitional political systems and resource distribution are a few of the most basic issues confronting the world today. Many of them unfold amidst a complex web of looming national, comparative, and international legal problems which are key in crafting solutions to these problems affecting both developing and developed countries.

The Sustainable International Development LL.M. program is the first graduate program at a U.S. law school to focus on international development law.

A law degree that emphasizes Sustainable International Development is an effective way to build upon your basic legal education and acquire the specialist expertise that will allow you to develop an intimate knowledge of global development policies and the legal systems that implement them. This LL.M. program allows students to obtain in-depth, interdisciplinary training, taking advantage of the University’s unusually rich course offerings in areas of the student’s interest including: law, public policy, economics, political science, international studies, sociology, public health, and environmental studies. Students in the Law of Sustainable International Development often apply their skills in the following areas:

• Foreign-government ministries;
• Agencies such as the Agency for International Development, the World Bank, and the United Nations;
• Nongovernmental organizations (both those oriented to policy and those implementing projects in the field);
• The private sector.

We look forward to welcoming you to a vibrant community of prominent scholars and practitioners who are actively engaged in the field of International Development Law.

This LL.M. program has merged with the Asian & Comparative Law LL.M. Program to form the LL.M. Program in Asian Law, Global Business Law, and Sustainable International Development Law