IU McKinney Rated for International Law in 'preLaw' Magazine
02/22/2017
The international law offerings at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law rated a B+, according to the Winter 2017 edition of preLaw Magazine. The magazine is a publication of the National Jurist.
“This recognition is a testament to the expertise, dedication, and hard work of our international faculty and staff, said Professor Karen Bravo. She is the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and International Affairs at IU McKinney. “We provide meaningful international educational opportunities to our students’ populations and celebrate the contributions they make to the intellectual and cultural life of the law school.”
The magazine noted that of the 140 law schools they examined that offer some type of concentration or certification in international law, only 55 have centers dedicated to international law, and 50 have international law journals. Of that number, only 32 merited a grade of B+ or better on their survey.
IU McKinney’s international offerings include:
- Center for International and Comparative Law
- Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
- Joint Center for Asian Law Studies
- Chinese Law Summer Program
- Sun Yat-sen University Law School Summer Program
- Program in International Human Rights Law
- Immigration Clinic
Students’ interests have driven the revival and creation of student groups focusing on various aspects of international law. For example, students have restarted the law school’s Amnesty International chapter. The group reorganized in January 2017.
Students also formed the United Nations Human Rights Reporting Group. The UN reporting group was formed during the commemoration of International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2016. The law school’s Program in International Human Rights Law has Special Consultative Status with the UN, which it received in 2011, and has an extensive Shadow Report program.
Student groups centering on the subject of international law include the International Human Rights Law Society, the International Law Society, and the Student Immigration Law Society. The Student Immigration Law Society was formed in 2016 by students who were at the time in their first year of law school.
