The European Legal Studies Center has an outstanding reputation for training students to take on leadership roles in international public affairs and the global economy. The Center's location in New York City offers students unique opportunities for research and work, and makes it one of the best places to study European law in the world.
Under the direction of Professor George A. Bermann, the European Legal Studies Center has made its international focus the cornerstone of its teaching, research and student community: faculty are world leaders in their fields, students represent Europe and many other countries, and New York City is home to the United Nations, global corporations and European embassies and cultural centers.
Columbia Law School's curriculum offers the most extraordinary array of international, comparative, and foreign law courses of any law school in the United States, allowing students to choose from approximately 70 courses. Students can also participate in a remarkably diverse set of related hands-on experiences: from externships at the UN or UN missions, to a clinical experience in human rights.
Columbia was the first U.S. Law School to establish a double degree program consisting of a U.S. Juris Doctor and a foreign law degree, the French Maitrise en Droit. Columbia has continued in this tradition and now offers a unique depth and breadth of foreign double degree and study abroad programs without match at other law schools.
As befits a school located at the crossroads of the world, Columbia offers students cosmopolitan perspectives from the first day of law school. Our faculty are leaders in integrating comparative, foreign, and international law throughout the traditional law school curriculum.
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- Double degree programs are offered with the University of London, Institut d'etudes politiques ("Sciences-Po") and Universite de Paris I - Pantheon Sorbonne
- Columbia has 13 semester study abroad programs in 11 countries; students may also create their own study abroad programs
- Visiting European scholars enhance the academic environment and bring "real world" knowledge to the classroom
- Internships and externships are available at prestigious European organizations and businesses located throughout Europe, such as the UN and UN missions
- A strong network of alumni in the U.S. and Europe helps students stay in touch through events, lectures and reunions
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