New specialized fields of study announced by Penn State Law provide international graduate students with the opportunity to both gain general skills in navigating the American legal system and specialty international legal expertise. The three fields of study — Business Law, Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation and International and Transnational Law — tap into Penn State Law’s longstanding areas of global recognition and feature world renowned scholars.
“For more than forty years, students from around the world have been coming to our master of laws program,” said Dean Phil McConnaughay. “Our LL.M. candidates may choose freely from among all of the classes the Law School offers. They also may take advantage of the outstanding opportunities afforded by our specialized fields of study. All of our curriculum features cutting-edge study.” Dean McConnaughay emphasized that the LL.M. program is designed to make graduates more effective in the global marketplace.
The new specialized fields of study capitalize on the strong relationship between the Law School and Penn State’s School of International Affairs (www.sia.psu.edu), directed by Penn State Law Professor Tiyanjana Maluwa, an internationally acclaimed human rights scholar who served as the first counsel to the African Union and later as counsel to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
