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Certificates of Concentration

THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW

THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
LL. M. PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE LAW
CERTIFICATE OF CONCENTRATION TRACKS

To pursue a Certificate of Concentration in International Corporate and Finance Law, you must complete 10 hours taken from the following selection of courses* and including IB 730 Multinational Corporations Law (3):

Fall Semester

IB 715

United States Commercial Law **(3)

IB 720

International Commercial Dispute Resolution (2)

IB 725

Business Aspects of Immigration Law (2)

IB 727

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1)

IB 730

Multinational Corporations Law (3)

IB 733

Drafting International Business Agreements (1-2)

IB 735

International Banking and Finance Law (2)

IB 740

Foreign Investment Law (2)

IB 749

Legal Ethics in International Practice (1-2)

IB 760

European Union Business and Investment Law (2)

IB 789

International Employment Law (1-2)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

IB 799-T

Master Class on Introduction to Civil Law Systems (1)

Spring Semester

IB 710

International Secured Transactions (1)

IB 714

International Joint Ventures (2)

IB 744

International Antitrust Law (1-2)

IB 751

Current Issues in International Business & Trade Law (1-3)

IB 784

International Business Franchise Law (1-3)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

IB 799-A

Master Class on European Union Regulation and Governance (1)

IB 799-G

Master Class on International Criminal Law (1)

IB 799-M

Master Class on Law and Ethics in Global Business (1)

IB 799-P

Master Class on International Commercial Arbitration (1)

IB 799-S

Master Class on Investor-State Arbitration under ICSID (1)

IB 799-R

Master Class on European Company Law (1)

Summer Semester

IB 723

Transnational Legal Practice Issues (1)

IB 770

International Economic Development Law (2)

IB 775

Eastern European Business and Investment Law (1-3)

IB 780

Chinese Business and Investment Law (2-3)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

IB 799-K

Master Class on International Business & Trade in Antiquities, Art & Cultural Property(1)

IB 799-L

Master Class on International Business and Trade in Agriculture (1)

IB 799-N

Master Class on Law and Ethics in Global Business (1)

* Course offerings by semester schedule are subject to change.
** This course is for students licensed outside of the United States.
*** The topic must be in an area related to international corporate/finance law.

To pursue a Certificate of Concentration in International Trade Law, you must complete 10 hours taken from the following selection of courses* and including either IB 700 U.S. Customs and Import Law (2) plus a 1-credit trade law course (IB 706, IB 709, IB 750 or IB 799-Q) or IB 705 International Trade Remedies Law (3):

Fall Semester

IB 703

Administrative Law (3)

IB 715

United States Commercial Law **(3)

IB 720

International Commercial Dispute Resolution (2)

IB 727

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1)

IB 754

International Environmental Law (1-2)

IB 765

NAFTA (2)

IB 766

U.S. Free Trade Agreements (2)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

Spring Semester

IB 700

U.S. Customs and Import Law (2)
Plus a 1-credit trade course (IB 706, IB 709, IB 750 or IB 799-Q) 

IB 703

Administrative Law (3)

IB 705

International Trade Remedies Law (3)

IB 706

Law & Practice Before the U.S. Court of International Trade (1)

IB 709

International Sales Law and Carriage of Goods (1-2)

IB 717

Homeland Security (2)

IB 719

Commercial Law of the Arab Middle East (1)

IB 747

Aviation Law (2)

IB 750

U.S. Trade Law (1-2)

IB 751

Current Issues in International Business & Trade Law (1-3)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

IB 799-E

Master Class on South Asia Commercial Law (1)

IB 799-H

Master Class on the World Trade Organization (1)

IB 799-I

Master Class on China and the World Trade Organization (1)

Summer Semester

IB 712

Admiralty Law (2)

IB 723

Transnational Legal Practice Issues (1)

IB 791

Independent Research***(1-3)

IB 799-J

Master Class on Globalization, HUman Rights & Labor Markets(1)

IB 799-Q

Master Class on Law and Practice in Trade Compliance (1)

* Course offerings by semester schedule are subject to change.
** This course is for students licensed outside of the United States.
*** The topic must be in an area related to international trade law.

Note: The certificates of concentration are intended to provide an opportunity for a student to focus on a particular area; therefore, only two credit hours may be counted toward both certificates.

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Last Updated On: 7/1/08