2023-2024 Law School Catalog

Civil Rights and Human Rights Law

Courses

Recommended Courses

LAW-8170Human Rights Survey

3

LAW-2220International Law

3

Other Relevant Courses

LAW-2580Advanced Civil Procedure

3

LAW-2423Advanced Topics in Constitutional Law: Equal Protection and Due Process

3

LAW-2557Children & Disability Law

3

LAW-2071Children & the Law

2

LAW-2581Civil Disobedience

3

LAW-2605Criminal Procedure

3

LAW-2256Education, Equality & the Law

2

LAW-2153Employment Discrimination Law

3

LAW-2192Federal Courts

3

LAW-2386Federal Indian Law and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.

3

LAW-2193First Amendment: Media Law

2

LAW-0082Human Rights Project

2

LAW-2407Human Rights Protection in Europe

2

LAW-2218Immigration Law

3

LAW-2339Laws of War

2

LAW-2805Mass Incarceration

3

LAW-2088Massachusetts Housing Law Drafting and Advocacy

2

LAW-9112Mental Health and Disability Law in a Comparative Context

1

LAW-2814Military Law

2

LAW-2911Privacy Law

3

LAW-2333Race, Gender and Law

2

LAW-2233Religion & the Law

3

Clinics and Externships

Summer Programs and Externships

Suffolk offers multiple opportunities to participate in summer programs and externships, both in the United States and abroad, that provide valuable experience in this area. For further information on U.S.-based summer externships, students should contact Mary Sawicki. For information on internationally-focused summer externships, students should contact Amy Van Zyl-Chavarro. In addition, professors who teach civil rights and human rights courses, or who teach international law, can be another great resource for advice with respect to such programs. There are also a number of moot court teams that participate in constitutional law and international law problems that provide extracurricular opportunities to gain experience in this area.

Students who intend to seek employment in the civil rights and human rights arena are strongly advised to seek opportunities while in law school for part-time employment or volunteer work in this area. Employers generally place a high premium on a demonstrated commitment to civil rights and human rights in hiring.