About the Program

In keeping with its educational mission of encouraging the acquisition of both broad social awareness and technical professional competence, the University of Iowa College of Law offers a strong program of study in the rapidly expanding fields of international and comparative law. It does so for essentially three reasons:

• In an era of global interdependence, one must understand international law and foreign legal systems in order to be an effective lawyer.
• As professionals and community leaders, lawyers familiar with international and comparative law are crucial to the formulation of public policy at all levels of our society.
• The study of international and comparative law provides an essential theoretical foundation for all lawyers by affording unique insight into the nature of law and legal process.

The links below provide more information about the program.

International and Comparative Law Program Courses
Student Opportunities in International Issues