Center for International and Comparative Law
The Center for International and Comparative Law promotes the study and understanding of international and comparative law, and of the political and economic institutions that support the international legal order.
Established in 1994, the CICL sponsors research, publication, teaching, and the dissemination of knowledge about international legal issues, with special emphasis on human rights, democracy, intellectual property, and international business transactions.
The School of Law offers students in the J.D. program the opportunity to concentrate a portion of their studies on international and comparative law.
To complete this concentration, students choose 6 of their 18 upper level courses from the following international-focused course offerings:
Advanced Legal Research
Comparative Law Seminar
Comparative Human Rights;
Conflict of Laws
Foreign Taxation
European Law for Non-European Lawyers
Immigration Law
Intellectual Property Law Policy
International Business Transactions,
International Criminal Law: Courts, Crimes & Defenses International Environmental Law Seminar
International Finance
International Human Rights Law Seminar
International Law
International Law and the Use of Force Seminar International Trade Law & Policy
Maritime Law
Military Law Seminar
Initiatives are coordinated with other University System of Maryland institutions through the System Associates Program and the John Sumner Steed Colloquium on International and Comparative Law.
The Center hosts a number of visiting lecturers, events, and colloquia throughout the year, including Visiting Fellows in International and Comparative Law on year- or semester-long visits. The two primary public programs are the annual John Sumner Stead Lecture on International and Comparative Law and the Stead Colloquium on International and Comparative Law.