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International Law Program

Today, the practice of law requires far more than the knowledge of domestic legal issues. It requires a comprehensive understanding of how to conduct business and pursue justice in an increasingly global environment. From public policy development, taxation, e-commerce, and sustainable development concerns to issues of war and peace, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and human rights, international law is one of the fastest growing legal specialties nationwide and around the world.

Pace Law School has always recognized the importance of international law. Our courses provide a strong academic foundation for international practice, and our expanding international programs offer exceptional work and study abroad opportunities for Pace Law students. For example, the students in our Human Rights in Action program work with war crimes tribunals, humanitarian aid groups, and other nation-building projects for countries in need. Since 2003, we have placed more than 35 students in six international tribunals on three continents. Our Summer Internships Abroad Program places students with major international commercial and corporate law firms in 25 countries on five continents.

The Pace International Law Program offers essential legal training and one-of-a-kind experiences in the international field. As our students gain substantive knowledge, they also develop the hands-on skills they need to become highly effective, practice-ready lawyers making a difference in the world.

Recent Past and Future International Law Events at Pace Law School or with Members of our Community on International Law-related topics

  • SAVE THE DATE: April 21-27, 2013, Pace/ICLN ICC Moot Court Competition International Finals, The Hague.

  • SAVE THE DATE:  March 22-28, 2013, Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna Austria.

  • SAVE THE DATE:  March 1-3, 2013, Pace/ICLN ICC Moot Court Competition at Pace Law School in White Plains, NY

  • SAVE THE DATE:  January 29, 2013 – the Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture on Environmental Law, 6 to 7 p.m., Gerber Glass Moot Court Room,  Patricia Salkin, Dean of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Speaker.

  • October 3, 2012 – The Annual Sloan Lecture featuring Professor Ibrahim Gambari the Joint Special Representative, and leader of the United Nations/African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), which is the largest peacekeeping operation in the world and the first ever hybrid operation between the United Nations and another international organization, visited Pace Law School to speak with students and faculty.  Professor Gambari is the former Foreign Minister of Nigeria, the former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of his country to the United Nations (the longest serving in his country's history), and a former Under Secretary General of the United Nations, and was also the Secretary General's Special Representative to Myanmar, after serving as the Special Advisor on Africa.

  • September 2012 – the IUCN Triennial World Conservation Congress held in Jejun, South Korea will be attended by several faculty members. Dean Harmon is organzing a four-hour panel discussion at the Congress and Professor Ottinger will be submitting a resolution on energy regulation as a climate change mitigation measure.

  • June 30, 2012 – IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is hosting a conference entitled "Ecosystem Services, Economic Valuation, and Environmental Equity: Complementary or Contradictory". Professor Robinson is submitting a presentation abstract.

  • June 20-22, 2012 – Rio+20 a UN Conference on Sustainable Development hosted in Rio, Brazil. Several of our environmental faculty will be making presentations at this conference. Professor Ottinger is working with ten student research assistants on case studies of renewable energy initiatives for UNDESA which plans to publish them for the conference.

  • June 14, 2012 – Professor Alexander Greenawalt will present on “The Pluralism of International Criminal Law” at the Pluralism v. Harmonization: National Adjudication of International Crimesconference hosted at the historic Trippenhuis, the permanent headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For further information, please see this site. http://www.commoncivility.org/events/upcoming-events/pluralism-harmonization

  • April 11, 2012 – CLE cohosted a panel discussion on "International Criminal Law: A Current Perspective" from 6:00pm - 8:30pm.

  • March 14, 2012 – Careers in International Environmental Law, a panel discussion, featuring Sahand Boorboor, Senior Counsel, Environmental Group, Allen Overy,  Friedrich Soltau, Sustainable Development Officer, UNDESA, Ben Larkey, Senior Manager, Corporate, Environmental Affairs, Sharp Electronics,  Professor Durwood Zaelke, President, IGSD and Director, INECE. from 5:00pm - 6:00pm, C-02.

  • February 15, 2012 – Careers in Private International Law, a panel discussion cohosted by the CCPD from 5:00pm - 6:00pm, Tudor Room.

  • February 10-12, 2012 – 9th Annual Pace / ICLN International Criminal Court Moot Regional Round for the Americas and Caribbean.

2013 ICC Moot Team
First Place - ICC Regional Round