Pathway: Immigration & Human Rights

The Immigration Law and Human Rights Pathway is designed as a guided curriculum that will provide you with the lawyering skills of a civil litigator along with a substantive background in immigration law, civil rights, and international human rights. Immigration attorneys practice not only before administrative agencies, but also the federal circuit courts for immigration appeals. Students who elect this concentration will hone their skills in legal research, writing and oral advocacy that can be used in a variety of practice settings, including non-profit organizations, NGOs, government agencies, solo and small to mid-size boutique firms.

Faculty Advisors

Professors Jocelyn Cazares Willingham, Rafael Cox Alomar, Miriam Marton, and Anne Schaufele

Curriculum

Stage 1: Foundational Courses

  • Administrative Law
  • Constitutional Law I and II REQ.
  • Evidence REQ.
  • Federal Courts
  • Immigration Law Seminar
  • International Human Rights
  • International Law Seminar

Stage 2: Electives

  • Asylum & Refugee Law: Trial Skills
  • Civil Rights in the 21st Century Seminar
  • Gender & Sexual Orientation Under the Law Seminar
  • Human Rights Advocacy
  • Race and the Law Seminar
  • Remedies
  • Trial Advocacy

Stage 3: Experiential Opportunities

REQ. = Required course for all students | Course descriptions can be found in the Course Catalog

Community Service/Summer Fellowships/Externships

UDC Law has extensive connections with non-profit organizations and governmental agencies in the DC metropolitan region that provide students with the opportunity to spend a semester actually working in their chosen fields. The following are some examples of relevant placements students have obtained with outside organizations and agencies: