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The international law program at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is recognized among the best in the U.S. for its innovation in international and comparative law curriculum and the expertise of its faculty.

International Faculty & Scholarship
Pacific McGeorge is unusual in the depth of its faculty's expertise in international and comparative law, as most of the tenure and tenure-track faculty members at Pacific McGeorge have produced significant scholarship, or have significant experience, in the field. We have space here only to profile the following:

• Professor Raquel Aldana joined the Pacific McGeorge faculty in 2009 from UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law, and directs the new Pacific McGeorge Inter-American Summer Program in Guatemala. She has written and worked extensively in the areas of international human rights and immigration, particularly in Latin America.
• Professor Linda E. Carter, the Director of the Pacific McGeorge Institute for Development of Legal Infrastructure, serves as Co-Director, with the eminent Richard Goldstone, of the prestigious Brandeis Institute for International Judges, which brings together judges from the growing body of international tribunals. Based on her experience in 2007 as a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Professor Linda Carter has written on aspects of the evolving field of international criminal procedure. She recently published The Importance of Understanding Criminal Justice Principles in the Context of International Criminal Procedure: The Case of Admitting Evidence on Appeal.
• Professor Omar Dajani has served as legal advisor to the Palestinians in peace talks with Israel and as an advisor to UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen. He has written extensively in the fields of international law and negotiations theory, focusing on the legal aspects of the conflict in the Middle East.
• Professor Marjorie Florestal's scholarship centers on trade and economic development. She has served as senior legal advisor for Cape Verde to prepare the country for membership in the WTO. At the invitation of the U.S. State Department, Professor Florestal also designed and implemented world trade programs for Nigeria and Ethiopia. In December 2008, she participated in a USAID-funded project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to train Haitian government officials on rule of origin provisions in the World Trade Organization and in bilateral agreements to which Haiti is a party.
• Professor Franklin A. Gevurtz, Director of the Pacific McGeorge Center for Global Business and Development, has published in both the United States and Europe in the area of comparative corporate law. He originated and serves as series editor for the Global Issues books - now numbering 18 and used in numerous law schools - which are designed to facilitate the introduction of international and comparative law issues in core law school courses.
• Professor Brian K. Landsberg is the Director of the USAID-funded McGeorge Rule of Law Program to help rebuild China's legal system. He has also co-authored Global Issues in Employment Discrimination Law, and, with Professor Leslie Jacobs, Global Issues in Constitutional Laws.
• Professor Michael P. Malloy, an internationally recognized expert on bank regulation and economic sanctions, has authored or edited over 70 books and supplements, including Global Issues in Contract Law, International Banking: Cases, Materials, and Problems, U.S. Economic Sanctions: Theory and Practice, and is the lead-author of a new edition of International Trade and Investment. He recently wrote The International Financial Crisis and Nation-Based 'Prudential Regulation'.
• Professor Stephen C. McCaffrey, one of the world's foremost authorities on international water law, has served on the UN International Law Commission, and as International Law Counselor in the U.S. State Department. He has authored or co-authored several books, including The Law of International Watercourses: Non-Navigational Uses (Oxford University Press), International Environmental Law and Policy, Understanding International Law, and Transnational Litigation in Comparative Perspective - Theory and Application (Oxford University Press) (with Professor Thomas Main). He has recently represented Nicaragua, Slovakia, and Uruguay in cases before the International Court of Justice, and serves as legal advisor to the nine countries involved in the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement project and advises the Palestinian Authority on negotiating water issues with Israel.
• Professor Jarrod Wong has served as legal advisor to Judge Charles N. Brower at the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague, and has written in the areas of international arbitration and the responsibility of governments under international law to protect their citizens from natural disasters.
• Professor Kojo Yelpaala, Director of the Pacific McGeorge Institute for Global Business has written extensively on foreign direct investment, international conflict of laws and global distribution. He is a frequent consultant of international business transactions for several foreign governments, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the African Law Institute.

International Coursework & Degrees
Pacific McGeorge offers Master of Laws (LL.M) degrees in Transnational Business Practice, Advocacy Practice and Teaching, and LL.M. and Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) degrees in International Water Resources Law.

Pacific McGeorge, along with Harvard, Georgetown, Michigan, Temple and Virginia, is championing the importance of international law study for all students, but with its distinctive approach of including such topics within traditional, required courses. In addition, Pacific McGeorge offers a rich array of international and comparative law and practice electives.

Pacific McGeorge recently introduced a distinctive program to provide a cross-cultural international educational experience in Latin America. The Pacific McGeorge Inter-American Summer Program in Guatemala provides instruction primarily in Spanish to immerse students in the Latin American language, culture and laws. Students work toward an Inter-American Certificate in conjunction with their J.D. degrees while completing a ten-week externship with either a Guatemalan state agency or a non-governmental organization, and attending a regularly-scheduled comparative law course at Guatemala's Landivar University.