University of Tulsa College of Law

International Law Programs at The University of Tulsa College of Law

Students at The University of Tulsa College of Law have an opportunity to study international and comparative law with internationally recognized faculty. Through a wide array of course offerings, as well as diverse menu of study abroad and internship programs, TU law students become poised to effectively practice law within the increasingly globalized economy.

All law students have the opportunity to participate in summer study abroad programs in locations such as Ireland, Switzerland, Argentina, and China, along with a fall program in London. Through these study abroad programs, students can learn about different legal systems and international law from distinguished professors representing many cultures. Students may even serve as interns in the Dublin program or work in clinical placements in London, experiencing a hands-on approach to different legal systems while working with barristers and solicitors in public and private agencies and in private practice.

The TU College of Law also offers a certificate program that allows students a chance to specialize in the areas of international and comparative law, thus demonstrating their commitment to this field to prospective employers.

Legal practitioners from other countries are invited to take advantage of our resources through a masters' program for foreign lawyers who wish to study U.S. legal systems. We expect these lawyers will interact with our own Tulsa students, thus providing our students a chance to spend time with attorneys from different legal cultures. For further information on this LL.M. program, contact Larry Curtis at larry-curtis@utulsa.edu.

In addition, TU sponsors a chapter of the International Law Students Association. We also periodically bring prominent speakers in the areas of comparative and international law to the law school. Assistance with international and foreign law research is provided to our students and faculty by David Gay, our international and comparative law librarian.

TU College of Law Faculty members teaching international law related curriculum:

Dean and Professor Janet Koven Levit

• The TU College of Law's commitment to international law begins with our leadership: Dean Janet K. Levit, an internationally renowned scholar in the field.
• Scholarship focuses on private international lawmaking, with publications in journals, including Emory Law Journal, Yale Journal of International Law, Harvard International Law Journal, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, and Chicago Journal of International Law.
• Taught in Geneva as part of the Summer 2009 study abroad program, "International Trade and Commerce: Drafting and Negotiating International and Commercial Agreements."
• Full profile: http://www.utulsa.edu/law/faculty/janet-levit

Professor Marianne Blair, Director of Study Abroad

• Author of numerous articles on international family and adoption law, with publication in numerous journals including the Family Law Quarterly and the Michigan Journal of International Law. Also forthcoming is a new supplement for International Family Law, Conventions, Statutes, and Regulatory Materials, coauthored with Professor Merle Weiner at the University of Oregon.
• Coauthor of a new edition of Family Law in the World Community, the first casebook for American law students in the field of comparative and international law.
• Full profile: http://www.utulsa.edu/law/faculty/marianne-blair

Professor Rex Zedalis

• Author of over 50 articles, book chapters, and books on international trade law, international oil and gas law, and weapons inspection regimes. Many of these articles have been published in prestigious peer-reviewed publications, including the European Journal of International Law, the Leiden Journal of International Law, the Journal of World Trade, and the International Business Journal.
• Professor Zedalis has just completed a book, The Legal Dimensions of Iraqi Oil and Gas: Current Realities/Future Prospects, published by Oxford Press.
• Full profile: http://www.utulsa.edu/law/faculty/rex-zedalis

Professor William Rice, Codirector of the Native American Law Center

• Written extensively in the area of Native and Indigenous rights.
• Participated in the United Nations' Working Groups on Indigenous Populations; on the draft declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and on Indigenous Children and Youth.
• Full profile: http://www.utulsa.edu/law/faculty/william-rice

Professor Robert Spoo

• With Ph.D. in English from Princeton University, brings comparative law expertise to study of law and literature.
• Taught in College of Law's program in Dublin. "Law & Literature: Ireland and Britain since 1890."
• Full profile: http://www.utulsa.edu/law/faculty/robert-spoo

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