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LAW-232 International Legal Practice—Semester In
Practice Seminar: Int’l Public Interest Advocacy
Ms. Christine Bustany,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
Complementing the fieldwork component of the International Legal Practice—Semester In
Practice Program (ILP-SIP), this seminar allows students to engage in academic coursework
relevant to their internship, as well as international public interest advocacy more generally,
through a series of selected readings, short papers and the completion of a final project paper.
The final paper provides an opportunity for students to carry out a focused case study on an
issue, which may be drawn from the students’ fieldwork, and develop an advocacy strategy. The
final project paper is to (i) provide a focused analysis of the legal issue(s) associated with the
internship or proposed case study, and (ii) develop a comprehensive advocacy strategy for
working on the particular issue(s). The academic component is designed to bridge theory and
practice in the field of international and comparative law, and enhance students’ learning of
practice and advocacy, and reflective practice. Throughout, students will critically engage with
questions that are central to what it means to practice public interest international law today. This
two credit-graded seminar is run as a tutorial by faculty supervisor Christine Bustany.