Read about our 2009-2010 Joint Speaker Series, sponsored by California Western and the Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

California Western alumni are employed in all 50 states and 35 foreign countries. A significant number of distinguished alumni practice international law both in the United States and abroad. California Western alumni pursue diverse careers, including: Legal Advisory in the United Nations; International Tax Attorney for the Monsanto Company; Executive Director of the Human Rights and Constitutional Law Center; and Office of the Attorney General in Pago Pago and Samoa.

In addition, the International Legal Studies Program offers several opportunities for foreign lawyers. The Master of Comparative Laws/Master of Laws in Comparative Law Program (M.C.L./LL.M.) introduces foreign law graduates to the United States legal system and the practice of law in the United States. The Visiting Scholar Program enables foreign legal academics and lawyers to pursue independent research projects in the United States. The Castetter Visiting Foreign Law Professor Program facilitates the teaching of short courses by foreign law professors and enriches the international and multicultural atmosphere at the school.

M.C.L./LL.M. Program
Visiting Scholar Program (PDF opens in new window)
Certificate Program in Comparative and International Law

CWSL/UCSD Annual Joint Speaker Series

The International Legal Studies Program offers a joint speaker series with the Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies at the University of California, San Diego. The speaker series addresses prominent issues in international and comparative law.

2009-2010 Speaker Series : "Speaking Truth to Power"
2008 - 2009 Speaker Series : After Outrage: "Human Rights Abuses and the Search for Accountability"
2007 - 2008 Speaker Series : "The Future of International Humanitarian Law"
2006 - 2007 Speaker Series : "A More Secure World" (PDF opens in new window)
2005 - 2006 Speaker Series : "Border Wars: The Law, Politics, and Ethics of Immigration" (PDF opens in new window)
2004 - 2005 Speaker Series : "Human Rights in the New Age of Terror" (PDF opens in new window)
2003 - 2004 Speaker Series : "Human Rights & International Institutions after Iraq" (PDF opens in new window)