At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we’ve never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today.
The National Jurist’s preLaw magazine recently released its ranking of the best law schools for human rights on its Human Rights Law Honor Roll, highlighting schools for the strength of their programs. Here’s the methodology that was used:
preLaw magazine grades law schools based on the breadth of their curricular offerings. Scores are weighted as follows: 30% for a concentration, 24% for a clinic, 12% for a center, 12% for an externship, 9% for a journal, 8% for a student group, 5% for a certificate and added value for additional offerings.
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Without further ado, according to preLaw Magazine, these are the law schools that earned A+ grades for their human rights law programs (listed in alphabetical order):
- Cardozo School of Law
- Case Western Reserve U.
- DePaul University
- Drake University
- Georgetown University
- Gonzaga University
- Northeastern University
- Regent University
- Rutgers Law
- UC Berkeley
- University of Iowa
- University of Minnesota
- University of Pennsylvania
Click here to see the rest of the Honor Roll.
Congratulations to all of the law schools that made the cut for this important ranking.
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Top law schools for human rights law [preLaw magazine / National Jurist]
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