LAW 7810

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LAW 7810
Advanced Asylum and Convention Against Torture Appellate Clinic

Course information provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

Students will learn asylum, Convention Against Torture, and immigration law in class lectures, readings, and while representing clients. Most students will represent clients on appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals, although the Clinic does accept federal petitions for review and cases before asylum officers from time to time. Students will also learn advanced legal writing techniques, including appellate strategies, persuasive storytelling, the use of expert reports, and effective argument within complex legal frameworks.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: LAW 7801 or LAW 7841. 

Permission Note Limited enrollment.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16639 LAW 7810   CLN 301

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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