Certificate of Specialization in International Law

Berkeley Law students may undertake a specialization in international law. The specialized curricular program ensures students develop a broad background in fundamental areas of law while receiving advanced training in international law. Students who meet the requirements are awarded a Certificate of Specialization in International Law at the end of their graduating year. The deadline to apply is April 1 in the student’s graduating year.

Enrolled students who wish to earn the Certificate must complete certain requirements, including taking International and Comparative Law classes at Berkeley Law, as well as writing a substantial paper on international or comparative law.

If you have questions, email InternationalLawCertificate@law.berkeley.edu.


To apply for the 2026 International Law Certificate,
submit the application materials by April 1, 2026
or November 1, 2025  for December graduates
International Law Certificate_2026 Application

2025 International Law Certificate Awardees

LLM Student Honorees:

  • Sarina Addy 
  • Ira Rehman Attiq
  • Nadia de Matos Barros
  • Mayra Fraijo Acosta
  • Aditi Goel
  • Murad Gurbanov
  • Aaron Haas
  • Manami Honda
  • Farah Kassab
  • Edgar Meyroyan 
  • Wei Ng
  • María Soto García
  • Yashodhan Thakur
  • Felipe Tudela Gutiérrez
  • Fuyang (James) Wan
  • Shasha Wu
  • Leonardo Zuniga

JD Student Honorees:

  • Selase Buatsi
  • Angélica César
  • Clemencia Garcia-Kasimirowski
  • Harrison Holland-McCowan
  • Anya Mansoor
  • Payson Mayerle
  • Elisabeth Mooring
  • Sarah O’Farrell
  • Anna Shao
  • Weifeng Yang

(Partial list)