The Human Rights Nexus

St. Thomas University, Benjamin L. Crump College of Law is a law school committed to human rights and social justice-committed to teaching, training, and empowering the next generation of human rights advocates and decision makers through our globally unique LL.M. Program; and committed to original research in the field through our J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights. Through programs like our Human Trafficking Academy, we address the cutting edge of global issues of concern and train students to solve these problems responsibly. Through projects such as the Human Rights Institute we dedicate ourselves to helping those in need in our own community. Locally and globally, we are devoted to shining a light on current human rights issues through our annual conferences and symposia, our Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, ranked No. 6 in the world in academic impact. We challenge you to join us and together walk the path towards a world public order of human dignity. This program is designed to offer in-depth instruction on the critical issue of our time: the protection of human dignity across political, social, economic, and cultural lines. Lawyers, government officials, teachers, human rights activists, and businessmen and women with a commitment to human rights and social justice are invited to St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami to pursue an advanced degree in one of the most dynamic fields of international law: intercultural human rights. The excellence of instruction emanating from world-renowned faculty from the United Nations and eminent centers of scholarship creates a highly stimulating learning environment and promises the most challenging academic experience of your career. Students develop the ability to evaluate the major theories, practices, and fundamental concepts in international human rights law and policy, as well as to conduct effective research and advocacy in the field in a practical and interactive way.