{"id":133144,"date":"2025-09-11T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/11\/the-best-law-schools-for-human-rights-law-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:18:55","slug":"the-best-law-schools-for-human-rights-law-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/11\/the-best-law-schools-for-human-rights-law-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we\u2019ve never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Jurist\u2019s preLaw magazine<\/a> 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\u2019s the methodology that was used:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American University<\/li>\n<li>Case Western Reserve U.<\/li>\n<li>DePaul University<\/li>\n<li>Drake University<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University<\/li>\n<li>Northeastern University<\/li>\n<li>Regent University<\/li>\n<li>Rutgers Law<\/li>\n<li>University of California Berkeley<\/li>\n<li>University of Iowa<\/li>\n<li>University of Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the rest of the Honor Roll.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of the law schools that made the cut for this important ranking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top law schools for health law<\/a> [National Jurist]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/09\/the-best-law-schools-for-human-rights-law-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (2025)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we\u2019ve never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Jurist\u2019s preLaw magazine<\/a> 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\u2019s the methodology that was used:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American University<\/li>\n<li>Case Western Reserve U.<\/li>\n<li>DePaul University<\/li>\n<li>Drake University<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University<\/li>\n<li>Northeastern University<\/li>\n<li>Regent University<\/li>\n<li>Rutgers Law<\/li>\n<li>University of California Berkeley<\/li>\n<li>University of Iowa<\/li>\n<li>University of Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the rest of the Honor Roll.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of the law schools that made the cut for this important ranking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaljurist.com\/top-law-schools-for-human-rights-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top law schools for health law<\/a> [National Jurist]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/09\/the-best-law-schools-for-human-rights-law-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (2025)<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we\u2019ve never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today. 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