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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
• At the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, students receive
personalized attention and mentoring from environmental law faculty.
• First-year law students have unique opportunities to participate in the
Ecosystem Banking Workshop, and by taking Research and Writing II/
Environmental Law, a special section covering skills with an emphasis
on real-world issues.
• Students have access to distinguished environmental professionals
who visit campus to present as part of the Edward and Bonnie Foreman
Biodiversity Lecture Series, the Stetson International Environmental
Moot Court Competition, and other environmental events.
• Students may participate in prestigious national environmental law moot court and
negotiation competitions.
• Law students can become editors for the Journal of International Wildlife and Policy, one of
the national journals addressing global wildlife issues.
SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY
• Law school students who pursue a Social Justice Advocacy
Certificate of Concentration share a unique passion for equality
in society and a drive to stand up for those who need advocacy
the most.
• Stetson Law leverages its strong Advocacy core to prepare students
to serve in the causes that matter to them.
• Deliberate Coursework: Students choose elective courses with a
career path in mind.
• One-on-one Mentoring: Each student works closely with a
faculty mentor who has experience in the field of Social
Justice Advocacy.
• Experiential Learning Opportunities: The Constitutional Law and the Civil Rights Movement
Travel Course takes students to six cities associated with the Civil Rights Movement, the legal
history of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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