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Center for Families, Children & the Courts: The Center for Families, Children and the Courts focuses on the development and implementation of family justice system planning and reform initiatives. The Center supports the creation of unified family courts, promotes a therapeutic and holistic approach to family justice issues, and undertakes projects, such as its Truancy Court Program, within Baltimore and beyond. CFCC’s Student Fellows Program provides law students with a unique opportunity to experience the cutting edge of family justice system reform.

Center for International & Comparative Law: The Center for International and Comparative Law promotes the study and understanding of international and comparative law, and of the political and economic institutions that support the international legal order. The Center sponsors research, publication, teaching, and the dissemination of knowledge about international legal issues, with special emphasis on human rights, environmental law, intellectual property and international business transactions.

Center on Applied Feminism: The Center on Applied Feminism serves as a bridge between feminist legal theory and the law. Unique within the legal academy, the Center seeks to apply feminist insights to legal practice and the policy arena. In particular, the Center will examine how feminist theory can benefit legal practitioners in representing clients, shape legal doctrine, and play a role in policy debates and implementation.

Snyder Center for Litigation Skills: About the Snyder Center; The Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills was conceived to build on the great strengths of the Law School, which emphasizes skills training in written advocacy and litigation skills, recognizing that litigation before juries and courts is still the backbone of the American legal system. The Center serves the need to train ethical and responsible advocates to service the public on behalf of private citizens, business, and government.