Dr. Patrick Keenan

Professor

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Biography

Patrick Keenan is the Albert J. Harno Professor of Law and a Heidi Hurd Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law. His research focuses on international criminal law, counterterrorism law, and human rights. Keenan has published significant works on the U.S. drone program, conflict minerals, human trafficking, and the role of China in Africa. He has directed the Human Rights Law Clinic for 10 years, where students work directly on human rights issues in Africa and the Caribbean. Prior to his tenure at Illinois, he served as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School and has lectured at Chuo University School of Law in Tokyo. Before entering academia, he litigated death penalty cases in Georgia and Alabama with the Southern Center for Human Rights. Keenan graduated from Yale Law School and Tufts University, and has also served in the Peace Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-08-01 — Present

University of Illinois College of Law • Champaign, IL

Teaching courses in law and focusing research on international law, human rights, and counterterrorism.

Visiting Professor

— Present

University of Chicago Law School • Chicago, IL

Engaged in teaching rotating courses on specific topics in law.

Litigator

— Present

Southern Center for Human Rights • Georgia & Alabama

Litigated death penalty cases.

Courses

Counterterrorism Law & Policy Public International Law Professional Responsibility Criminal Law Business & Human Rights

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

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