Nondiscrimination Policy
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University of Puerto Rico School of Law does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, income, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, disability, or veteran status in the recruitment or selection of faculty members and nonteaching personnel, in the admission of students, or in programs or activities held or sponsored by the university.
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Course Titles and/or Descriptions
DERE 7058 Sexual Orientation and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DERE 7018 Constitutional Law
A study of the regulation of sexuality and sexual preferences in the context of criminal law, intimacy, freedom of association, family, employment, and education.
DERE 7075 Gender-Based Discrimination and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DERE 7018 Constitutional Law
Study of gender-based discrimination in family relationships, employment, education, and criminality. Examination of the remedies sought by law for gender‐based discrimination and the various means by which the law may contribute toward equal opportunities for members of both sexes.
DERE 7041 Legal Aid Clinic (Sec. 001)
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: 60 credits approved, including DERE 7017 Civil Procedure and DERE 7026 Evidence.
With the supervision of a professor, students offer legal advice to members of the LGBT community in Puerto Rico as well as legal representation in judicial and administrative proceedings to persons who have been discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. Students also participate in community education activities and legislative lobbying to support, defend, and promote the rights of the LGBT community in Puerto Rico.
DERE 7042 Legal Aid Clinic (Sec. 001)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DERE 7041
Continuation of DERE 7041 (Sec. 001).
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Additional Information
There is an open and inclusive environment for all students, irrespective of their sex, gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, race, color, ethnicity, age, political views, religion, income, national origin, or marital status. Like religion, political
views, and income, the application for the University of Puerto Rico School of Law does not address the sexual orientation or
gender identity of applicants since these are not regular admission criteria. Each year, the University of Puerto Rico School of
Law admits up to 215 students for the 1L class, of which 200 are selected through a purely objective formula composed by the
LSAT and EXADEP scores, and the GPA. However, the other 15 students are selected after the Admissions Committee
examines other applicants' personal statements and writing samples. In this process, details like the applicant's gender identity,
sexual orientation, income disadvantages, graduate degrees, national origin, ethnic or racial background, college extracurricular
activities, and particular character or personality traits are considered favorably by the Committee and may strengthen the
applicant's possibility of admission.
In addition to the specific sexual-orientation courses, LGBT topics are raised in other courses like Constitutional Law, Family
Law, Criminal Law, and Theory of Law, which are required courses for graduation, as well as Estate Law, Civil Policy and Civil Rights
Legislation, Law and Social Change, and Social Legislation.
There is also a student pro bono organization, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, that serves the LGBT community in
Puerto Rico, strives against homophobia, and upholds the rights of LGBT persons.
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