Study Abroad Programs
The deadline for the 2008 Study Abroad applications (with the exception of Latin America)
has been extended to April 1, 2008.
- May 23-June 21, 2008 (5 credits)
- Beijing, China
- Hosted by Renmin University of China School of Law
- Study the legal aspects of China’s evolving market economy, legal regime, lawyering system and the development of the rule of law in China
- Sightseeing to the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square
Central and Eastern European Law Summer Program
- June 28-August 2, 2008 (6 credits)
- Mlini, Croatia
- In collaboration with the University of Zagreb School of Law
- Courses address the transition of legal systems in Central and Eastern Europe
- Based in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a beautiful seaside resort on the Mediterranean Sea
- May 17-June 14 (5 credits) or May 17-June 21 (6 credits)
- Strasbourg, France
- Based at Robert Schuman University
- Students will visit the European Court of Human Rights, the European Parliament, the Council and Commission of the European Union, and the European Court of Justice
- Includes field trips to Luxembourg, Brussels, and London, as well as optional trips to Amsterdam, Freiburg, Heidelberg, Basel, and other nearby places
Latin American Law Summer Program
(no longer accepting applications for this program)
- May 15-June 13, 2008 (6 credits)
- Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
- In collaboration with the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)
- Courses introduce students to the laws of Latin American free trade areas and arrangements, human rights law, as well as to the civil law legal systems of Latin America
- Classes will be taught at the University of Montevideo in Uraguay and the Getulio Vargas Foundation in both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
