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JD/Licenciatura en Derecho
University Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain.
ATTENTION: Students interested in applying for our programs in Spain must take the DELE exam (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera). Students must register for the exam before October 12 2007. Date of the exam is November 10, 2007 at the Spanish Embassy, Consejería de Educación, 2372 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information about the exam you may contact Dr. Luis Santos at 212-308 77 20 or at academic1@cervantes.org or visit the website of the Instituto Cervantes at www.cervantes.org.
The Program
This dual degree program is offered jointly by the Washington College of Law and the University Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX) in Madrid, Spain. Each year WCL will select up to three students to study two years at WCL and two years at UAX. Upon successful completion of the course of study students will receive the J.D. degree from WCL and the Licenciatura en Derecho from UAX.
Comparative Legal Education
The study of law in Spain prepares students to understand and work in the continental legal system, which is used in most of Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Students enrolled in this program will be trained both in common law and continental legal traditions and will be immersed in two different cultures. They will gain an understanding of the systems not as outsiders, but as local practitioners who see and practice law.
Practical Experience and Learning
As part of the program of study, students in the last year at UAX will work for one term as interns in a Spanish law firm and will clerk for one term in a Spaniard court.
Beyond International Law
Students will be trained in all traditional areas of the continental legal system, acquiring full knowledge of Civil Law, Procedural Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, among others.
Graduates from this program will have full understanding of the law as developed and practiced both in the United States and in Spain, will be prepared to work in different legal areas in both countries, and eventually in other countries of the European Union.
