Courses
The American University Washington College of Law (WCL) London-Paris-Geneva Summer Law Program introduces law students and attorneys to evolving legal concepts and structures in Europe and in the international arena. The program considers the European Union, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and other international organizations to be its foremost hosts. The nature and dynamics of European legal institutions and the development of a body of international laws will be important program interests. The actual countries visited are the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Switzerland. This program is approved by the American Bar Association.
The program consists of three courses:
Law 910 International Economic Law. Provides students with solid instruction on new legal concepts, jurisprudence, and institutions reflecting the globalization of commerce. Particular attention will be given to the expansion and operations of the European Union and its Court of Justice, the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization, and other agencies that impact international trade and commerce.
Law 911 International Human Rights. Discusses legal developments, court decisions, and international agreements in human rights and humanitarian law, and the more active role undertaken by the European Union, the United Nations Human Rights and Refugees Branches, the International Labor Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, among others, in addressing these problems.
Law 912 International Institutions and Sustainable Development. Focuses on the international institutions responsible for promoting environmental law and sustainable development, including the OECD, the United Nations Environment Program, the World Trade Organization, and various non-governmental organizations.
Credits: Each course is worth 3 credit hours. Students must enroll for a total of 6 credit hours or two courses. All students enrolled in the program must take the International Economic Law course, and then can select either the Human Rights or the Environmental Law course.