Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
www.law-school.de
Bucerius Law School is the first private university for law in Germany. Located in downtown Hamburg - simultaneously Germany's second-largest metropolis and its greenest city - the Bucerius Law School offers international students a one-term Program in International and Comparative Business Law.
Hamburg is proud of its political autonomy as a city-state within the Federal Republic of Germany and as such, legal culture is central to life in Hamburg overall. Today Hamburg is host to many legal institutions of national and global significance, including the Hamburg state courts, the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law, and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
As participants in the exchange program at Bucerius, WCL students will have access to all school facilities, including the library, computer and sports facilities. All Bucerius facilities (excluding the library cupola) are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
PROGRAM DATES
This program is offered only during the fall semester from September to December. At Bucerius, the fall semester is 12 weeks long including a 2-week exam period, and runs from early September to mid-December. During the week between the two sessions, exchange students will, as a group, go on a week-long program of excursions to culturally, historically and politically significant sites in Germany.
APPLICATION
Semester Abroad Application for WCL Students
Semester Abroad Application for Visiting Students
Please complete, sign, print, and fax or mail application to:
The Office of Grants and Programs
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Fax: (202) 274-4226
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Courses will be held in English and students are also welcome to sit in on regular classes, if their knowledge of German allows. In addition, two German language courses are offered.
COURSES
Students will receive up to 12 credits towards their law degree. Only the credits and not the grades will transfer per ABA requirements. The acceptance of any credit or grade for any courses taken at the Bucerius Law School program, including externships and other clinical offerings, is subject to determination by the WCL, Office of the Registrar.
Courses cover all main fields of German law and include the History of European Law, European Contract Law, as well as other courses taught from an international or comparative perspective. The following is a selection of courses offered in English. A more complete list is available on the Bucerius website under International Program
Courses Session I
- Comparative Tort Law
- Comparative Intellectual Property
- Commercial Law
- International Conflict of Laws
- Law of the European Union
- Comparative Products Liability
- EU Contract Law
- Law of the WTO
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Fundamentals of Environmental and Energy Law and Policyegal Aspects of Cross-Border Loan Financing
- International Commercial Transactions
- German Law Survey Course
- Cross border Activities & Transactions
HOUSING AND COST OF LIVING
Bucerius does not offer housing to its students, but will assist all exchange students in securing suitable accommodation for their time in Hamburg. There are a limited number of rooms and apartments which Bucerius’ outgoing students have made available for the duration of their time abroad. Rent will generally range from € 300 to € 450 per month, and the cost of living, including transportation, food and personal expenses will come to an additional € 400 per month.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Office of Grants and Programs
Phone: (202) 274-4317
Email: grants-programs@wcl.american.edu
Bucerius International Program Website
