American University Washington College of Law
2010 Summer Law Programs Abroad
CHILE
May 31 - June 26 • Application
Now in its 21st year, the Summer Program in Chile offers opportunities to learn and network with dozens of leading faculty, practitioners, government officials, and policy makers. Held in Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Aregentina, courses focus on trade and investment in Latin America and comparative legal perspectives on social problems. Co-sponsored with the University of Chile School of Law, the University Diego Portales School of Law, and the University of Buenos Aires School of Law. MORE
EUROPE - London/Paris/Brussels/Geneva
June 1 - June 30 • Application
The Summer Program in Europe introduces law students and attorneys to evolving legal concepts and structures in Europe and in the international arena. Now in its 16th year, the program focuses on the nature and dynamics of European legal institutions and the development of a body of European laws. Courses include International Economic Law, International Human Rights, and International Institutions and Sustainable Development. MORE
THE HAGUE
May 31 - June 26 • Application
The Summer Program in The Hague offers participants an opportunity to study some of the most important legal issues today in the heart of the international justice community. The program includes two three-credit courses: International Criminal Law and International Legal Approaches to Terrorism. Includes site visits to the International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and more. Co-sponsored with the T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands. MORE
ISRAEL
May 30 - June 27 • Application
New in 2010, the Summer Program in Israel brings participants to Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem while studying curriculum focused on environmental law and intellectual property law. The Courses - Rights, Liberties and Environment and Intellectual Property and High Tech Law - are taught by leading experts from universities and non-governmental organizations in Israel. The program includes site visits to key legal institutions and renowned sites such as the Dead Sea and Massada. MORE
TURKEY
May 31 - June 26 • Application
The Summer Program in Turkey provides an opportunity to both law students and American attorneys to learn on site with some of the best Turkish and European law professors and experts in the field and meet practitioners and policy makers from Turkey. The Summer Law Program in Turkey also includes field trips to Ankara, where students will meet World Bank staff, and to Ephesus, one of the world's most important historical sites. MORE