2010 Summer Programs in Washington, DC
Environmental Law
June 1 - June 18
The Environmental Law Summer Program provides law students and practitioners an opportunity for intensive environmental law training during a three-week period. Courses are taught by leading practitioners from government, business, and non-governmental organizations. Course offerings include: Trade and Environment in the Americas; International Business and the Environment; Climate Change Litigation; and International Institutions and Environmental Protection, among others.
Health Law and Policy
June 21 - July 1
The Health Law and Policy Institute features a broad range of custom-developed courses to provide JD and LL.M. students and practitioners with an opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of health law and policy. Course offerings include: Introduction to International Health, Human Rights, and Public Health; Introduction to Medicine for Lawyers; Intersection of Intellectual Property and Health Care; Legal Issues in Health Care Fraud and Abuse; and Introduction to Health Care and Life Sciences Fundamentals.
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
May 31 - June 18
The Specialized Summer Program of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law offers 17 courses in English or Spanish taught by more than 30 visiting world-renowned scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. Concurrent with the courses, the Academy also hosts Human Rights Month, which features special panel presentations, a film festival and sight visits to local NGO’s creating additional educational opportunities. In addition, there are social opportunities for participants to network with the faculty and with each other.
International Arbitration
June 1 - June 18
The International Arbitration Summer Program prepares the legal profession to meet the increasing demands for international arbitration as an avenue for the resolution of disputes in international business and economic transactions. Focus on the theoretical and practical aspects of international arbitration, gain insights into the practice of international arbitration and the handling of arbitration cases, and network with leading attorneys , including Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón, Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration.
Law and Government
June 21 - July 1
The Summer Institute on Law and Government is a new two-week program for both experienced practitioners and law students who are serious about law and public service. The program is open to law students from the Washington College of Law and to other students looking to enhance their educational experience while in the nation's capital. The first week will focus on the unique nature of practicing law in Washington, D.C., and the second week will explore the way the financial crisis is reshaping the financial regulatory landscape.
Legal English
June 28 - July 16
The Summer Legal English Institute introduces foreign practitioners and incoming LL.M. students to legal English concepts, speaking, and writing. Through daily lectures, written assignments, in-class exercises, contract negotiations, and a moot court exercise over a three-week period, students whose native language is not English will practice a wide array of legal English skills. Small class size and student-teacher meetings ensure individual attention.