2009 Summer Programs in Washington, DC
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
May 25-June 12
The Specialized Summer Program of the WCL Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law offers 17 courses in English or Spanish taught by 33 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.
Environmental Law
May 26-June 12
The WCL Environmental Law Program offers its Summer Program to law students and practitioners, providing 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 Institute
June 15 - 19
The WCL Health Law Project offers a week-long Health Law and Policy Institute featuring 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.
International Arbitration
May 26 - June 11
The WCL International Arbitration Program offers an intensive three-week Summer Program designed to prepare 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, International Arbitration Program.
Legal English Institute
May 18-21 and August 3 - 20
The WCL International Legal Studies Program offers the Summer Legal English Institute, which 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.