For more information please contact: Washington Seminar Program |
Summer 2008 Dates AnnouncedWCL and Ritsumeikan University School of Law are proud to announce the 2008 Washington Seminar Program. Now in its fourth year, the Seminar will take place August 11-22, 2008. For more information on the program, please visit our "Welcome to the Washington Seminar" links on the right. |
The Program
In partnership with the Ritsumeikan University School of Law, this intensive field-study course is held in Washington, D.C. over a two week period during the summer. Along with lectures, seminars, and training in legal research at WCL, students visit the U.S. Congress, courts, federal administrative agencies, law firms, NGOs, etc., to experience legal settings in the United States .
Professor Lubbers teaching Seminar Course on Administrative Law
Faculty
| Director, Ritsumeikan Washington Seminar |
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Coursework
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to American Law
- Legal Education in the US
- Introduction to Legal English
- The US Legislative Process
- The US Judicial System
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Role of International and Humanitarian Law in the US
- Administrative Law
Site Visits |
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 2006 Closing Certificate Ceremony |
The seminar also supplements lectures and coursework with site visits such as:
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