Ritsumeikan Washington Seminar

 

 

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
Past faculty have included:

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

2006 Closing Certificate Ceremony

The seminar also supplements lectures and coursework with site visits such as:

  • United States Capitol
  • Major Washington Law Firms
  • United States Federal District Courthouse
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Public Defender Service
  • Arlington County Jail
  • United States Department of Transportation

 

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