Widener Law Summer Abroad December 2010 Newsletter

Widener University School of Law

Widener University School of Law was founded

in 1971 and is fully ap-proved by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American

Law Schools.

December, 2010

Volume 4, Issue 1

Applications accepted until April 29, 2011

$915/credit

Financial Aid is available.

Please visit our website: law.widener.edu

Applicants from other law schools accepted.

Students may take up to 6 credits.

ABA approved program.

Summer International Law Institutes

What’s Inside…. European Option

Lausanne

Venice

Sydney

Nairobi

Requirements

2

3

5

7

9

11

Widener School of Law

For additional information, contact: Arlene Trapuzzano, Coordinator, International Programs 4201 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803 Phone: 302-477-2248 Fax: 302-477-2257 E-mail: [email protected]

Stretch Your Perspective—Study Abroad Widener is a leader in the develop-ment of innovative and exciting oppor-tunities for foreign legal study. Sum-mer is the perfect time to earn credits while experiencing international cul-tures and learning different perspec-tives of faculty and students from for-eign countries.

With the globalization of the world economy, an understanding of interna-tional business, trade, and jurisdiction has become essential for the modern lawyer.

As the world becomes more and more interconnected, a better comprehension of the legal climate is invaluable.

Special Points of Interest

SUMMER INTERNATIONAL

LAW INSTITUTES

Why not consider adding a law-related experience to your resume’ that stands out to employers and may open opportunities in an increasingly global world of law practice.

Widener University School of Law summer institutes in Europe provide law stu-dents with the unique opportunity to build their own "Summer International Law Experience".

Widener's programs in Lausanne, Switzerland and Venice, Italy have been de-signed with the student in mind. Each program consists of two 2-week segments and students have numerous options when enrolling in courses.

Students can select from the following options:

■ Students with a limited amount of time in the summer can select any one of the two week segments and spend 2 weeks in Europe studying international law and then return home for the rest of the summer.

■ Students with more time can select one two-week segment in Lausanne and one 2-week segment in Venice or take 2 segments in one location for a month long summer experience.

■ Students with time for adventure can select the first two-week segment in Lausanne, spend the next 2 weeks traveling through Europe, and then select the last 2-week segment in Venice for a complete summer European experience.

The myriad of options available in our European Summer Law programs mean that almost every student can build a personal program to meet educa-tional, financial, and personal goals.

Venice Lausanne

The European Summer International Law Experience at

Widener University School of Law

The options are many!! Europe is waiting!!

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Lausanne As a student in our Lausanne Summer Law Institute, you have the opportunity to study abroad in Lausanne, Switzer-land, a breathtakingly beautiful city near Geneva, which is known throughout the world as an international center for law, policy, and diplomacy. Widener students have been trav-eling to Switzerland for a unique and exciting summer pro-gram since 1991.

The University of Lausanne is our new academic host and Lausanne is a beautiful location with a more user-friendly

campus. Our shorter course for-mat proved to be very popular with our students allowing them to choose among several options including (i) more travel time after completing course work, (ii) taking a second set of courses in our Venice program, and (iii) returning home earlier, for summer work or other activities.

Switzerland is bordered by France, Germany, Austria, Italy and tiny Liech-tenstein. Lausanne's central location places most of the great cities and regions of Europe within reach; Paris, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brussels, Mu-nich and Innsbruck are easy weekend journeys. Adventuresome stu-dents can reach Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Prague, or Barcelona in a day (or night) by train.

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Faculty members are drawn from Widener

School of Law as well as from universities and

international organizations in each city.

Boutiques of Lausanne

Fountain of Justice in Lausanne

Widener Studies Abroad in Lausanne

Learn $915/credit

Lausanne International Law Institute

June 5 - July 2, 2011

Session I (June 5–June 18) (1 Credit each)

● Comparative Bioethics

● International Investment

● Comparative & International Health Law

Session II (June 21—July 2) (1 Credit each)

● Comparative Disability Law

● Intro to the World Trade Organization

● International Human Rights

Lausanne

Clock with animated figurines in Old Town, Lausanne

A covered medieval staircase

Gilded Gargoyles

The Town Hall

Government Seat Old Warehouse District converted

into new Metro center

Painted Buildings in the new Metro Center


Venice has been known as the "City of Water", "City of Bridges", and "The City of Light". It is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The only way to get around Venice is to walk or take a boat. Many Venetians have their own boats but the visitor to Venice will have to rely on water taxis (vaporettos) and the public boats, which are used to move around the canals of Venice and the lagoon. One of the historic places to visit while in Venice

is the bell tower in St. Mark’s Square. The Bridge of Sighs received its name in the 17th century, because the prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and freedom for the last time. Widener's programs in Venice and Lausanne have been redesigned. Each program consists of two 2-week segments and students have nu-merous options when enrolling in courses. Our shorter course format proved to be very popular with our stu-dents allowing them to choose among several options including taking courses in our Lausanne program first and then studying in Venice. Widener’s European Summer Law programs mean that almost every stu-dent can build a personal program to meet educational, financial, and personal goals. Justice Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court will teach Comparative Corporate Law. The Delaware Supreme Court is the leading corporate law court in the United States. This is a fabulous opportunity for those interested in corporate law.

“You will have the opportunity to travel this summer. Weekend journeys to Paris, Vienna, Prague, Rome and other world capitals will contribute to a memorable summer.”

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Venice International Law Institute

June 24 - July 24, 2011

Session I (June 24–July 7) (1 Credit each)

● Global Issues in Commercial Law I

● Comparative Civil Litigation

● Comparative Corporate Law

What Are You Doing This Summer?...Why Not Join Us?

Bridge of Sighs

Venice

Study $915/credit

Session II (July 11–July 23) (1 Credit each)

● Global Issues in Commerical Law II (CISG) ● European Union Law ● International & Comparative Labor & Employment Law

Venice

Glass Factory

Rialto Bridge at night &

St. Mark’s Square


Widener Studies Abroad


Sydney Although many changes have occurred in Sydney since its formation as a convict settlement, historical buildings and places that tell stories of the past have been preserved through time and are waiting for you. The Sydney Opera House, The Mint, Hyde Park Bar-racks, The Australian Museum and Government House have all played a role in the history of this city and indeed Australia. The Rocks, a restored historical district at the north end of the city center, has buildings that date to al-most the very beginning such as Cadmans Cottage, with the other buildings dating from then until the late 1800s

and early 1900s. It is called Australia’s First Place. Sydney's Rocks area will give you a real sense of how the first European settlers lived as this is where the place that many of them called home. While the area has been modernized and is a bustling business centre today, many of the buildings, cobble stone streets and lane ways are still largely intact making this area a living museum of life in a bygone era.

Hyde Park is the city's central open green space and it was named after the Hyde Park in London. The tranquil setting is popular among office workers who want some time out from the concrete jungle. The central pathway through the park is an impressive, tiled, fig lined road linking two of the parks other features, the Archibald Fountain and the War Memorial.

This year the Australian Legal Perspectives course will be a joint course with students from University of North Carolina, Santa Clara University, and Widener; taught by Austra-lian Faculty.

“Studying abroad gave me a good perspective on international law. It really changed my life because it solidified my interest in corporate law.”

Sydney International Law Institute

June 12 - July 15, 2011

Courses:

● Comparative Corporate Law (3 credits)

● Australian Legal Perspectives (3 credits)

Sydney Harbour Bridge & Opera House Adventure

$915/credit

Judge’s Chambers in Canberra Bottle Tree Wallaby

The Three Sisters

Sydney


University of Technology

Nairobi Nairobi summer program is an extraordinary academic and cultural experience that will change the way you view the world. Since 1988 Widener has operated this summer program in partnership with the University of Nairobi. Kenya is one of the most beautiful and interesting places in the world. It is justly famous for its extraordinary national parks teeming with wildlife, beautiful beaches on the Indian Ocean, and excellent hiking in the

mountains including Mt. Kilimanjaro.

You will find that Kenyans are as generous and friendly as any group of people in the world. Several members of our Institute’s Kenyan faculty have helped lead the fight for com-prehensive constitutional reform and are members of the Constitu-tional Review Commission. On weekends students travel in groups to game parks, visit the unspoiled and less crowded beaches on the Indian Ocean for snorkel-ing, scuba, or a relaxing, hike in the mountains or visit new friends they made. There is far more to see and do than one person could possibly enjoy in a summer. You may be interested in visiting or vol-unteering with Water is Life, Kenya, an NGO devoted to provide clean water to remote villages to reduce disease and improve the prospects for rural women. This year we have the opportunity for a one-credit independent study working on an amicus brief in the ongoing piracy cases in Mom-basa, Kenya. Students will visit the High Court in Mombasa as well as the prison where the piracy suspects are held. If the visit coincides with the arguments in the High Court on the petition for which the amicus brief is written, students will be invited to attend the proceed-ings.

“Students will be able to explore t h e c u l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y o f Kenya.”

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Enrich Your Life—Study Abroad

Explore $915/credit

Nairobi International Law Institute

June 12 - July 15, 2011

Courses: 2 credits each

Comparative Family Law

The Law & Literature of Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

TBA (taught by Kenyan Faculty)

Samburu Villagers

On Safari

By the Hippo Pool

More Safari Pictures

Nairobi

Exploring


Application Requirements

To be eligible for Widener’s programs you must:

Complete one year of full or part-time law studies com-prising the required first-year law courses at any ABA-approved law school.

Widener students must have a 2.3-2.5 GPA.

Fill out and submit a formal application.

Provide a $100 non-refundable application fee.

Provide a letter of good standing from your law school.

Tuition must be paid before arrival at the program.

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Formal acceptance into the program can only be granted once all application requirements are fulfilled.

All of our programs are approved by the American Bar Association. Our courses may be credited toward your law degree at an ABA approved institution if your law school accepts credits from summer programs. A transcript of grades will be sent to each stu-dent and to their home law school. Accep-tance of any credit or grade for any course is subject to determination by the student's home school. It is unlikely that participation in a Study Abroad Program may be used to accelerate graduation. Consult with your school's registrar. Students are permitted to take from one to six credits during the sum-mer. Typically 15 to 25 students attend each of our programs.

ABA Approved

If you’re an extended-division student, please contact the Coordinator o f S t u d y A b r o a d Programs at 302-477-2248 fo r fu r ther information.

Success

For additional information, contact: Arlene Trapuzzano, Coordinator, International Programs 4201 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803 Phone: 302-477-2248 Fax: 302-477-2257

In the event of a cancellation of a program, Widener will make our best efforts to arrange for applicant to attend a similar program not just a similar Widener program or all money advanced by the student to Widener University School of Law will be refunded within twenty (20) days after the date of cancellation.

Cancellation Policy

Application Deadline is April 29, 2011

Widener University will not be responsible for personal injury or illness, or for loss or dam-age to personal property in the program. We advise participants to take out insurance for their trip against lost or damaged baggage as well as against accident and trip cancellation.

Liability & Insurance

Where applicable, students who contract to stay in the host institution’s housing are required to pay their housing fees and re-lated expenses directly to the host institution. Failure to pay may result in penalties to the non-paying student, including but not limited to the withhold-ing of the student’s grades and transcripts until payment has been made.

Housing Policy

Widener School of Law offers students an op-portunity to study abroad during the summer of 2011. Students may travel to Lausanne, Nairobi, Sydney, or Venice and earn credits while enjoying an enriching academic experience and the history and culture of a foreign country.

Summer is the perfect time to earn credits while experiencing

international cultures and learning different per-spectives of faculty and students from foreign coun-

tries. With the global-ization of the world econ-omy, an understanding of international busi-ness, trade, and jurisdiction has become essential for the modern lawyer. Why not consider adding a law-related experience to your resume’ that stands

out to employers and may open opportunities in an increasingly global world of law practice.

Each program is really different and each pro-vides amazing opportunities not just to visit for-eign countries but to live there, to learn about dif-ferent cultures, and to learn something about your-self.

All programs are organized to allow students to balance class work with time to explore and learn about the country.

Some of you are already captivated by one of these fascinating cities so why not add this learning experience to your knowledge base. Contact the Coordinator of International Pro-grams at 302-477-2248, by email at [email protected], or you can visit our website at http://law.widener.edu/summer

WIDENER SCHOOL OF LAW

INTERNATIONAL LAW INSTITUTES

For additional information, contact: Arlene Trapuzzano, Coordinator,

International Programs 4201 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803

Phone: 302-477-2248 Fax: 302-477-2257

E-mail: [email protected]


Sydney

Lausanne

Venice

Nairobi

Documents

Widener Law Summer Abroad December 2010 Newsletter