International Newsletter February 2015

Widener University School of Law

Summer International SUMMER INTERNATIONAL Law Institutes

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Widener School of Law February, 2015 Volume 8, Issue 1

What Are You Doing This Summer?

What’s Inside….

Fall in love with Italy and Switzerland With the globalization of the law and its practice, an understanding of international business, trade, and jurisdiction has become essential for the modern lawyer. Summer is the perfect time to earn credits while experiencing international cultures and learning different perspectives of faculty and students from foreign countries. Widener is a leader in the development of innovative and exciting opportunities for foreign legal study. Why not consider adding a lawrelated experience to your resume’ that stands out to employers and may open opportunities in the increasingly global world of law practice.

Widener’s 2015 Summer Law Institutes provide participants with a cultural and academic experience that will be remembered for many years.

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Venice

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Widener University School of Law was founded in 1971 and is fully approved by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

Special Points of Interest Applications accepted until April 17, 2015  Tuition (TBA) ($1,024/credit in summer 2014)

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: artrapuzzano@widener.edu

 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.

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The European Summer International Law Experience at Widener University School of Law Widener University School of Law summer institutes in Europe provide law students with the unique opportunity to build their own "Summer International Law Experience".

Venice

Lausanne

Widener's programs in Lausanne, Switzerland and Venice, Italy have been designed 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: â– 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. â– 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.

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

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, Switzerland, 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 traveling to Switzerland for a unique and exciting summer program since 1991.

Lausanne is a beautiful location and the University of Lausanne, our academic host, has a very user-friendly campus. Our shorter course format continues 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.

Widener's programs in Venice and Lausanne have been redesigned. Each program consists of one 2-week session offering 3 oneFaculty members are credit courses and students have nudrawn from Widener merous options when enrolling in School of Law as well as courses. from universities and Switzerland is bordered by France, Fountain of Justice in Lausanne international Germany, Austria, Italy and tiny Liechorganizations in each city. tenstein. Lausanne's central location places most of the great cities and regions of Europe within reach; Paris, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brussels, Munich and Innsbruck are easy weekend journeys. Adventuresome students can reach Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Prague, or Barcelona in a day (or night) by train. Any of the 13 students who participated last summer will be happy to discuss both cultural and academic experiences with you.

Lausanne International Law Institute

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June 8 - June 19, 2015 ● International & Comparative Copyright Law ● Trading In and With Europe ● International Investment Law

Widener Studies Abroad in Lausanne

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Clock with animated figurines in Old Town, Lausanne

Gilded Gargoyles

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A covered medieval staircase The Town Hall

Government Seat

Old Warehouse District converted into new Metro center

Painted Buildings in the new Metro Center

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LAUSANNE COURSES AND DESCRIPTIONS International & Comparative Copyright Law (Garfield) This course will examine how the United States and foreign countries protect creative works of authorship including books, movies, music, video games, artwork, and software. Students will learn how American works are protected in foreign countries and how foreign works are protected in the United States. They will study the leading treaties governing international copyright relations and explore how countries in different parts of the world are responding to the challenges posed by Internet piracy. Students are not required to have any prior knowledge of American copyright law.(1 credit) (Schedule: 6/8 to 6/19 – 12:00 – 1:10 p.m.)

Trading In and With Europe (Hahn) The purpose of this course will be to provide students with an understanding and knowledge of the law and policies of the European Union regarding its internal market and its trade relations with states outside the EU ("third states" in EU parlance), in particular with the U.S.. Accordingly, the course will examine the pertinent procedural and substantive law of the European Union. The course will compare the EU legal regime with legal concepts known to US students, such as the US constitution's commerce clause and NAFTA. The interaction of the different layers of international trade governance, but also the technique of using "technical" trade regulations to advance the pursuit of non-trade interests will be explored. One module will be reserved for the ongoing negotiations between the US and the EU to create a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/8 to 6/12 – 9:15 – 11:45 a.m.)

Introduction to International Investment Law (Ziegler) An introduction to the legal concepts underlying international investment. The course looks at the different types of investment (Greenfield, M &A, etc.), the treatment of investors and specific rules regarding expropriation as well as the dispute settlement available to foreign investors (in particular investment arbitration. It looks also at the work of specific IOs in this field, like UNCTAD and the World Bank. It studies case law from various environments including NAFTA and ICSID. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/15 to 6/19 – 9:10 – 11:45 a.m.)

LAUSANNE FACULTY BIOS Andreas Roland Ziegler, J.D., Ph.D. teaches International Trade and Investment Law at the University of Lausanne. He also serves Head of the Service for International and European Economic Law at the Swiss Federal Office for Foreign Economic Relations, and has served as Senior Officer, Secretariat of the European Free Trade Association, and Legal Advisor at the Office of the General Prosecutor of the Swiss Military Justice, among other positions. He is Of Counsel with Froriep & Renggli, Attorneys-at-Law, Lausanne/ Geneva/ Zurich, and Blum Attorneysat-Law, Zurich. Professor Ziegler has taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of Munich, Yeditepe University (Istanbul), Bocconi University (Milan) and Jordan Institute for Diplomacy (Amman), among other institutions.

Professor Ziegler holds joint degrees in Law and International Relations from the University Of St. Gallen Switzerland.

Alan Garfield is a Professor of at Widener University School of Law and the Director of the 2010 Venice Summer Law Institute. He received his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Brandeis University, and his Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law, where he was a member of the UCLA Law Review and the Order of the Coif.

Prior to joining the Widener faculty, Professor Garfield worked for three years in the litigation department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City. Professor Garfield writes and teaches in the areas of Constitutional Law, Copyright, and Contracts. He was the recipient of the Widener University Delaware Campus 2004 Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2006 Douglas E. Ray Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award.

Michael J. Hahn is a Professor and holder of the Chair of European Law at University of Lausanne, where he also served as Director of the LL.M. Programme in International and European Economic and Commercial Law. He has also taught at universities in Germany, Chile, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. He earned academic degrees at Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt a.M, including his first law degree, an LL.M. at the University of Michigan Law School, and a Doctor of Laws from the University of Heidelberg.

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Venice 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 will have the the visitor to Venice will have to rely on wa- “You opportunity to travel this summer. Weekend journeys ter taxis (vaporettos) and the public boats, Paris, Vienna, Prague, which are used to move around the canals of to Rome and other world capitals will contribute to Venice and the lagoon. One of the historic places to visit while in Venice is a memorable summer.” 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 one 2-week session offering 3 one-credit courses and students have numerous options when enrolling in courses.

Our shorter course format proved to be very popular with our students 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 student can build a personal program to meet educational, financial, and personal goals. Last summer, 15 students participated in our Venice program. Will you join us this summer?

Venice International Law Institute June 22 - July 3, 2015 ● Tort Law in Global Perspective ● Comparative Corporate Law ● European Union Law

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

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Rialto Bridge at night & St. Mark’s Square

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VENICE COURSES AND DESCRIPTIONS Tort Law in Global Perspective (Christopher Robinette) This course will focus on the ways major tort issues are handled in different countries (with emphasis on the United States and Europe). The first class will focus on the basic tort systems in various countries, including a discussion of common and civil law. Subsequent classes will cover substantive tort areas on a comparative basis: verbal insults, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, privacy, defamation, and governmental liability. Several international topics would be covered, including the Alien Tort Statue, Torture Victim Protection Act, and the Warsaw Convention. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/22 to 6/26 11:40 – 1:00 p.m.) (Schedule: 6/29 to 7/3 9:00—10:20 a.m.)

Comparative Corporate Law (Holland) Today's global economy has resulted in a proliferation of multi-national corporations. Frequently, the parent corporation is governed by the law of one country and one or more subsidiaries are governed by the laws of other countries. This course will make a comparative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages to incorporating in a particular country. It will focus on corporations considering mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures with corporations outside of their own jurisdiction and on the reasons why a corporation may decide to form a subsidiary under the law of another jurisdiction. For those comparative purposes, the law of Delaware will be used as the United States model. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/22 to 6/26 9—11:20 a.m.)

European Union Law (Granieri) This course will deal with the sources of EU law and, in particular, with regulations, directives, recommendations and other acts of the European institutions. It will also focus on the role of the European Court of Justice as the highest authority in the judicature system of the EU law and its function in shaping the EU law. Finally, the Four Freedoms of the EU will be discussed as well as their evolution in the opinions of the EU Court of Justice.

(1 credit) (Schedule: 6/23 to 6/27 - 10:40 – 1:00 p.m.)

VENICE FACULTY BIOS Christopher Robinette is a graduate of the College of William & Mary (B.A., cum laude, 1993) and the University of Virginia School of Law. He teaches Torts, Products Liability, Insurance, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, and Contracts and writes in the areas of tort law and theory. Professor Robinette co-authored A Recipe for Balanced Tort Reform and authored or co-authored articles and essays in the University of Illinois Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, Northwestern University Law Review, Maryland Law Reivew, George Mason Law Review, Connecticut Law Review, Tennessee Law Review, Northern Illinois University Law Review, and Brandeis Law Journal. He has also written for symposia published in the Charleston Law Review and Widener Law Journal.

The Honorable Randy J. Holland is the youngest person to serve on the Delaware Supreme Court, having been recommended to the Governor by a bipartisan merit selection committee. Prior to his appointment and confirmation in 1986, Justice Holland was in private practice as a partner at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. In January 1999, he was reappointed and confirmed unanimously for a second twelve-year term. Justice Holland graduated from Swarthmore College. He also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, cum laude, where he received the Loughlin Award for legal ethics. Justice Holland received a Master of Laws in the Judicial Process from the University of Virginia Law School.

Massimiliano Granieri is a professor of comparative private law and economic analysis at the University of Foggia Law School and professor of Intellectual Property Rights Management at LUISS Guido Carli, Department of Management and Economics. Prof. Granieri earned a J.D., with distinction, from LUISS “Guido Carli”, Italy, an LL.M. from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Law from the University of Florence. He also was a Jemolo Fellow at Nuffield College in Oxford, the United Kingdom. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Texas School of Law’s Jamail Center for Legal Studies and worked as legal counsel in the Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the President, University of CaliforniaOakland. He is an appointed expert with the Ministry of Economic Development, Italian Patent and Trademark Office Directorate and advisor to European Patent Academy, European Patent Office. He has practiced and published extensively in Italian and English in the areas of comparative private law and intellectual property.

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Application Requirements Application Deadline is April 17, 2015 To be eligible for Widener’s programs you must: 

Complete one year of full or part-time law studies comprising the required first-year law courses at any ABAapproved law school.

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Widener students must have a 2.3-2.5 GPA.

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Fill out and submit a formal application.

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Provide a $100 non-refundable application fee.

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Provide a letter of good standing from your law school.

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Tuition must be paid before arrival at the program.

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

Success

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: artrapuzzano@widener.edu

If you’re an extendeddivision student, please contact the Coordinator of Study Abroad Programs at 302-4772248 for further information.

ABA Approved 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 student and to their home law school. Acceptance 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 summer.

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Program Disclosures Changes, Cancellation, & Refund Policy Widener School of Law reserves the right to change or cancel the program for reasons beyond its control, including but not limited to insufficient enrollment, the threat of political and civil unrest, or the occurrence of natural disasters in the location of the program. Additionally, Widener School of law reserves the right to cancel any individual course due to insufficient enrollment, to adjust class meeting times, or to substitute faculty. Should the program be cancelled, registered students will be notified within 24 hours of the decision and, its director will use best efforts to locate a similar program, if the student so desires, and all payments to Widener will be refunded within 20 days. If course offerings or other significant aspects of the program are changed, the director will communicate the changes to all registered students within 24 hours of the change, students will then have the opportunity to withdraw and receive a full refund of monies paid to Widener School of Law; all monies paid to the law school will be refunded within 20 days of a student’s withdrawal.

Travel Warnings Students should check the U.S. State Department web site for warnings about travel to the countries where our programs are located on a regular basis. The Law School will monitor these pages and notify all registered students of any changes or additions to the currently listed information. Should, prior to the commencement of the program or during the course of the program, a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Alert covering the program dates and destinations be issued, students will be notified and will have the opportunity to withdraw and all monies will be returned within 20 days of the student's withdrawal.

Specific country pages are listed below: Italy : http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1146.html Switzerland : http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1034.html

Foreign Student Participation Widener University School of Law Foreign Summer programs are open to students from other countries that are enrolled in final year of an LLB program or are LLM students who have completed a first degree in law. While few foreign students do apply to our program, we often have students participating from our host Universities, specifically from the University of Lausanne, the University of Nairobi and The University of Venice. Generally 5 or 6 foreign students participate in any one program in a given year.

Liability & Insurance Widener University will not be responsible for personal injury or illness, or for loss or damage 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.

Housing Policy

Where applicable, students who contract to stay in the host institution’s housing are required to pay Class size is limited to a maximum of 25 students/ class. Clastheir housing fees and related expensses in the foreign summer programs are considered elective courses es directly to the host institution. and the only requirement for enrollment is the completion of the Failure to pay may result in penalties first year of a JD students course of study and verification of “Good to the non-paying student, including Academic Standing” at a student’s home institution. Summer 2014, but not limited to the withholding of the student’s grades and transcripts 13 students attended our Lausanne Program; and 15 students atuntil payment has been made. tended our program in Venice.

Class Size and Enrollment