Glass Factory
Rialto Bridge at night & St. Mark’s Square
VENICE COURSES AND DESCRIPTIONS
Session I June 16 June 27, 2014
Comparative Corporate Law (Holland) (6/16-6/27)
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: 6/16 to 6/19 9:00 – 10:20 a.m 6/23 to 6/25 - 9:00 – 10:20 a.m 6/26 to 6/27 - 9:00 – 10:10 a.m)
Human Rights and Multinational Corporations I (Regan) (6/16-6/20)
Efforts to develop legally enforceable mechanisms for ensuring that multinational corporations adhere to human rights norms when conduction overseas business operations is a work still in progress. This course examines the fundamental principles of human rights law as applied to nation states (i.e., state actors) in the aftermath of World War II. More contemporary efforts to establish legally enforceable human rights norms against private non-state actors, including individual non-governmental actors and multinational corporations, through litigation in U.S courts asserting claims under the Alien Tort Statute, will also be explored. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/16 to 6/20 10:30 – 12:50 pm)
Human Rights and Multinational Corporations II (Regan) (6/23-6/27)
As the second of two courses on the subject of Human Rights and Multinational Corporations, this course examines in more depth recent case law involving human rights claims against corporations under the Alien Tort Statute, including significant recent U.S. Supreme Court developments. The course will also examine voluntary initiatives in this area spearheaded by the United Nations, through the UN Global Compact, and by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD). Students will benefit from taking Human Rights and Multinational Corporations I before taking this second course on the subject, but both courses are designed to be stand-alone and neither is a prerequisite for the other. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/23 to 6/27 - 10:30 – 12:50 pm)
Session II June 30, July 11, 2014
Comparative Civil Litigation (Smith) (6/30-7/11)
This course explores trial practice throughout the world with an emphasis on the civil and common law systems. We will examine how attorneys are educated and legal services are delivered in Europe and the United States. We will also compare the processes through which civil cases are litigated from initiating the lawsuit through appeal. (1 credit) (Schedule: 6/30 to 7/4 - 11:50 – 1:00 pm 7/7 to 7/11 - 11:50 – 1:00 pm)
European Union Law (Granieri) (6/30-7/4)
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: 6/30 to 7/4 - 9:00 – 11:20 am)
Innovation and Intellectual Property in the European Union (Granieri) (7/7-7/11)
This course will provide an introduction to the European Union law concerning intellectual property and innovation in the internal market as one of the most debated and problematic areas of European integration. Moving from the freedom of goods and from the pillars of competition in the EU Treaty, the course will deal with the system of intellectual property protection at European level, its operation vis-à-vis national competences and the attempts to create a federal jurisdiction for patent cases under the Unitary Patent Package. (1 credit) (Schedule: 7/7 to 7/11 - 9:00 – 11:20 am)
Application Requirements
Application Deadline is April 15, 2014
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.
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.
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.
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 the 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.
US State Department website for international travel information and warnings: http:// travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country.html
Specific country pages are listed below:
Italy: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/italy.html
Switzerland: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/switzerland-andliechtenstein.html
Kenya: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/kenya.html
Program Disclosures
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Class Size and Enrollment
Class size is limited to a maximum of 25 students/class. Classes in the foreign summer programs are considered elective courses with no prerequisites and the only requirement for enrollment is the completion of the first year of a JD students’ course of study and verification of “Good Academic Standing” at a student’s home institution. Summer 2013, 8 Widener students and 2 students from other law schools attended our Nairobi Program; 5 Widener students attended our Lausanne Program; and 7 Widener students attended our program in Venice. Our Nairobi Program is suspended for 2014.
Foreign Student Participation
Widener University School of Law Foreign Summer programs are open to students from other countries that are enrolled in final year(s) 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 Venice International University. 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.
Accessibility
Accessibility varies throughout Europe. Students with disabilities are asked to contact the Program Director for information relating to questions about specific needs.
Housing Policy
Where applicable, students who contract to stay in the host institution’s housing are required to pay their housing fees and related expenses directly to the host institution. Failure to pay may result in penalties to the non-paying student, including but not limited to the withholding of the student’s grades and transcripts until payment has been made.
Acceptance Letter
The acceptance letter will include information on the travel specific information and any travel warning from the State Department, cancellation policy, liability & insurance policy, and housing policy with a link to the financial aid budget.