Georgia State University School of Law
Linz, Austria

Length: Four week program (2011 dates were May 17 to June 19)

Features:

  • Classes center on arbitration and international commercial arbitration.
  • Portions of its program will be in Vienna, Salzburg, Budapest, Passau, Venice, Krumlov in the Czech Republic and Dubrovnik on the Croatian Adriatic coast.

Credits:  6
Tuition:  $2,892
Contact:  E. R. Lanier at elanier@gsu.edu

Loyola University School of Law New Orleans
Vienna, Austria

Length: Two week program

Features:

  • Takes place at The University of Vienna Law School
  • Focus on comparative law and also unique aspect of the EU
  • Past courses have included:  Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Mental Health Law, Comparative Reproductive Bioethics and the Law, International Courts and Tribunals, Comparative Human Rights, International Environmental Law, Introduction to International Copyright Law, and Core Issues in International European Corporate Law

Credits:  3
Tuition:  $1,150 (+ $650 for extra seminar course)
Contact:  Victoria Luwisch at (504) 861-5563 or valuwisc@loyno.edu

University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Salzburg, Austria

Length: Three-week program (2012 dates will be July 7 to July 28)

Features:

  • Takes place at the University of Salzburg
  • Class on fundamental rights in Europe and the United States
  • Offers international and comparative law courses in both public and commercial law fields

Credits:  2 or 4
Tuition:  $3,700 or $4,400
Contact:  (800) 843-4562 or mgintprg@pacific.edu

St. Mary’s University School of Law
Innsbruck, Austria

Length: Five-week program (2011 dates were July 4th to August 5th)

Features:

  • Institute on World Legal Problems
  • Students have the opportunity to converse with foreign scholars and Austrian lawyers on several occasions, travel, and take class-related field trips
  • Previous courses included: The Constitution and Problems of Crime and Terrorism, Comparative Constitutional Law, International Business Transactions, International Human Rights, , International Problems in Stolen Art and Artifacts, and Lawyering Abroad: Basic Concepts of European Legal Systems

Credits:  up to 6
Tuition:  $920 per credit
Contact: Innsbruck@law.stmarytx.edu

Wake Forest School of Law
Vienna, Austria

Length: Four-week program (2011 dates were July 4 to July 28)

Features:

  • In conjunction with the University of Vienna
  • English-speaking Austrian students attend classes and participate in all aspects of the program
  • In the past, students have visited law offices, government buildings, and sites around Vienna
  • Focus on international comparative law and European law

Credits:  3
Tuition:  $2,500 (WFU students) or $3,000
Contact:  Professor Richard Schneider at (336) 758-4506 or schneirc@wfu.edu

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