University of Arkansas School of Law

  • Six-week program (2010 dates were June 26 to August 4)
  • The program is jointly sponsored by Downing College of Cambridge University
  • Previous courses included:  International Law, International Commercial Litigation, The Law of Armed Conflict, Comparative Corporate Law, Comparative Mergers & Acquisitions, and Religion & the Constitution
  • Program includes trips to places such as the Royal Courts of Justice
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $2,600
  • Contact:  John Czarnetzky at johnmc@olemiss.edu or 662-915-6807.

Boston College School of Law

  • Program is conducted through King’s College of the University of London
  • Students enroll in courses taught in the LL.M. curriculum offered by King’s College of the University of London
  • Program includes a legal internship with a British organization, such as the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, Amnesty International, or the Financial Services Authority

California Western School of Law

  • Three week program (2011 dates were June 14 to July 8)
  • Held at BPP Law School in London
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Counterterrorism, International ADR, Comparative Corporate Governance, Comparative Criminal Law and Practice
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $3,600
  • Contact:  Jennifer Miller at Jennifer.Miller@wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6314

Florida State University

  • Six-week program (2011 dates were July 4 to August 11)
  • Students in the program live at the University of Oxford
  • Previous courses included:  European Union Law, English Legal History, American Legal History, Alternatives to Common Law
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $9,095 (all-inclusive)
  • Contact:  Shirley Oglesby at soglesby@law.fsu.edu or 850.644.4578 

Georgetown University Law Center

  • One-month program (2011 dates were July 10 to August 9)
  • The program is organized in cooperation with King's College London
  • Previous courses included:  European Union Law, Transnational Copyright Law, The International Criminal Court, Corporations:  U.S. and Transnational Perspectives, International Law I: Introduction to International Law, World Trade Law
  • Program includes a speaker series and organized visits to legal landmarks
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $4,500
  • Contact:  Mariah Strauch-Nelson  at (202) 662-4057 mjs257@law.georgetown.edu

Hamline University School of Law

  • One-month program (2011 dates were June 19 to July 21)
  • The program is in cooperation with The School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London
  • Focus on global arbitration
  • Previous courses included:  Introduction to U.S. Arbitration Law, International Trade and Investment Dispute Settlement, International Commercial Arbitration
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $4,050
  • Contact:  Kitty Atkins at 651-523-2897 or katkins@hamline.edu

University of Iowa College of Law

  • Semester program (2012 dates will be January 9 to April 27)
  • Program is run by a consortium of seven U.S. law schools
  • Classes are held at the Florida State University London Study Center
  • Previous courses included:  The English Legal System, The Law of the European Union, Federal Courts, Freedom of Expression, International Human Rights, Law and Literature, Law and Religion
  • Tuition:  $10,716 (all inclusive)
  • Contact:  Professor Adrien K. Wing at 319-335-9129 or adrien-wing@uiowa.edu

University of Kansas School of Law

  • Four-week program (2010 dates were July 3 to July 30)
  • Students will be housed and classes will be held at Trinity Hall of Cambridge University
  • Previous courses included:  International Law in Historical Perspective, Topics in the Law and Legal Systems in England and America
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $4,400 (KU students) or $4,600
  • Contact:  Sheyda Jahanbani at (785) 864-9459 or sfaj@ku.edu

University of Notre Dame Law School

  • One-month program (2012 dates will be July 2 to August 3)
  • Classes are held at the Notre Dame London Law Center in central London and reside in University of London housing
  • Previous courses included:  Carriage of Goods by Sea, English Legal System, European and International Labor Law, European Union Law, Federal Criminal Law, International Business Law, International Human Rights Law, Public International Law
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $3,100
  • Contact:  Professor Geoffrey Bennett at +44-207-484-7822 or Bennett.24@nd.edu

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

  • Program is held from July through August
  • Program is jointly conducted by the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Legal Professions, Comparative Employment Discrimination Law, Comparative Sales and Product Liability Law, European Union Law, Comparative Sentencing and Punishment, International Intellectual Property, Comparative Election Law, Comparative Corporate Law, Comparative Civil Procedure, and Comparative Dispute Resolution
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $6,200 (Ohio residents) or $6,300

University of Oklahoma College of Law

  • Program is held at the University of Oxford
  • Courses are offered in a wide variety of legal subjects
  • Contact:  (405) 325-4726 or posborn@ou.edu

Pepperdine University School of Law

  • Program exists for both the summer session and fall semester
  • The program is conducted in the university-owned Pepperdine London Centre in South Kensington
  • The curriculum is a mixture of American law courses and international law courses together with international moots and clinical placements
  • Contact:  Shelley Saxer

Regent University Law School

  • Three-week program (2011 dates were July 2 to July 30)
  • Takes place at the University of Oxford
  • Previous courses included:  The Politics of Empire, Law and Politics in Shakespeare
  • Credits:  3 or 6
  • Tuition:  $3,059 or $4,676
  • Contact:  Nathalie Jeter at nathjet@regent.edu or 757-352-4302

University of Richmond School of Law

  • Four-week program (2010 dates were July 4 to August 7)
  • Students live and take classes at Cambridge University
  • Previous courses included:  Selected Issues in Public International Law, Legal History, Comparative Public Law of U.S. and U.K., Law of the European Union, American Judicial Power
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $2,350
  • Contact:  (804) 289-8218 or lawforpro@richmond.edu.

Roger Williams University School of Law

  • Three-week or one-month program (2011 dates were May 30 to July 1)
  • Shorter program includes one week of classes on the English legal system, and two weeks of an internship with a barrister selected from among some of the most successful chambers of London
  • Longer program includes above and an additional two weeks of classes
  • Classes focus on the English legal system, EU law, and comparative law between the U.S. and the U.K.
  • Credits:  3 or 6
  • Tuition:  $5,100 or $8,325 (fees and expenses included)

University of San Diego School of Law

  • Program in London
    • One-month program (2011 dates were July 4 to August 6)
    • Program is held at the College of Law of England and Wales in Bloomsbury
    • Program provides an opportunity for a clinical experience with a London barrister or solicitor
    • Previous classes included:  International Sports Law, International Business Transactions, European Union Law, International Entertainment Law
    • Credits:  3 or 6 (additional available for internship)
    • Tuition:  $3,750 or $4,950 (additional required for internship)
    • Contact:  Ms Cindy King cking@sandiego.edu or Ms Darlene Smith darlenes@sandiego.edu

Santa Clara University School of Law

  • Six-week program (2010 dates were June 27 to August 6)
  • Program offers a study of law in the unique Oxford tutorial setting
  • All students take a seminar on English Legal Institutions
  • Tutorials are given on a variety of specific topics including the Law of the Sea, International Human Rights, Comparative Media Law & Policy, Comparative Constitutional Law, etc.
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $880 per credit
  • Contact:  Robert Peterson at rpeterson@scu.edu or (408) 554-4141

University of South Carolina School of Law

  • Three-week program held in the month of May
  • Program is conducted in conjunction with The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, one of the four London Inns of Court
  • Content will include comparative US/English legal institutions, international civil litigation, and international arbitration.
  • Credits:  4
  • Tuition:  $3,500

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

  • Six-week program (2010 dates were July 6 to August 14)
  • Program is held at University College, Oxford
  • Students take one course taught by an SMU professor and one Oxford-style tutorial taught by an Oxford tutor
  • Previous courses included Comparative Contract Law and Income Taxation; previous seminars were taught on a large variety of subjects
  • Credits:  5
  • Tuition:  $8,027 (includes fees)
  • Contact:  Professor Peter Winship at pwinship@smu.edu or 214-768-2575

Southern University Law Center

  • Six-week program (2012 dates will be June 24 to August 4)
  • The Summer Abroad is being held at Queen Mary College of the University of London
  • Previous courses included:  European Law, International Criminal Law, Private International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Program includes optional trips to legal landmarks including the ICC, ICJ, and Royal Courts of Justice
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $3,414
  • Contact:  Professor M. R. Franks at 011 44 7516 715 725 or mf@franks.org

Southwestern University School of Law

  • Five-week programs (2011 dates were June 19 to July 22)
  • One program is on International Entertainment and Media Law and the other program focuses on International Information Technology
  • Programs are held at the University of London
  • Previous courses for the first program included:  International Entertainment Law, International Art Law, International and Comparative Media Law, International Sports Law
  • Previous courses for the second program included:  International Cybercrimes, ICN in the IT Sector, Comparative Information Privacy Law and Regulations, Comparative Electronic Commerce Law and Regulations
  • Both programs include field excursions to the Royal Courts of Justice and other legal and cultural facilities in London
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $7,250 (includes fees)
  • Contact:  Anne L. Wilson at (213) 738-5707

Tulane Law School

  • Cambridge Program
    • Two-week program (2011 dates were July 3 to July 16)
    • Students both reside and attend class inside Trinity College, which is part of Cambridge University
    • Courses are related to European Union law and the theme of comparisons between European and U.S. law
    • In 2010, Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court co-taught a course on constitutional interpretation
    • Credits:  Up to 3
    • Tuition:  $2,400
    • Contact:  Dean Griffin at sgriffin@tulane.edu

University of Tulsa College of Law

  • Semester program (2012 dates will be August 10 to November 23)
  • Classes are held at the Florida State University Center in central London and students reside in nearby apartments
  • Previous classes included:  Comparative U.S.-U.K. Legal Systems, English Legal Research, and a large variety of specialized elective courses
  • Program includes practical skills internships
  • Credits:  Up to 16
  • Tuition:  $15,751
  • Contact:  international@law.stetson.edu

Valparaiso University School of Law

  • Five-week program (2011 dates were June 20 to July 26)
  • The program is held at the University Cambridge Center in Cambridge, England
  • Previous courses included:  Legal London, International and Civil Liberties- Freedom of Speech, Comparative Law- EU
  • Credits:  Up to 5
  • Tuition:  $5,750
  • Contact:  Debbie Gleason at 219-465-7840

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