Brooklyn Law School      

  • Two-week or three-week program (2011 dates were May 29 to June 11 or May 29 to June 18)
  • The program is held at the University of Bologna
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Nonprofit Law, International Commercial Arbitration, World Legal Systems
  • Credits:  Up to 4
  • Tuition:  $700 per credit
  • Contact:  Lorraine McDonald at lorraine.mcdonald@brooklaw.edu

Gonzaga University School of Law

  • Four-week program (2011 dates were May 22 to June 17)
  • Program is held at a university-owned villa in Florence
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Labor and Employment Law, Comparative Law- Government Structures and Civil Rights, International Human Rights, Justice and Society
  • Credits:  Up to 4
  • Tuition:  $3,300
  • Contact:  Pam Pschirrer at (509) 313-3742

Hofstra University School of Law

  • Two-week program (2011 dates were May 28 to June 11)
  • Program is held at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa
  • The program is also offered through modules at Hofstra University and in New York City
  • Program is designed to use logic and technology to compare the laws of health care in the United States and Europe, with special reference to Italian law
  • Credits:  3
  • Tuition:  $4,200 (including housing and fees)
  • Contact:  Jeffrey A. Dodge at Jeffrey.Dodge@hofstra.edu or (516) 463-0417

Loyola University School of Law-Chicago

  • Four-week program (2011 dates were June 18 to July 15)
  • Program takes place in Rome, Italy
  • Program can be combined with a subsequent two-week field study in Strasbourg, France
  • The 2010 program featured a guest lecture from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Criminal Procedure, Comparative Law- Development of Common Law, Comparative Law- Civil Law Tradition, Comparative Law- Domestic Violence, Intro to Comparative Constitutional Law, International Art Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, International Sales Law
  • Credits:  4
  • Tuition:  $4,700 (housing included)
  • Contact:  Dean Jean M. Gaspardo at LAWAbroad@luc.edu.

Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law

  • Four-week program (2011 dates were June 26 to July 23)
  • Program is based at the University of Florence, but time is spent also spent in both Rome and Siena
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Law, Comparative and International Family Law, The International Sale of Goods, Transnational Litigation and Civil Procedure
  • Credits:  5 or 6
  • Tuition:  $700 per credit
  • Contact: (717) 240-5244

St Johns University School of Law

  • Five-week program (2010 dates were May 31 to July 2)
  • Classes are held at the university’s Rome campus
  • Previous courses included:  European Legal History, International Human Rights, Comparative Law, the Global Financial Crisis and National Responses to Insolvency, States and Sovereignty
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $900 per credit
  • Contact:  Luca C.M. Melchionna at (718) 990-6948 or melchiol@stjohns.edu

University of San Diego School of Law

  • Four-week program (2011 dates were May 30 to June 23)
  • The program is held at the Florence campus of Syracuse University
  • Previous courses included:  International Art Law, International Negotiations, International Copyright Law, Comparative Civil Liberties
  • The program also offers optional beginner Italian language classes
  • Credits:  2 or 4
  • Tuition:  $3,550 or $4,150
  • Contact:  Ms Cindy King cking@sandiego.edu or Ms Darlene Smith darlenes@sandiego.edu

Temple University Beasley School of Law

  • Five-week program (2010 dates were May 27 to July 2)
  • Program is held at the university’s Rome campus
  • Previous courses included:  International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law and Litigation, Introduction to International Business Law, International Environmental Law, Introduction to European Union Law
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $3,220
  • Contact:  215-204-1448 or intllaw@temple.edu

Tulane Law School

  • Three-week program (2011 dates were June 5 to June 24)
  • Program is held at the University of Siena
  • Program is focused on International Art Law
  • Previous courses included:  The International Legal Framework for the Protection of Art and Cultural Property, Collections and Collectors- The Ethical and Legal Issues, The Protection of Art in Times of Crisis, From Gray to Black- the Markets in Stolen and Looted Art and Antiquities
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $3,200
  • Contact:  Chana Lewis at 504.865.5990 or clewis1@tulane.edu

Vanderbilt University Law School

  • Two-week program (2011 dates were May 21 to June 29)
  • Program is held in conjunction with the University of Venice
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Perspectives on Counterterrorism, Comparative Trademark Law, European Union Law, The International Arbitral Process
  • Field trips have previously included a tour of the historic cities of Treviso and Verona, a Laguna boat tour to the islands of Burano and Torcello, a visit to a Murano glass factory, and a vineyard tour and dinner
  • Credits:  Up to 8
  • Tuition:  $4,550
  • Contact:  Michael Newton at mike.newton@vanderbilt.edu

Villanova University School of Law

  • Six-week program (2010 dates were June 28-August 6)
  • Classes will be held at John Cabot University in Rome
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Sentencing, Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities- Prevention and Deterrence, International Art and Cultural Heritage Law, International and Comparative Family Law
  • Credits:  6
  • Tuition:  $3,600
  • Contact:  Diane Edelman at (610) 519-7047 or edelman@law.villanova.edu

Wake Forest School of Law

  • Four-week program (2011 dates were July 4 to July 28)
  • Classes are held in classrooms at the Istituto Veneto di Lettere ed Arti in Venice
  • Previous courses included:  Comparative Company Law, Comparative Litigation and Advocacy
  • Credits:  3
  • Tuition:  $2,500 (WFU students) or $3,000
  • Contact:  Alan Palmiter at (336)758-5711 or alan.palmiter@wfu.edu

Widener University School of Law

  • Two two-week programs (2010 dates were June 20 to July 17)
  • Program is held in cooperation with the Department of Legal Studies at the University of Venice
  • Previous courses included:  International and Comparative Trademark Law, Comparative Corporate Law, Introduction to International Trade Law, International Trade and the Environment, International and Comparative Copyright Law, European Union Law, European Private Law
  • Credits:  Up to 6
  • Tuition:  $890 per credit
  • Contact:  Arlene Trapuzzano at artrapuzzano@widener.edu or (302)-477-2248      

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