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Study Law in Europe
Learn European Union (EU) Law in Brussels and study the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva in Georgia Law's ABA-approved summer course.
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The Georgia Law Summer Program in Brussels and Geneva offers U.S. and foreign law students an outstanding opportunity to immerse themselves in European Union Law (with a focus on EU business law) and international trade law under the WTO. The program is taught by distinguished U.S. and European faculty and numerous guest speakers from European Union institutions, the World Trade Organization, and leading international law firms. The first three weeks of the program take place in Brussels, the capital of Belgium and political epicenter of the EU. A charming European city that is easy to navigate, Brussels offers students a plethora of opportunities for social activities as well as an ideal launching point for travel within Europe. The final week is an intensive introduction to the World Trade Organization in its home base, Geneva, a stunning city full of history and the home of numerous international organizations on the shores of lake Geneva.
Brussels & Geneva Summer Program Brochure (2013)
- 2014 Dates: Brussels: June 23 - July 11; Geneva: July 14-17
- 4 ABA-approved semester-hour credits
- Dual city experience – Brussels (political epicenter of the EU) and Geneva (headquarters of the WTO and nerve-center for international trade law)
- Lectures by leading scholars, academics and practitioners in the fields of EU law & policy and international trade.
- Organized city tours of both Brussels and Geneva; side trip to the Montreux Jazz Festival
- Trip to Luxembourg to visit the European Court of Justice
- Visit to the European Parliament, World Trade Organization, and other international institutions relevant to the coursework of the program
- Seminars with international practitioners at leading law firms in Brussels and Geneva
- Opening and closing receptions
- Several “open” weekends for individual free time and/or travel
Program co-directed by:
- C. Donald Johnson, former U.S. congressman and ambassador in the Office of the United States Trade Representative; Director, Dean Rusk Center, University of Georgia School of Law;
- Professor Michael L. Wells, Marion and W. Colquitt Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law, University of Georgia School of Law
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Professor Gabrielle Marceau, Université de Genève; Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization,
The University of Georgia School of Law is committed to providing reasonable access and accommodations for people with disabilities upon request.
Brussels & Geneva Program Video
Learn more from a recent participant in Georgia Law's Brussels & Geneva Summer Program.