Georgia Law summer program Brussels &Geneva

Program Overview 2013

The Georgia Law Summer Program in Brussels and Geneva provides a comprehensive overview of the legal system of the European Union with an emphasis on EU business law, as well as an introduction to international trade law practice under the WTO. 

  • New Dates: Brussels: June 24 - July 12; Geneva: July 15-18
  • 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
  • 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
  • Professor Gabrielle Marceau, Université de Genève; Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization,

 

 

 

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Brussels & Geneva

 

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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