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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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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
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Professor Gabrielle Marceau, Université de Genève; Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization,
Brussels & Geneva Program Video
Learn more from a recent participant in Georgia Law's Brussels & Geneva Summer Program.