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Georgia Law Summer Program in China

Since 2006, the Dean Rusk Center has offered an ABA-approved 3 ½-week study abroad program hosted by two of China's most prestigious institutions of higher learning:  Tsinghua University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai. The curriculum is designed to provide an introduction to the Chinese legal system, with an emphasis on commercial law and U.S.-China trade law. Trips to important legal institutions and cultural sites are an important part of this exciting educational experience. All courses are taught in English by faculty from the participating universities, including the University of Georgia School of Law. 

Georgia Law Summer Program in Brussels and Geneva 

This unique summer program is hosted by two highly prestigious European institutions of higher learning: Université Saint-Louis in Brussels, Belgium and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. The curriculum is designed to provide an introduction to the legal system of the European Union, with an emphasis on EU business law, as well as a concentrated study of international trade law practice under the WTO. All courses are taught in English by faculty from the Université Saint-Louis, the University of Geneva and the University of Georgia School of Law. 

Global Internship Program

Since 2001, the Dean Rusk Center has placed over 200 law students in 30 countries through the Global Internship Program (GIP). This overseas legal internship program allows students to gain experience in international and transnational law in diverse settings on five continents. Every summer the GIP places students in four to twelve-week internships with foreign governmental agencies, academic centers, law firms, corporations, universities and NGOs.

Georgia Law at Oxford

Georgia Law students have the opportunity to study international and comparative law at the famed University of Oxford in England during spring semester. This popular program provides close contact with world class faculty from Oxford and the University of Georgia. The Oxford Law semester lasts for 15 weeks, running from early January into April. Law students in the program take four courses for 12 semester hours of credit and live in a large Victorian mansion on Banbury Road in Oxford that is owned by the University of Georgia.

Lyon Exchange Program

An exchange of students and faculty between the Law School and the Law Faculty of the Université Jean Moulin (Lyon 3) has been in existence since 1989.  During the past five years, one or more University of Georgia School of Law faculty members have taught courses on a variety of topics in U.S. law at the French university every year. Recent visiting professors from Lyon have taught courses on "International Corporation Law," "European Union Competition Law" and "European Union Consumer Law" to Georgia Law students in Athens.