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Deadline for application has been extended to April 18, 2008.
Orientation will take place on Saturday, April 19 in Sullivan Hall Room 327 from 9 a.m. to noon. Attendance is mandatory for SU students. Non-SU students will receive a CD of the Orientation.
Breakfast will be served.
Global Justice Advocacy is a five-week intensive course sponsored by the Seattle University School of Law and The Mandela Institute of the Law School of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
The program provides an intensive introduction to global human rights advocacy from an African perspective. It is limited to twenty-five law students from the United States, and twenty-five graduate level law students from South Africa. The program will run from June 17 through July 18, 2008.
Before you go, make sure to read about important things to know before you go to South Africa.
Three courses will be offered, for a total of six credits. Students enrolled in the program are required to take all three courses. Two of the courses will cover international, African, and South African law. The third course will build upon the other two and pair one South African student with a U.S. student to work on global advocacy skills.
Courses will be supplemented by lectures by prominent South African and African lawyers and human rights advocates, and by field trips to such institutions as the Apartheid Museum and the Constitutional Court.
The courses are:
Advanced Constitutional Jurisprudence and Litigation
(2 credits, 5 weeks)
This course will provide a comparative introduction to South African constitutional
law, drawing upon the constitutional jurisprudence of the U.S. and other countries.
This course will be taught by two South African law professors.
International Human Rights Law and the Role of Corporations
(2 credits, 5 weeks)
This course will look at multinational corporations and the emerging body of
international law that holds them liable for gross violations of human rights.
The course will draw upon the case law of international courts (including the
major international criminal courts) as well as select cases from national jurisdictions,
including the U.S. and South Africa. It will be taught jointly by a U.S. and
South African law professor.
Legal Writing from a Global Perspective
(2 credits, 5 weeks)
This course will focus on writing clearly, concisely, and precisely in a variety
of contexts and to a variety of audiences. We will work on drafting letters,
memoranda, and affidavits that relate to hypothetical problems based on issues
raised in the other courses offered in the program. At the outset of the course,
students will take a diagnostic exam to assess their facility with English grammar,
punctuation, and sentence structure. While all students will work on the same
assignments during the course, we will use the results of the diagnostic exam
to break the class into groups for more in-depth skill-building sessions.
Jonathan
Klaaren
Professor of Law, University of Witwatersrand
B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard; M.A., with distinction, University
of Cape Town; J.D., Columbia School of Law; University; L.L.B.,University of
Witwatersrand; Ph.D., Yale University.
Laurel Oates
Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Legal Writing Program, Seattle
University School of Law
B.A., honors, Western Washington University; J.D., cum laude, University
of Puget Sound.
Theunis
Roux
Director, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human
Rights and International Law and Honorary Reader in Law at University of Witwatersrand
B.A., University of Cape Town; L.L.B, magna cum laude, University of
Cape Town; Ph.D. Phil, University of Cambridge.
Mimi Samuel
Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law
B.A., Georgetown University; J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University
Law Center.
Ronald C. Slye
Associate Professor of Law and Director of International & Comparative Law
Programs, Honorary Professor of Law, University of Witwatersrand
B.A., magna cum laude, Columbia University; M.Phil, University of Cambridge;
J.D. Yale Law School.
The figures illustrated below reflect the breakdown of expenses for students participating in the South Africa program. The program deposit of $900 is due at the time you submit your program application and will be applied to your total charges. Special arrangements can be made in lieu of the $900 deposit.
2008 Program Expenses (5-weeks)
Tuition $ 4,500.00 $750 x 6 credits Housing Fee $ 1,500.00 3 weeks on-campus dorm;
2 weeks off-campusMeals $ 275.00 3 weeks on-campus
2 weeks off-campus, budget $25/dayMedical Insurance $ 43.75 $8.75/week x 5 weeks Course Materials $ 75.00 TOTAL ESTIMATE $ 6,393.75
NOTE: The above total is the amount due by May 1, 2008. If you made a deposit, that amount will be deducted from the total. Please let us know if you are unable to pay your balance by the due date and we will try to accommodate your request. Housing expense for the full five weeks is covered in the total. Meals for the latter half of the program will be left to your individual arrangement. Please budget $25/day for 14 days or $350. Airfare is also not included; you can budget approximately $2,250 for a round-trip airfare from Seattle – Johannesburg.
The program tuition fee includes field trips to the Apartheid Museum, Constitutional Hill, Soweto, and to a magistrate court (schedule permitting). The optional field trips are visits to Cradle of Civilization and Pilansberg. If you decide before the start of the program that you would like to participate in the optional trips, you are welcome to add the $200 to the total and make your payment. If you would rather wait and make your decision while in South Africa and opt for one or both field trips, you will be charged the additional fee after you return from the program.
Students should complete the application and submit it along with the required documentation to:
Ms. Junsen A. Ohno
International Programs
Seattle University School of Law
901 12th Avenue, Sullivan Hall
Seattle, WA 98122
Applications may be submitted electronically to Junsen Ohno at ohnoj@seattleu.edu. Your e-mail should have “South Africa Summer Application” as its subject line. If you e-mail your application you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail within 24 hours of your submission, you should assume that your application was not received. If you submit your application electronically you MUST still give your deposit to Junsen Ohno by Friday, April 18, 2008. The deposit is non-refundable.
For more information about this program, contact Junsen Ohno, International Programs Administrator at Seattle University School of Law by phone at (206) 398-4283 or via e-mail at ohnoj@seattleu.edu.
For more information on The Mandela Institute and the University of the Witwatersrand Law School, visit www.law.wits.ac.za.