Brazil

Summer Legal Study Program in
Rio de Janeiro

After four successful years, the Summer Legal Study Program in Rio de Janeiro will be taking a break in summer 2010.  The program will be offered again in summer 2011.  For students who would like to plan ahead, the summer 2009 program is described below:

Class Module One: May 18 - 29, 2009
Class Module Two: June 1 - 12, 2009

The Summer Legal Study Program offers a maximum degree of flexibility for students who wish to earn either three (3) or six (6) credits in the study of comparative and international law. The month-long program permits students to take one or two modules. Each two-week module is worth three (3) credit hours. Traditional lecture and class discussions will be supplemented by in-class exercises and on-site demonstrations from local researchers and practitioners. All lectures will be in English or accompanied by English translation.

The program offers a broad selection of courses with a strong social and economic justice focus, including courses in comparative and international environmental law; international trade law and comparative corporate law; human rights law courses examining race, ethnicity, gender and indigenous rights; and courses in comparative criminal and family law.

Each of the courses is designed to maximize opportunities for students to learn about Brazil and Rio de Janeiro from those who know it best – its citizens. To that end, each course features field trips and Brazilian speakers drawn from law, government and civil society. Courses are taught in collaboration with faculty drawn from Rio’s top universities.

In short, the program has been designed to offer students the widest possible exposure to Brazil and above all, to the richness of its most famous city, Rio de Janeiro. The program is demanding intellectually and professionally. Students will also have time to enjoy themselves apart from their studies and return home invigorated by their time in “a cidade maravilhosa” – “the marvelous city.”

The Summer Legal and Policy Study Program in Rio is a project of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth at the Georgia State University College of Law, Seattle University School of Law and the University of Tennessee College of Law.

The program is fully accredited by the American Bar Association.

Applicants must have completed the first year curriculum by May 2009. Program size is limited, and early application is encouraged. Students who successfully complete the entire program will receive six hours of credit; students attending only one module will receive 3 hours of credit.

Application

To apply, visit http://law.gsu.edu/rio/. Applications are due Monday, February 16, 2009.

Contact

For more information, visit http://law.gsu.edu/rio/ or contact Junsen Ohno at ohnoj@seattleu.edu.