Law in a global context.

“With seven study-abroad programs to choose from, our students are immersed in the structure and practice of international legal systems—which in turn strengthens their understanding of the American system.”

Professor Philip K. Hamilton, Director, New England Law Galway Summer Program

Through the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), of which New England Law is a founding member, students have several opportunities to study abroad for either a summer or a semester. Courses of study include international and comparative law topics in such areas as human rights, juvenile justice, human rights in intellectual property and corporate law, civil and criminal lawsuits (comparing UK and U.S.), constitutional history (comparing UK and U.S.), environmental law, and international mediation.

New England Law is also one of the few law schools in the world that regularly places students in summer and semester-long clinical positions and externships with the International Criminal Court and tribunals in The Hague.

For further information on any of New England Law’s opportunities to study abroad, please contact Professor Philip K. Hamilton or telephone 617-451-0010.

CILE Summer Programs

Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway (program managed by New England Law)
London Study Centre, London (three-week session)
Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta, Valletta
Charles University Faculty of Law, Prague
Justice in the Americas, Santiago de Chile

Students attending a CILE summer program do not need advance approval to earn New England Law course credit, and grades received are included on New England Law transcripts.

Semester Abroad

University of Aarhus, Denmark

University of Leiden, The Netherlands
University of Paris X-Nanterre (managed by New England Law)

All semester abroad study must be approved by the dean’s office. Participation in semester abroad programs may also be limited by program size constraints.

International Clinics and Externships

International Criminal Process Clinic, The Hague, Netherlands (summer or semester)
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
ICTY/R Appeals Chamber
Special Court for Sierra Leone
International Criminal Court
Office of the Co-prosecutors of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Students interested in a semester abroad may intern in the Fall or Spring of their final year with various international criminal tribunals (ICTY, ICTR, ECCC or ICC) in The Hague and elsewhere. Applications for placements at one of these tribunals for both the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters must be submitted by September 15, 2008. Download the Externship Program handout for 2009-2010 (pdf).

ABA Approved Summer Programs

New England Law students may enroll in any summer-abroad program approved by the American Bar Association. Courses must be approved in advance to earn New England Law credit, and grades are not accepted for inclusion on New England Law transcripts.