Galway, Ireland — Overview
New England School of Law - along with California Western School of Law, South Texas College of Law, and William Mitchell College of Law - offers an exciting opportunity to study during the summer at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland in Galway.
We are honored to announce that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be teaching in this summer’s program. His course, “Separation of Powers,” has a limited enrollment and requires a brief essay as part of the application process.
Taught by experts in the field from Ireland and the United States, the six-week program focuses on courses related to international and comparative human rights law and accountability for human rights violations. Approved by the American Bar Association, it is open to students in good standing at ABA-accredited United States law schools and at Canadian and European university law programs. Participants may take courses for credit (which requires successful performance on final examinations) or as auditors (final examinations are not required). Course instruction is in English.
Each student must enroll for the full six-week session and may take three of the six courses offered during the program. A student may earn a total of six credits, transferable to most law schools. Students should check with the registrar's office at their school to determine the transferability of grades and credits earned in this program. It is unlikely that participation in a summer program will accelerate graduation for a full-time student. The program is limited to about 50 students, which permits relatively intimate seminars in which students get a better opportunity to work and interact with each other and the faculty. Limiting enrollment also allows the program to guarantee reasonably priced housing for all students. Last year 43 attendees came from 16 American or Canadian law schools, with about half of the students coming from the sponsoring American law schools.
Galway is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland on the western coast, just a short ride from the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, the Aran Islands, and Connemara National Park. The National University of Ireland's campus, which is modeled on Christ Church College at Oxford University, is located on the banks of the River Corrib within a few minutes' walk of the heart of Galway, the vibrant cultural center of the west of Ireland.
The Galway Program is now open to students in good standing who have completed the first year of full-time or part-time study.
For additional information, contact Professor Philip K. Hamilton, Program Director.
Other Study Abroad Options
The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (of which New England School of Law is a founding member) also offers summer programs in Malta, Prague, Santiago, Chile, and London/Edinburgh, and semester abroad programs in the Netherlands and Denmark and at the University of Paris. An international criminal process clinic in The Hague is available for summer or semester enrollment.
For New England School of Law students: 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. For further information, contact Cornelia Godfrey, director of student services, at ext. 401 or cgodfrey
admin·nesl·edu.
