Galway, Ireland

2009 Summer Program on International and Comparative Human Rights Law

June 14 – July 24, 2009
Application Deadline: April 1, 2009

A summer program offered by the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the NationalUniversity of Ireland and the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education, Inc.

New England Law | Boston is honored to announce that Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., will be teaching in this summer’s program.

Six Weeks in Ireland

New England Law | Boston—along with California Western School of Law, South Texas College of Law, and William Mitchell College of Law—offers an exciting opportunity to study law during the summer at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland in Galway.

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. This summer’s program will include a course taught by Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Approved by the American Bar Association, the program 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.

Enrollment

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 the enrollment also allows the program to guarantee reasonably priced housing for all students. Last year 51attendees came from 19 American or Canadian law schools; about half of the students were from the four sponsoring American law schools. 

Location

Galway is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland on the western coast, a short ride from the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, the Aran Islands, and Connemara National Park. The National University of Ireland’s campus, 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. 

For additional information, please contact Professor Philip K. Hamilton, program director.

Other Study Abroad Options

The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), of which New England Law is a founding member, also offers summer programs in Malta, Prague, Santiago, Chile and London/Edinburgh, and semester abroad programs in the Netherlands, in 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 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 by e-mail.