The USF School of Law offers summer study programs focusing on European Union (E.U.) and international law in Dublin, Ireland, and Prague, Czech Republic. At each location, the USF law program is co-hosted by a distinguished European law faculty. Students may also combine the Dublin and Prague programs, which provides a unique opportunity to study the emerging E.U. legal system in different national contexts.

Students in the Dublin program may combine the three-week program with the last three weeks of the Prague program. The combination affords a unique opportunity to study at two contrasting sites (with a week for travel in between). The combination also offers an opportunity to learn about the emerging E.U. legal system in different national contexts. The USF summer law programs in Europe offer the following study possibilities:

Combined-site Programs, June 14–August 2, 2009

• Three weeks in Dublin and three weeks in Prague with a week for travel between programs

Single-Site Programs

• Three weeks in Dublin, June 14–July 5, 2009
• Five weeks in Prague, June 29–August 2, 2009
• Three weeks in Prague, July 12–August 2, 2009

The Summer Study Abroad Programs are offered as part of the fully-accredited curriculum of the USF School of Law. They are open to students who have satisfactorily completed at least one year of full-time or part-time study at a non-U.S. law school or an ABA and AALS accredited U.S. law school. Other persons, including students of the host country and members of the bar, may be admitted or may audit classes by permission of the program director.

Dublin Program at Trinity College

Ireland's membership in the European Union has transformed Dublin from a quaint, provincial capital to a vibrant, sophisticated center. Unique provisions in the Irish Constitution have given the Irish people a direct voice in the development of the European Union. This is an important time to understand the Irish perspective on E.U. membership.

The University of San Francisco summer law program takes place on the picturesque campus of Trinity College. All classes are held at the Aras, an Phiarsaigh Building. Irish faculty teach two of the four courses. Trinity College, which is more than 400 years old, is located on a 35-acre campus in the heart of Dublin. Much of Ireland's history has transpired within or immediately outside the college walls. Trinity's famous library includes The Book of Kells. The campus is within a five-minute walk to the House of Parliament, Dublin Castle, the Abbey Theatre, James Joyce's favorite pubs, and a vast variety of restaurants. Trinity College is ranked among the world's top 50 universities by Times Higher Education world university rankings. Trinity is the only Irish university to be placed within the top 100 world universities and this is the first time an Irish third level institution has been classed in the world's top 50.

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Faculty

Patricia Brazil, LLB (Trinity College Dublin) Patricia Brazil is a lecturer in law at Trinity College Dublin. She graduated in 2001, qualified as a barrister in 2003, M. Litt., on the drug court and sentencing policy, conferred 2005. A full-time researcher with the Law Reform Commission for a number of years, Patricia has carried out extensive teaching and lecturing at Trinity College prior to her full-time appointment to the law school in 2005. Professor Brazil is the local director of the Dublin Program.

Imelda Higgins, BCL, LLM (University College Cork) Post graduate degree from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and a BL (Honorable Society of King's Inns, Ireland) Imelda Higgins is a practicing barrister at the Bar of Ireland where she specializes in European Union law, intellectual property law, and labor law. She is also a part-time lecturer in European Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, Trinity College Dublin and at the Faculty of Law, University College Dublin. Before coming to the Bar, Higgins worked as a legal secretary (law clerk) to Judge D.A.O. Edward at the Court of Justice of the European Communities where her tasks included assisting the judge in drafting judgments. Prior to this, she was engaged as a lecturer by the European Institute of Public Administration in Luxembourg, where she focused on teaching European community law to judges and lawyers, mainly in the context of community training programs. Higgins has also published numerous articles in the field of European law and has participated in numerous conferences.

Dolores A Donovan, BA (Stanford University), JD (Stanford Law School) At Standford she received the Hilmer-Oehlman Prize for Excellence (research and writing). She has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, a partner in the firm of, Donovan and Ryan, and a staff attorney for the Lawyers Military Defense Committee. While on leave from the law school in 2003–05, Professor Donovan was the South Asia regional equity advisor for U.S. Agency for International Development in New Delhi, India. Prior to that, she was a Fulbright professor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Donovan was a co-founder of the law school's Center for Law and Global Justice. She teaches Advanced Criminal Law and Comparative Law.

Ben Lyon, BA (UC Davis), JD (Loyola University) Professor Lyon has served as VP-general counsel for Ingenio (now AT&T Interactive), VP-general counsel for Tellme Networks (now part of Microsoft), and VP-general counsel for Cellnet Data Systems. Prior to his executive Silicon Valley experience, he held several senior legal positions at Pacific Bell and AT&T. He has extensive experience handling transactions with companies in Europe and Eastern Europe. Lyon has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco where he has lectured on the law and practice of international business transactions. He also previously taught at the USF Summer Abroad Program in Prague (1997–2003).

Prague Program at Charles University

This five-week program looks at the legal systems being developed in countries of Central Europe as they prepare for membership to the European Union. Courses focus on human rights, mediation, IP property contracts, and other relevant topics. Charles University, founded in 1348, is Europe's fifth oldest university and the site of the program. The law school is located on the bank of the Vltava (Moldau) River, a five-minute walk from Prague's spectacular Old Town Square. Student housing is available in a university dormitory within a 20-minute walk.

Virtually untouched by World War II, Prague is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. With a population of more than one million and a history reaching deep into the Middle Ages, it offers the visitor an inexhaustible variety of crooked streets, architectural surprises, tucked away pubs, and musical and theatrical events.

In past summer programs, students in Prague met with the Czech Minister of Justice, the President of the Supreme Court, the U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic, and the Rector of Charles University. They also enjoyed weekend trips to the Czech countryside led by Czech faculty members.

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Faculty

Richard Král, JUDr, LLM (Charles University) Professor Král lectures and writes on European Union law at Charles University. He also has a master's degree in European Union Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Jesse Markham, BA cum laude (Harvard University), MA (University of Massachusetts), JD (Vanderbilt University) Markham is the Marshall P. Madison Professor of Law at the USF School of Law. Markham has headed the antitrust departments of Holme Roberts & Owen, Morrison & Foerster, and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. He has also served as an antitrust prosecutor for the states of California and Massachusetts. He is a contributing author to Antitrust Dispute Resolution (2007) and California Antitrust Law (First, Second, and Third Editions, plus forthcoming), and the author of numerous articles in bar publications. He has served as an adjunct professor at USF since 1992 and has lectured at both the Haas Business School and Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. Markham also practiced corporate law with the firm now known as Clifford Chance in their Paris, France, office.

John E. Lynch, BS (Fordham College), JD (Georgetown) Professor Lynch, a partner with Fulbright & Jaworski, has practiced IP law for over 40 years in New York City and Washington, DC. He has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown since 1996 and at the USF School of Law since 2001 where he teaches courses in intellectual property contracts and patent litigation and procurement. He also teaches CLE courses at Fulbright & Jaworski.

Tim Iglesias, BA (Loyola-Marymount University), BA/MA (Oxford University), JD (Stanford Law School) After law school Professor Iglesias clerked for the late Judge Stanley A. Weigel of the United States District Court in San Francisco. As the first Pillsbury Madison Sutro Public Service Fellow in 1994, he designed a comprehensive approach for affordable housing developers to obtain local government funding and land use approvals in face of community opposition. From 1996 until 2001, he worked at the Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California where he was the deputy director and the director of government and community relations. He also provided technical assistance and training to housing practitioners throughout the United States. His publications include "Housing Impact Assessments: Opening New Doors for State Housing Regulation While Localism Endures" (forthcoming in Oregon Law Review, 2003), "Managing Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: A New Approach to NIMBY" (Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 2002), and Building Inclusive Community (Homebase, 1996). Iglesias is a professor at the USF School of Law and teaches Property and Land Use Law.

Zdenek Kühn, JUDr (Charles University), PhD (Charles University), SJD/LLM (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor) Professor Kühn is an associate professor of legal theory and political science at Charles University Law School. He has served as a justice to the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic since Jan. 1, 2008. He received the The Hessel Yntema Prize, in Berkeley, Calif., for the best article by a scholar up to the age of 40 published in vol. 52 of the American Journal of Comparative Law

Jiri Priban, JUDr (Charles University) Professor Priban teaches law at the University of Cardiff, Wales. He has written extensively in both Czech and English on human right issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Antonin Kerner, JUDr (Charles University) Professor Kerner teaches law and economics at Charles University. From 1964 to 1990, he was a member of the Prague City Council. From 1991, he has been the head of the foreign department of the law school. Professor Kerner is the local director of the Prague program.

Combined-Site Program

These unique programs offer an opportunity for study in two locations. Students may attend classes for three weeks in Dublin from June 15 to July 6 and for three weeks in Prague from July 12 to August 2. The combined programs span seven and one-half weeks, with one week for travel between sites. Program housing is available in Prague beginning at noon, July 15. Students in the combined programs are responsible for their travel expenses from Dublin to Prague and for their housing between July 5 and July 11.

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Faculty

Patricia Brazil, LLB (Trinity College Dublin) Patricia Brazil is a lecturer in law at Trinity College Dublin. She graduated in 2001, Qualified as a barrister in 2003, M. Litt., on the drug court and sentencing policy, conferred 2005. A full-time researcher with the Law Reform Commission for a number of years, Patricia has carried out extensive teaching and lecturing at Trinity College prior to her full-time appointment to the law school in 2005. Professor Brazil is the local director of the Dublin Program.

Imelda Higgins, BCL, LLM (University College Cork) Post graduate degree from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and a BL (Honorable Society of King's Inns, Ireland) Imelda Higgins is a practicing barrister at the Bar of Ireland where she specializes in European Union law, intellectual property law, and labor law. She is also a part-time lecturer in European Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, Trinity College Dublin and at the Faculty of Law, University College Dublin. Before coming to the Bar, Higgins worked as a legal secretary (law clerk) to Judge D.A.O. Edward at the Court of Justice of the European Communities where her tasks included assisting the judge in drafting judgments. Prior to this, she was engaged as a lecturer by the European Institute of Public Administration in Luxembourg, where she focused on teaching European community law to judges and lawyers, mainly in the context of community training programs. Higgins has also published numerous articles in the field of European law and has participated in numerous conferences.

Dolores A Donovan, BA (Stanford University), JD (Stanford Law School) At Standford she received the Hilmer-Oehlman Prize for Excellence (research and writing). She has been a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School, a partner in the firm of, Donovan and Ryan, and a staff attorney for the Lawyers Military Defense Committee. While on leave from the law school in 2003–05, Professor Donovan was the South Asia regional equity advisor for U.S. Agency for International Development in New Delhi, India. Prior to that, she was a Fulbright professor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Donovan was a co-founder of the law school's Center for Law and Global Justice. She teaches Advanced Criminal Law and Comparative Law.

Ben Lyon, BA (UC Davis), JD (Loyola University) Professor Lyon has served as VP-general counsel for Ingenio (now AT&T Interactive), VP-general counsel for Tellme Networks (now part of Microsoft), and VP-general counsel for Cellnet Data Systems. Prior to his executive Silicon Valley experience, he held several senior legal positions at Pacific Bell and AT&T. He has extensive experience handling transactions with companies in Europe and Eastern Europe. Lyon has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco where he has lectured on the law and practice of international business transactions. He also previously taught at the USF Summer Abroad Program in Prague (1997–2003).

Richard Král, JUDr, LLM (Charles University) Professor Král lectures and writes on European Union law at Charles University. He also has a master's degree in European Union Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Jesse Markham, BA cum laude (Harvard University), MA (University of Massachusetts), JD (Vanderbilt University) Markham is the Marshall P. Madison Professor of Law at the USF School of Law. Markham has headed the antitrust departments of Holme Roberts & Owen, Morrison & Foerster, and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. He has also served as an antitrust prosecutor for the states of California and Massachusetts. He is a contributing author to Antitrust Dispute Resolution (2007) and California Antitrust Law (First, Second, and Third Editions, plus forthcoming), and the author of numerous articles in bar publications. He has served as an adjunct professor at USF since 1992 and has lectured at both the Haas Business School and Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. Markham also practiced corporate law with the firm now known as Clifford Chance in their Paris, France, office.

John E. Lynch, BS (Fordham College), JD (Georgetown) Professor Lynch, a partner with Fulbright & Jaworski, has practiced IP law for over 40 years in New York City and Washington, DC. He has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown since 1996 and at the USF School of Law since 2001 where he teaches courses in intellectual property contracts and patent litigation and procurement. He also teaches CLE courses at Fulbright & Jaworski.

Tim Iglesias, BA (Loyola-Marymount University), BA/MA (Oxford University), JD (Stanford Law School) After law school Professor Iglesias clerked for the late Judge Stanley A. Weigel of the United States District Court in San Francisco. As the first Pillsbury Madison Sutro Public Service Fellow in 1994, he designed a comprehensive approach for affordable housing developers to obtain local government funding and land use approvals in face of community opposition. From 1996 until 2001, he worked at the Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California where he was the deputy director and the director of government and community relations. He also provided technical assistance and training to housing practitioners throughout the United States. His publications include "Housing Impact Assessments: Opening New Doors for State Housing Regulation While Localism Endures" (forthcoming in Oregon Law Review, 2003), "Managing Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: A New Approach to NIMBY" (Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 2002), and Building Inclusive Community (Homebase, 1996). Iglesias is a professor at the USF School of Law and teaches Property and Land Use Law.

Zdenek Kühn, JUDr (Charles University), PhD (Charles University), SJD/LLM (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor) Professor Kühn is an associate professor of legal theory and political science at Charles University Law School. He has served as a justice to the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic since Jan. 1, 2008. He received the The Hessel Yntema Prize, in Berkeley, Calif., for the best article by a scholar up to the age of 40 published in vol. 52 of the American Journal of Comparative Law

Jiri Priban, JUDr (Charles University) Professor Priban teaches law at the University of Cardiff, Wales. He has written extensively in both Czech and English on human right issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Antonin Kerner, JUDr (Charles University) Professor Kerner teaches law and economics at Charles University. From 1964 to 1990, he was a member of the Prague City Council. From 1991, he has been the head of the foreign department of the law school. Professor Kerner is the local director of the Prague program.

Academic Information

Eligibility

Students who have satisfactorily completed one year of full-time or part-time study at an ABA and AALS accredited U.S. or Canadian law school are eligible to enroll for credit. Other persons, including students of the host country and members of the bar, may be admitted or may audit classes by permission of the director.

Credits and Grades

The summer law programs are offered as part of the fully accredited curriculum of the University of San Francisco School of Law. Grades for courses will be given on the traditional A–F 4.0 scale. Participating students are responsible for securing approval from their own law school to transfer credit, as acceptance of any credit or grade for any course taken in the program is subject to determination by the student's home school. All courses comply with ABA and AALS requirements and are taught in English.

It is unlikely that participation in a foreign summer program may be used to accelerate graduation, and students interested in acceleration should consult their own law school on this issue. USF full–time students may not graduate earlier by attending the summer program nor may switch to the part-time division in their final year.

Final Examinations

All courses will have final examinations. These will be administered at the end of the course; typically there is one reading day at the end of the course and the examination is administered the following day. All final examinations will be graded anonymously and will be conducted as take-out examinations, that is, not in a classroom setting. Students will pick up and submit at the designated times, and the examinations may either be handwritten, or written on computer. Faculty are expected to turn in grades three weeks after the completion of the examination.

Computer Use

Although we do not discourage bringing laptops abroad we do highly recommend that students purchase travel insurance. Due to administrative limitations at foreign sites, students will not be permitted to use computers for their examinations, with the exception of the final exam. Exceptions will also be made for students whose ADA accommodation requires the use of a laptop. A computer lab is available at each program site but may have restricted hours. Dorms do not have wireless capabilities.

Students with Disabilities

None of the foreign locations provides amenities (curb cuts, ramps, etc.) for physically handicapped persons. Applicants who are physically handicapped should contact the summer abroad coordinator at (415) 422-6280 to discuss specific accommodations. Students who require a classroom or exam accommodation must contact the summer abroad coordinator and the University of San Francisco Office of Student Disability Services as soon as possible and, no later than April 24, 2009. Proper documentation is required.

How to Apply

The application form is available on this website here. Please download and submit by mail to the address below.

University of San Francisco
School of Law
Summer Law Programs Abroad
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

Upon acceptance into the program, each applicant must submit a letter of good standing from his or her current law school and execute a liability release (the letter of good standing and the liability release must be returned within a week after the student has been accepted into the program). Applicants are responsible for informing USF of changes in mailing address, telephone number, or email address. After acceptance into the program, a USF email account and a USF ID number will be issued. You must activate your USF email, as it will be the method of communication between you and USF. The student ID number will be used to identify all submitted exams. If you forget your USF ID number, please contact Kristin Geddis at lawsummerabroad@usfca.edu to get your number.

Financial Information

Deposits and Application Fee

A $350 non-refundable admission's deposit is payable with the initial application and must be received no later than April 3, 2009. Applications received after April 3, 2009, will be considered if positions remain unfilled. Space is limited to 36 students per course. If the courses or programs of your choice are not available at the time your application is received, you will be notified immediately by phone or email and you will have 24 hours to chose another course or program (if available) or have the $350 deposit refunded. If your application is accepted for your course and program selection, the $350 deposit is non-refundable.

Tuition

Tuition for all programs is $3,600 for four credits or less and $750 for each credit in excess of four. Students may not take more than seven credits for the full summer or more than four credits during a three-week program at any site.

Class Materials

For some courses, classroom materials are duplicated and distributed at the site. For these courses, the cost of duplication will be charged as a course fee in addition to the tuition charge. Textbook requirements will be included in the statement sent to students after registration.

Insurance

Students who wish to participate in the USF summer 2009 program will be required to sign up with Wells Fargo Student Insurance. As per new university policy students much purchase supplemental health insurance (including emergency evacuation and repatriation of remains) from Well Fargo Insurance Services (www.somerton-ins.com or (800) 853-5899) and provide proof of purchase to the summer abroad coordinator upon leaving for Europe.

Transcript Fee (visiting students only)

Non-USF students will be charged a $5 transcript fee. Once the program has ended one transcript will be mailed directly to your home school. If you wish to order more transcripts please contact the summer abroad c oordinator at the conclusion of the program for more information.

Financial Aid

USF students may qualify for financial aid for a summer abroad program as long as they are in good academic standing during the spring semester immediately prior to the summer term. Students must enroll in at least three units of credit in order to be eligible for financial aid. Financial aid for the summer is in the form of private or Graduate PLUS loans. USF students must submit a FAFSA application for the 2008–09 academic year in order to be considered for financial aid. USF students are also required to submit an Intent to Enroll (ITE) form for Summer 2009 to the USF School of Law Office of Financial Aid as soon as possible but no later than April 1, 2009. Click here for more information

Students visiting from other ABA-accredited law schools may qualify for financial aid if their law school enters into a consortium agreement with USF. USF certifies the amount of funding visiting students will need for the summer program. The visiting students' home schools are responsible for determining the exact amount of aid awarded to their respective students. Consortium agreements should be submitted by the visiting student's financial aid office to the USF School of Law Office of Financial Aid as soon as the visiting student is admitted to the USF summer abroad program but no later than April 15, 2009. Click here for more information.

For more information, please contact the USF School of Law financial aid administrator at (415) 422-6210 or lawfinaid@usfca.edu.

Payment Deadline

Payment in full for tuition, book fees, and housing charges is due by Thursday, May 1, 2009. For your convenience, online payments are accepted at www.usfca.edu/bursar.

For information regarding enrolling in the USF four-month payment plan, visit the bursar's office website at www.usfca.edu/bursar or call (415) 422-6342.

Tuition Obligation

Applicants accepted into the USF summer program are obligated to pay all applicable tuition, fees, and housing costs, unless written notice of withdrawal is submitted to the USF School of Law by the refund deadline listed below.

Refunds

A student may withdraw from the program without receiving a grade of "W" for courses or incurring charges for tuition, housing, and materials prior to or on May 1, 2009. (The initial $350 admission deposit is non-refundable.)

Withdrawal after Refund Deadline

If a student withdraws from the program after May 1, 2009, all charges for tuition, housing, and materials will remain due and payable, regardless of whether payment has or has not been previously submitted to the university.

Drop/Add Deadlines and Tuition Adjustments

Individual courses may be dropped or added after May 1, 2009, but no refunds will be issued on courses dropped. Any course dropped after the second day of class will result in a grade "W" on the student's permanent record. The fees for courses added must be paid at the time the course is added. Payments must be made online at www.usfca.edu/bursar.

Program Cancellation

The University of San Francisco reserves the right to alter or cancel individual courses, or an entire program, depending on enrollment or in the event of international unrest. In the event a program is cancelled the USF director or program office will use his or her best efforts to make arrangements for each student enrolled to attend a similar program, if the student so desires. All money advanced by the student shall be refunded within 20 days after the date of cancellation. No USF summer program in Europe has ever been cancelled.

Housing Information

Dublin

Housing in Dublin is available from 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14 until 10 a.m. Sunday, July 5. Housing is provided on the centrally located, picturesque Trinity campus. All student rooms have shared bathrooms (four to five to a bathroom), and all rooms have access to shared cooking facilities. There are no phone or internet connections in the rooms. Although we cannot guarantee each student his/her own sleeping room, usually two persons will share a suite consisting of two sleeping rooms plus a sitting room. Singles have a single bed and a desk in one room. All rooms include linens and some maid service. There is a cafeteria on campus and numerous restaurants just outside the campus walls. Breakfast is not included in the room price. Housing is limited to 40 students only. No persons other than students enrolled in the program are allowed to stay in the university rooms.

In past summers, students who have researched housing options early have been able to find alternative housing at a slightly lower cost than Trinity.

Cost of housing for single or double rooms is $1,500 per person. Contact Trinity at Reservations@tcd.ie.

Prague

Housing in Prague is available from noon, Monday, June 29 (or from noon Sunday, July 12 for Dublin/Prague students) until 10 a.m., Sunday, August 2. The housing location is approximately a 20-minute walk from the classrooms. The dorms are older and most rooms are arranged in suites consisting of two double rooms connected by a shared bathroom. Smoking is permitted in the rooms. Linens are supplied weekly. There are many nearby restaurants. There are no phones or internet connections in the dorms. Transit passes can be arranged before the trip through the law summer abroad office. The passes must be paid upon arrival in Prague to the program assistant at Charles University. Student housing is limited to 50 students only. No persons other than students enrolled in the program are allowed to stay in the university housing.

Students who arrive early in Prague usually find it relatively easy to locate alternative housing near the city center. For two or more people, the cost of alternative housing may be no more, or even less, than the cost of the program housing.

Cost of housing in a suite consisting of two double rooms, with a shared bathroom, is $1,120 per person.

For Prague housing information, contact Professor Antonin Kerner at kerner@prf.cuni.cz.

Combined Program

Dublin/Prague program, June 14, 2 p.m. - July 5, 10 a.m. (Dublin) and July 12, noon -August 2, (Prague). Students are responsible for their own housing arrangements between July 5 and July 11.

Single or double room in Dublin and shared suite in Prague, $2205.00 per person. For purposes of people interested in doing USF housing at one single location please review the prices that follow Dublin only, $1,500.00 per person; Prague only, $705.00 per person.