Madrid Summer Law Institute

Madrid, Spain

Dates and Deadlines

Note from Advisor:

***This program is full for summer 2018. Please check back for summer 2019 information.***

Information

Area of Study:

International and Comparative Law, Law, Spanish and European Union Law

Program Type:

Faculty-Led

Language of Instruction:

English

GPA:

2.0

Language Prerequisite:

No previous language experience required (classes offered in English)

Advisor Name:

Annette Mares-Duran

Faculty Name:

Nathalie Martin (Law)

Advisor Email:

amares2@unm.edu

Faculty Email:

martin@law.unm.edu

Overview

The Madrid Summer Law Institute is a four-week, five-credit summer law program in Madrid, Spain. The program is open to law students, graduate students, and legal professionals from around the world.

Classes meet only on Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., giving students ample opportunity to experience life in Europe. The U.S. administration of the program takes place at the School of Law at The University of New Mexico (UNM), and all classes are offered at the Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). URJC is located in the Madrid suburb of Vicálvaro, a 10- to 15-minute metro ride from central Madrid. Student housing options in Vicálvaro tend to be plentiful and affordable. The Madrid Summer Law Institute offers classes on European Union law and international law subjects related to the United States and Spain, as well as the rest of Europe. Courses are taught in English by faculty with a passion for teaching from both UNM and URJC. Graduate students and others in related disciplines, such as international relations, business, and Spanish, will benefit from the economic, social, cultural, legal, and political questions considered during class as well as from life outside of class. Students normally enroll in two courses as follows. First, all students take the two-credit course on European Union law. Second, students select either one of the other two three-credit courses, International Business Transaction or a second 3-credit elective on Immigration law. This works out to a total of five (5) semester hours of credit. Law students earn law school credit.

Dates: June 3 to June 30, 2018

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Academics

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Areas of Study

Course One: Overview of European Union Law.

Teachers: Profs. Bruno Aguilera Barchet, María Pilar Trinidad, Angelines Cano Linares, and Yolanda Dutrey Guantes, and others.

The goal of this course is to give students a general introduction to European Union law. The course starts with the history of European integration, giving students the opportunity to compare U.S. history and the history of the EU. The course then tackles EU values such as human rights, freedom, and democracy. Next, business aspects of the EU are considered from a practical point of view. Finally, the course will cover international dispute resolution issues in the context of the EU. For example, students will learn which European country's courts have jurisdiction to hear a case, what law that court will apply, what remedies the court may award, and how a judgment given in one country may be enforced in another. The course will include a site visit to a Spanish law firm as well as to the European Association of Arbitration.

Course two: International Business Transaction.

Teachers: Profs. Stewart Paley and Nathalie Martin.

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with transactional and litigation issues that affect international business through the use of hypothetical fact patterns. With respect to international transactions, we will explore the sale of goods, issues of international agreements, foreign direct investment, transnational funding, and international franchises. With respect to international litigation, we will focus on rights and remedies, choice of law, choice of forum, and international arbitration. Although the focus of the course is on general international business law around the world, hypothetical fact patterns will often involve transactions between companies in the United States and Europe.

Course Three: Immigration Law: The Comparative and International Law of Economic Migration

Teacher: Prof. Serge Martinez

Economic dislocation and armed conflict have led to a significant increase in economic migration--authorized and unauthorized--to the world's wealthier regions. Each year, millions of people take increasingly perilous journeys across one or more international borders in search of work and opportunity for their families. The humanitarian, political and legal issues resulting from this unprecedented movement of people cross multiple political boundaries, and any response will necessarily involve multiple legal regimes and require cross-border cooperation and international coordination. This course addresses legal issues that affect migrant workers while in transit and after reaching their destination countries. We look at domestic law and policy to compare the ways that migrant workers are protected (or unprotected) by domestic law, particularly labor and employment law. We also explore international law and policy regarding the rights of migrants and the obligations of states. In addition, we identify and analyze the forces that affect the enforcement of migrant workers' rights and assess proposals for reform.

Location

The Madrid Summer Law Institute is hosted at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos Internacionales, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Pº de los Artilleros, s/n, 28032 Madrid, Spain. The program orientation for summer 2018 will take place on June 3, 2018. Classes begin on June 4, 2018. The program will be completed with final exams on June 30, 2018. All classes will take place at URJC. The 2018 Madrid Summer Institute will include organized field trips to Spanish legal institutions. Note that the details of these site visits are not finalized. First, students will visit the Madrid Bar Association, where they will hear a presentation from a partner at the Thomas Cooper Firm, a law firm with offices throughout Europe. The firm’s legal specialties include insurance, aviation, shipping, and international arbitration. A partner at the firm will meet with students to discuss how an international law practice works in Europe. Second, students will visit the Asociación Europea de Arbitraje (AEADE), the European Arbitration Association. This organization mainly focuses on the promotion of arbitration and mediation as conflict resolution mechanisms. On this trip, students will learn how arbitration works in the European Union. The dates for these site visits are to be determined.

Housing

Dorm or Apartment.

Links

Budget/Cost: http://lawschool.unm.edu/madrid/program-info/tuition.php

Program Page: http://lawschool.unm.edu/madrid/

Costs

2018 Student Budget Estimate
30 days in Madrid	Low	High
Program Application Fee	$100	$100
Tuition and Fees (2-5 semester credit hours)	$3,600	$3,600
Round-trip travel	$1,300	$1,900
Housing	$300	$1,200
Meals & Incidentals	$600	$900
Books & Supplies	$160	$160
CISI Health & Accident Insurance	$57	$57
Local Transportation	$83	$150
Miscellaneous	$100	$500
TOTAL	$6,300	$8,567

We believe a student can live comfortably within this budget range. Obviously, costs will vary depending on your personal choices. The budget estimate excludes, e.g., personal tourism, souvenirs, emergencies, etc.

Payment of Tuition, Fees, and Other Costs

To pay for tuition and fees make checks, bank drafts, or postal money orders payable to the University of New Mexico Madrid Summer Law Institute. Visa and MasterCard payments are also accepted.

Students pay all other costs directly to the providers of goods and services that they choose and are subject to each provider’s refund policies.

NOTE: Students attending the University of New Mexico or the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos should consult the program coordinator at their school regarding tuition and payment information.