LONDON SUMMER PROGRAM

The University of Miami School of Law proudly announces its 1996 London Summer Program, an exciting seven-week summer study program presented at Bentham House, the Faculty of Laws building of University College London. Located centrally in the Bloomsbury district of London, University College London offers an ideal living and learning experience for the study of law abroad. In 1995, 80 students from all over the United States participated in the London Summer Program. Of these students, forty-nine were from the University of Miami School of Law. They worked hard and played hard together, sharing their rich learning experiences.

The 1996 Program will begin on June 10 and end on July 26, 1996. Courses will be taught by members of the faculty of law from both the University of Miami and University College London. Each student will enroll in two courses for a total of six or seven credits, and will participate in several exciting and educational excursions. Single-room accommodations which include breakfast each morning are provided in Ramsay Hall and Astor College, modem dormitories located on campus.

ABOUT BENTHAM HOUSE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

University College London, founded in 1826, is the oldest and largest college of the University of London, a federal university of over 40 individual colleges and schools. It is on a ten-acre campus in an environment of quiet leafy squares in the heart of London, one of the world's most vibrant and interesting cities. The 1996 London Summer Program will be conducted at Bentham House, the law school building of the Faculty of Laws of University College London. Bentham House is an outstanding modern law school building. Several of the classrooms employed have been remodeled recently.

HOUSING

The educational experience in London will be steeped in legal tradition, but the accommodations will feature the comfort and convenience of contemporary London. Students may reside in Ramsay Hall or Astor College, modern dormitories of single rooms located on the University College London campus. Amenities include a library; kitchen facilities on each floor; music, television, and common rooms; recreation areas with ping-pong and pool tables; garden area; lounge; and bar. Breakfast is served daily.

Ramsay Hall and Astor College are within a ten-minute walk of Bentham House, the Faculty of Laws building. Housing in the dormitories is limited, and will be assigned on a first come basis. Thus, early enrollment is suggested.

The dormitories we will be using, Ramsay Hall and Astor College, provide very similar accommodations: single rooms on co-ed floors. Both dorms have a small kitchen on each floor for the students' use.

There are some differences between the dorms, however. First, the bathrooms and showers at Ramsay Hall are co-ed, while the ones in Astor College are single sex. Second, while both dormitories have rules prohibiting overnight our experience n that Astor College enforces the rule much more strictly than does Ramsay Hall. Third, each room in Astor College has a small refrigerator. When registering for the Program, please indicate which dormitory you prefer. Please remember that the rooms will be assigned on a first come basis.

LIBRARY, STUDENT UNION, COMPUTER CENTER

Upon request, students will also be provided access to the University College London Library, Computer Center, and the University London Student Union, a center of social, cultural, recreational and sports activities.

LONDON CULTURE AND RECREATION

Few cities, anywhere in the world, have such an enduring appeal. London continues to surprise students with its marvelous blend of Old World traditions and its ever trend-setting cultural scene. London's many cultural attractions are a mere walk away from campus, making travel and access simple and inexpensive. There are unrivaled opportunities for study, research, and sightseeing nearby.

University College London is surrounded by other schools and institutes of the University of London, the British Museum, the British Library, and the Courtyard Galleries. Museums, art galleries, specialty exhibits and historic pageantry are all there for your enjoyment. The city caters to a wide variety of entertainment as well, serving up everything from rock, punk and disco to the latest stage productions offered at more than 50 theatres.

The West End, close to the campus, offers more than 20 theaters, the Royal Opera House, the National Gallery, and the National Portrait Gallery. The open air market of Covent Garden and the lively Soho area, with its pubs, restaurants, and night clubs, are a pleasant stroll away. The National Theater, the Geological Museums, and the Museums of Science and Natural History are close by. Whether you seek to see its modern side or explore its famous past, your stay in London will be an experience you'll never forget.

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

The London Summer Program offers four 3-creciit courses and one 4-creciit course. Each student must enroll in two courses for a total of 6 or 7 credits. Classes will begin on Wednesday, June 12, and end on Monday, July 22. Examinations will be held on Wednesday, July 24, and Thursday, July 25. Several excursions will be conducted during the term of the summer program. This will require alteration in the Class schedule.

All courses comply with the standards of the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools. Students should contact their present law school regarding residence credits and, where appropriate, converting semester credits to a quarter system.

Upon completion of the program, a grade report will be mailed by the University of Miami School of Law to the student's present address, and a transcript to the student's law school. The University of Miami School of Law employs an A, B +, B, C +, C, C-, D, and E grading system. The transferability of credits will be determined by the student's present law school. Inquiry should be made in advance of application.

EXCURSIONS AND LONG WEEKEND

The 96 London Summer Program will begin Monday, June 10, with an organizational meeting. Tuesday, June 11, students will experience a panoramic coach tour of London. On June 14, University College London and the University of Miami will co-host a welcoming party at the UCL union bar. Later, the students will be invited to lunch at Middle Temple Inn, to visit Parliament, and to 90 on a guided tour of the Inns of Court and the Royal Courts of justice, known as @ London.

Our three-day weekend trip to the English country-side encompasses several outstanding attractions. The trip will include visits to Bath, Stratford upon-Avon (birthplace of William Shakespeare) including a performance at the theatre, Oxford (home of the Colleges of Oxford University), Warwick Castle (one of the finest examples of a medieval castle anywhere in Europe), and Stonehenge.

So that students may visit the countryside of the United Kingdom or another country, a long weekend has been incorporated into the 1996 London Summer Program. No classes or field trips are scheduled for July 10 through July 15, 1996. An optional trip to Paris and Amsterdam covering transportation and I with half board at student discount prices is being arranged. Housing at Ramsay Hall and Astor College does not include the period of the long weekend. Students in London may, however, make arrange directly with the dormitories to remain at additional expense.

The 1996 London Summer Program concludes with an end of term 'typically London' Evening Cruise with dining and dancing along the famous River Thames. Individual classes may plan other field trips, such as the International Human Rights course which probably will visit the world headquarters of Amnesty International.

As you can see, a significant effort is made to introduce our London Summer Program students to legal, governmental, and social London and England. Student response to our five previous London Summer Programs has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

THE FACULTY

Stephen Diamond received a J.D. and a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University as well as a Certificate in Social Anthropology form Cambridge University. After clerking for Judge Frank Kaufman of the Federal District Court in Baltimore, he has taught at Cardozo Law School, the University of Southern California, and the University of Miami. Ms courses have included American Legal History, the History of Taxation, Torts, Administrative Law, Local Government Law, and the Law of Alcoholic Beverages. He has written on the history of American Taxation, American Legal Historiography and justice Oliver Wendall Holmes.

Margot Horspool is director of European Legal Studies and a tutor in European Community Law at University College London. She has an LL.B. degree from Kingston Polytechnic (1987), and an LL.M. degree, specialized in European Law, from King's College London (1988). She also holds a diploma in conference interpreting in four languages (English, French, German and Dutch) from the Interpreters/ Institute Munich and has worked extensively in EEC institutions and at the Council of Europe and the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Jane Holder, lecturer in European Community and Environmental Law, received a First Class LL.B. from the University of Warwick School of Law (1990) and received the Sweet and Maxwell Law School Prize. She is currently completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Law at the University of Warwick, Coventry. She is an active member of IRNES, (Interdisciplinary Research Network on Environment and Society) and a founding member of Interdisciplinary Research. She has written and lectured extensively in the area of .green advertising,' environmental liability, and environmental impact assessment.

David Nicholas Hutchinson, lecturer in law at University College London, attended Oxford, earning a B.A. in 1981 and a B.C.L. in 1983. He has been a member of the faculty since 1983 and teaches courses in public international law, jurisprudence, law of treaties, and the law of the United Nations. Professor Hutchinson has taught at the University of San Diego's Institute of International and Comparative Law, and Oxford and Paris programs

Michael H. Graham, professor of law at the University of received a B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967 from Columbia Law School. Professor Graham was law clerk to Judge Inzer B. Wyatt of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He received a masters degree in criminology from Cambridge University in 1969 and a Fulbright fellowship in 1981 to conduct research on the English trial system. Professor Graham teaches evidence, torts, civil procedure, conflict of laws, and trial advocacy. He has written 11 books and numerous articles in the field of evidence.

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International Human Rights

James Michael is a senior lecturer In communications and information law at University College London. He was born in Oklahoma, and received his B.S. from Northwestern University and J.D. from Georgetown University. He served in the military as a United States Marine Corps officer and was admitted to the District of -Columbia Bar. He holds an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate diploma with distinction from Stockholm University. He has published widely in the areas of human rights, civil liberties, and information law.

European Community Law

Dr. Nicholas Emiliou is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Durham. He was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, and received his B.A. in Laws at the University of Athens and LL.M. from the University of London. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of London and is a member on the panel of International Court of Arbitration at the Hague. He has published and lectured widely in European Union law.

COURSES

European Community Law (3 credits)

Professors Horspool and Holder, University College London. This course will give a brief introduction into European Civil Law systems, as contrasted with the Common Law. This will be followed by an introduction to the law and institutions of the European Communities, in particular of the European Economic Community (EEC).

The topics to be discussed will include most, if not all, of the following: the formation and basis of the EEC; the role of law in European economic integration; the principal institutions, including the Commission, the Council, the European Parliament, and the European Court of justice and Court of First Instance; acts and legislative process; the relationship between EEC law and national law; judicial remedies; the free movement of goods, persons, and capital; competition law; common agricultural policy; external relations.

Recent developments, such as the European Union Treaty and extension to other members, also will be discussed. Both 'black-letter law' and the context in which law operates in practice will be emphasized throughout the course.

Public International Law (3 credits)

Professor David Hutchinson, University College London. This course will provide an introduction to the nature and operation of the international legal system as well as a study of the use that is made by national courts of international law in the solution of problems arising under national law. A comparative approach will be adopted, looking at the courts of the United States, Great Britain, and elsewhere.

International Human Rights (3 credits)

Professor James Michael, University College London. The study of international human rights has developed primarily since World War II. Although there were significant earlier provisions, such as conventions on the rules of war, the post-war Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the first comprehensive international statement.

Sources of human rights law include the Universal Declaration and the Covenants on Civil and Political and Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. Regional instruments include the Inter- American Convention, the European Convention, and the African Charter.

Consideration of substantive rights, such as freedom of expression, concentrates on case law under the European Convention on Human Rights, mostly because the long-standing s 'stem for consideration of y

individual applications has produced a much larger body of interpretation than other international instruments.

Evidence (4 credits)

Professor Michael Graham, University of Miami. The 4-creclit Evidence course is concerned with the law of evidence applicable to civil and criminal proceedings in the United States. The focus will be on the Federal Rules of Evidence, which now have been adopted through codification in a large majority of states. These will be examined in detail with reference both to their common law background and to their subsequent interpretation.

Regulated Industries in the U.S. and the European Union: the Food and Beverage Industry Experience (3 credits).

Professor Stephen Diamond, University of Miami. How does a legal system structure regulations to encourage the free movement of goods, a value within both the U.S. and the EEC, and yet respect, to some degree, the sovereignty of individual states or nations?

This course will examine this question by looking at the regulation of food, and in particular alcoholic beverages, in both the U.S. and the EEC.

What powers do the states as opposed to the federal government in the United States and the individual nations as opposed to the community in the EEC have in regard to regulation of trade and sales, taxation, environmental protection, or regulation of those under the influence of alcohol? How are such powers affected by international trade treaties?

How do differences in the structure of production and distribution and in the norms of economic behavior within the U.S. and the EEC shape their laws and practices?

COURSE MATERIALS

Books and other required course materials will be provided on site in London. It is anticipated that all courses will be self-contained. Students may frequent the law library of the Faculty of Laws. Access to University College London Library will be provided upon request, as will be access to the University College London computer center. It is also anticipated that Lexis access can be- made available to students.

STUDENT LOANS

Students eligible for student loans may apply through the Financial Aid Office of the University of Miami School of Law. Applications for financial aid must be submitted by the end of March 1996.

TRANSPORTATION

Students attending the London Summer Program are expected to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from England. Early booking is advised.

DISABLED STUDENTS

The London Summer Program is generally accessible to individuals with disabilities. For further information, please contact the London Summer Program office at the telephone number listed below.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Any student in good standing at a law school who will have completed one year of academic work prior to June 30, 1996, is eligible for the program, as are law graduates. Students attending a law school other than the University of Miami will be required to furnish a letter of. good standing.

Enrollment is limited. Applications accompanied by the $200 registration fee must be received by March 25, 1996. Applications received after March 25, 1996, which are accompanied by the registration fee and payment(s) then due, will be considered subject to space and accommodation availability.

TUITION, ACCOMMODATION, EXPENSES

• Registration Fee $ 200
• Tuition, Course Materials, and Activities Fee $2,250
  (Tuition for 6 or 7 credits; included excursions; Student Union fee, Computer Center fee, and UCL Library fee (access upon request); and course materials)
• Ramsay Hall, Astor College $1,450
  (Single room with English Breakfast excluding long weekend)

While comparing summer programs in terms of content, cost, and excitement can be difficult, you should keep five items in mind.

• First, notice the excellent selection of courses being offered by the London Summer Program.

• Second, focus upon the variety of excursions with paid for transportation, lodging and admissions within and without London organized on your behalf by the London Summer Program.
• third, the 1996 London Summer Program provides students with the books assigned for their courses and access, upon request, to the University College London Library, University London Student Union and Computer Center.

• Fourth, adequate housing in a convenient location in London for a stay of around seven weeks can be expensive and difficult to locate. A studio apartment in central London can cost between $500 and $700 per week. Furthermore, availability is limited, and locations ordinarily will require substantial commuting to class. For these reasons the 1996 London Summer Program is pleased once again to offer single room accommodations in one of two modem University College London dormitories at considerable savings.

• Finally, an optional trip is being arranged making Paris and Amsterdam available at student discount prices.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

A non-refundable registration fee of $200 must be received with the application by March 25, 1996. The first half of the balance ($1,850) must be received by April 3, 1996 from students not applying for financial aid. The second half of the balance must be received by May 1, 1996.

Payments received are refundable only if the applicant is for any reason refused admission or if a course offering is changed or canceled. Applications for financial aid must be processed before the end of March and loan checks should be available in early June. Payment is deferred until loan checks arrive.

All courses are being offered subject to change or cancellation by the University of Miami School of Law depending on sufficient enrollment and availability of faculty members. The optional trip is tentative subject to sufficient enrollment, availability, etc. The price of the optional trip will be provided as soon as such information becomes available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact
the London Summer Program Office,
University of Miami School of Law,
P.O. Box 248087,
Coral Gables, Florida 33124

Telephone: 305-284-3656;
FAX: 305-284-6752.

Optional Trip
July 9 - 15

Travel to Paris and Amsterdam
Estimated Cost: $400**

This price includes:

• "Eurostar" chunnel train to Paris July 9, late afternoon)
• Hostel and Half Board in Paris for three nights July 9 - 11)
• Night train to Amsterdam July 12)
• Dorm room and Half Board in Amsterdam for two nights July 13 - 14) Return flight "British MIdland" to London July 15)
• Transfers not included

The optional trip is presented by STA Travel in London which is solely responsible for trip arrangements.

Interested students must pay a $50 deposit, refundable only in the event the optional trip is canceled, no later that April 1, 1996. No credit cards will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to the University of Miami, London Summer Program.

The balance owed for the optional trip will be due and payable to STA Travel in London following arrival sometime before the end of June.

Hostel rooms in Paris accommodate 3 to 4 students. The dorm rooms in Amsterdam accommodate 6 to 12 students.

DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMMODATIONS:

PARIS:

Le d'Artagnan is. a cross between a hostel and a mall and is located in the heart of Paris. It is a 7- floor complex with 411 beds, a restaurant, a bar, and even a small movie theatre. Vending machines and microwaves are available. Rooms are designed for maximum space utilization without creating a cramped atmosphere. Students will be 3 to 4 per room with a washbasin in the room and a shower/bath on the floor. Half board is also included which includes breakfast plus a picnic lunch. There is a friendly English speaking staff and the reception area is open 24 hours. The address is Aubege de Jeunesse, 80 rue Vitruve, and the closest Metro stations are Port de Bagnolet and Porte de Montruil.

AMSTERDAM:

Vondelpark is a convivial hostel situated in the center of Amsterdam. The idyllic Amsterdam canals and many lively outdoor cafes are only a stone's throw away. Vondelpark is a large hostel with a restaurant, bar, and various recreation rooms. Students will stay in dormitory units with 6 to 12 students per room. The renovated rooms are modern and cheerfully appointed, and all of them have private sanitary facilities (shower and toilet). Every day a delicious breakfast is served and a packed lunch will also be provided. The hospitable staff are thoroughly familiar with the city and will gladly assist students. 'The address is Zandpad 5.

* * Subject to exchange rate fluctuation and price variation by participating common carriers and accommodation providers