"Life-changing,
challenging and eye-opening."
— Recent Participant
Curriculum
A three-week program of one-week
modules each in the Law of the European Union,
International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution,
and Human Rights Law, totaling of
4.5 (semester) hours of ABA-approved credit. In Dublin, classes will meet at the Independent Colleges classroom building on Dawson Street, across St. Stephen's Green from our apartments, next to Trinity College in the heart of the government buildings, shops and musuems. In Belfast, classes will meet at the Queen's University (http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/).
Course Descriptions
Law of the European Union
This program is a survey of both the public and private aspects of European Union law, including the constitutive
treaties, directives, regulations and court
decisions, the domestic implementation of
European Union ! law, the Union's legal
relationships outside of the Union, the
expansion of the Union, the institutions of the
union, and the unique concepts of shared
sovereignty between the member states and the
Union. This program will be taught by Dr. Gavin
Barrett of the Faculty of Law, University
College, Dublin.
International Arbitration and Dispute
Resolution
International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
This program is a survey of the various
international dispute resolution processes,
including negotiation, mediation, arbitration
and hybrid processes. Areas where arbitration
has proved especially effective include building
and civil engineering contracts; shipping;
imports, exports and international trade;
foreign investment agreements; commodities
trading; partnership disputes; insurance
contracts; intellectual property agreements; and
commercial leases. There is a growth in the use
of arbitration as a means of resolving disputes
both at domestic level and at an international
level. The program will be taught by Associate
Dean Brian Hutchinson of the University College
Dublin Faculty of Law.
Human Rights Law
This program is a survey in the domestic and
international law of human rights, with
particular examples from the Irish conflicts and
the Principles of the European Convention on
Human Rights. This program will examine the law
governing basic human rights at both the
national and international levels, with
particular emphasis on the law of human rights
in Ireland. This program is taught by Dr.
Bernadette Rainey of the faculty of law at Cardiff University
Class Schedule
Classes meet from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
through Fridays and on Mondays from 12:30 p.m.
until 5:00 p.m. to maximize the free time of
the students' weekends. During the first week, students will study Human Rights and Equality Law in Belfast. During the second and third week, students will study the Law of the European Union
and International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
in Dublin in Dublin.
Site Visits
In addition to the classroom program, an opening and closing dinner and a
number of professional and cultural excursions are included at no additional cost.
In Dublin these include visits to the parliament, courts and Law Society (law
school for solicitors), as well as an evening at the Abbey national theatre and an
optional hike around the Howth Peninsula. In and around Belfast, these include
the government Assembly at Stormont, the Laganside Courts, and the Ecclesiastical
Capital City Armagh as well as a day-long tour of the North Coast with visits to
Dunluce Castle, the Giant’s Causeway, the Bushmill’s Distillery and the Carrick-arede
Rope Bridge.
Examination
Students will be evaluated based on one three-hour,
cumulative examination covering the three subjects.
The examination, held on
Friday, June 26 begins at 9
a.m. and ends at noon.
Student evaluation and grading are entirely within
the discretion of Duquesne University. Acceptance
of any credit or grade given for the program is
at the discretion of the student’s home
school. It is highly unlikely that participation
in this program will accelerate graduation. Students
who wish to accelerate graduation should contact
their home school. |
