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The Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America will conduct a six-week study abroad program at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland during the summer of 1999. The program will begin Saturday, June 12, and end Saturday, July 24, 1999. As the dynamics of Eastern European politics and law change, Cracow and Poland are assuming a pivotal role in the expanding democracies of Europe. Recent NATO membership highlights Poland's success as an emerging free market economy and European leader.
Unlike most international summer law programs, a number of English-speaking law students from Polish universities will participate in the Cracow program along with law students from the United States and Canada. All students and faculty will interact both in the classroom and in various social and extracurricular activities. This experience provides a rich, cross-cultural environment for all participants to share with and learn from each other.
Now in its eighth year, the Cracow Summer Law Program is committed to maximizing the interaction and exchange between Polish and American students. Active participation by all students is a beneficial and unique component that allows for stimulating and substantial dialogue between the future leaders of "new Poland" and the West.
The Columbus School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association as is the International Business and Trade Summer Law Program in Cracow.
American students successfully completing course work will receive academic credit from The Catholic University of America. Applicants from other law schools should determine in advance the policies of transferring credits that will be applied by their home institutions. Students interested in acceleration should be referred to their home schools to review the issue in light of Standard 305, Interpretation 4.
All classes in the Summer Law Program will be conducted in English. Students must enroll for a minimum of five semester hours, but may take up to seven. No student will be permitted to take more than seven semester hours without the permission of the program director. Methods of evaluation of students' performance may vary; most of the courses have written exams, although some courses may offer take-home exams or written papers.
| COURSE TITLE | INSTRUCTOR | CREDITS | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law of the European Union | R. Ludwikowski | 3 | June 14 - July 24 | 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
| Comparative and International Trade | R. Ludwikowski / Chorośnicki | 3 | June 14 - July 24 | 11:00 - 12:15 a.m. |
| Business Transactions in East-Central Europe | Kiedrowicz | 2 | June 14 - July 2 | 1:30 - 3:35 p.m. |
| Comparative Constitutional Law: International Human Rights | Destro | 2 | June 14 - July 2 | 3:45 5:50 p.m. |
| Introduction to the American Legal System (for Polish students only) | A. Ludwikowski | 2 | July 6 July 24 | 1:30 3:35 p.m. |
| Introduction to International Arbitration and Mediation | Breger | 2 | July 6 - July 24 | 3:45 5:50 p.m. |
This course provides an overview of the political and legal framework of the European Union institutions, trade relations and legal and business implications of the European process of integration. The course focuses on the creation of the European Union, the structures and processes for the development of the Union's law, constitutional issues, the role of the European Court of Justice, East-West trade and U.S. trade within the European Union. Students will have the option of taking a written exam or giving a class presentation and writing a paper.
This course concentrates on the public regulation of international trade and policy of the world's major trading partners. The course examines problems of import and export controls, response to unfair practices in international trade, dumping and subsidies, antidumping and countervailing duties, as well as international monetary policy and international investment. The course introduces students to the basic regulatory scheme of the WTO/GATT System and the Bretton Woods System, to the policies of Free Trade Areas and Customs Unions and to trade with the European Union and with non-market economies. The emphasis, however, is on U.S. regulation of international trade the distribution of national powers to deal with trans-national problems, presidential powers to regulate international economic affairs, escape clauses and safeguards under GATT and U.S. law and retaliation against "unfair" trade practices.
This course focuses on the peculiar aspects of conducting business in the emerging economies of Eastern Europenations in various states of transition from socialism to free-market economies. It introduces students to the socialist legal and economic orders that dominated Eastern Europe for most of the post-World War II era and to the systems that have begun to emerge in their place. Emphasized are the types of business transactions best suited to the conduct of business in Eastern Europe with particular attention to joint ventures.
This is a course in both comparative and advanced constitutional law. Special emphasis will be placed on the civil and human rights provisions of the constitutions of the Eastern and Central European countries, treaties governing the European Union and other international human rights documents. Comparisons will continually be made to the United States Constitution. Topics to be addressed in comparative perspective may include: judicial review and constitutional courts, immigration and citizenship, personal mobility (right to travel), the status and rights of racial, ethnic and religious minorities, freedom of religion and the right to privacy.
This course will focus on international commercial arbitration. It will trace the history of commercial arbitration including the lex mercatoria through present international regimes such as the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Rules. Various internationally used venues such as the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC), the London Court on International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) will be explored as well. Some attention will be paid to the enforcement of awards, including the role of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention). While the perspective will be "a-national", the course will consider how the convention is enforced under U.S. law. The course will also consider European Union Treaties on arbitration and introduce students to Polish law. Some consideration will be given to mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in an international context.
This course is conducted in the Polish language and is offered to Polish students only. Principle themes will include differences in the models of legal education and the legal profession in the United States and Poland. This course will introduce students to the concept of precedent and to the role courts play in the lawmaking process in common law countries, and will present the structure of the American court system and focuses on the process of judicial review. The course analyzes the basic principles of the American judicial process, of the jury in both criminal and civil proceedings and the differences between adversary and inquisitorial processes. Finally, the course provides an overview of the electoral system in the United States and of alternative dispute resolution systems.
All necessary course materials are in English and will be obtained or prepared by The Columbus School of Law and made available at cost to participating students upon arrival in Cracow. Students will have access to the outstanding resources of the Jagiellonian University library as well as to the specialized collection of the library of the Faculty of Law. Approximately 20 percent of the Jagiellonian's collection of 2.8 million books and periodicals are in English. The library is open during weekday hours and a limited collection of materials suggested by the faculty will be held on reserve at a place convenient to all students. There is limited weekday access to computer facilities, however students are encouraged to bring laptop computers for personal word processing needs. Though e-mail access will be provided at the Jagiellonian University, many students have found it most convenient to send and receive email from one of the Internet cafes that have recently opened in Cracow. Memberships at these Internet cafe are inexpensive and hours of operation are typically significantly longer than the university's hours.
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PROFESSOR RETT LUDWIKOWSKI has served as the director of the Summer Law Program in Cracow since the program's inception in 1992. Dr. Ludwikowski was professor in law and politics at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland, where he held the chair of Modern Legal and Political Movements and Ideas and was chairman of the Division of Law and Business. After the imposition of martial law, he left Poland and continued his research work in the United States as a Senior Fellow of the Marguerite Eyer Wilbur Foundation, as a Distinguished Scholar at Stanford University and as a visiting scholar at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Since 1985, he has been professor of law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and Director of the Comparative and International Law Institute at The Columbus School of Law. In 1997 he taught at the Jagiellonian University as a Senior Fulbright Professor. Professor Ludwikowski is the author of dozens of books such as International Trade and Business Transactions; Constitution Making in Region of Former Soviet Dominance; Main Currents in Polish Political Thought; Conservatism in the Kingdom of Poland; Black Radicalism in the United States; John Stuart Mill (co-authored with J. Wolenski); Essays on Galician Political Movements and Ideas; Crisis of Communism: Its Meaning, Origins and Phases; America and the World of Business; Poland, Continuity and Change; The Beginning of the Constitutional Era (co-authored with W. Fox); and I, God: Life After Life of the New Age. He has also authored many other books and scholarly publications in comparative government, political thought, legal theory, ethics and philosophy. He has recently completed a comparative study of constitution making in the countries of former Soviet dominance, and is currently working on a book on comparative constitutional law.
PROFESSOR MICHAŁ CHOROŚNICKI is an associate professor at the Jagiellonian University Law School, Institute of Political Sciences. Dr. Chorośnicki has served as the Polish Administrator of the International Business and Trade Summer Law Program in Cracow since the program's inception in 1992. He is a specialist in international relations who has absorbed a long and qualitatively high tradition of European scholarship and has blended it with significant experience in the American legal process. Dr. Chorośnicki is a former visiting professor at Yale University, Southern Connecticut University and at The Columbus School of Law. He participated in the Advanced Study Program at the Royal Institute of Foreign Affairs in London, at the American Studies Program in Salzburg, Austria, as a scholar at Kiev University in the Ukraine and was an international visitor in the U.S.I.A. program. He is the author of The United States of America and the Sub-Saharan African States in the 1970's, The Non-Aligned Movement in World Politics 1961-1992 and dozens of articles, essays, reviews and other scholarly works in international law and politics. Professor Chorośnicki is completing a book entitled NAFTALegal and Political Problems and is currently working on another book entitled European Union: Transformation and Integration.
PROFESSOR EWA KIEDROWICZ is a professor at the Pedagogical University of Bydgoszcz and holds a doctoral degree in law. She has been a professor at the Nicholas Copernicus University of Torun and a guest lecturer at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Professor Kiedrowicz teaches administrative and commercial law, and has published many scholarly articles in Poland, mainly in the area of administrative law. For many years, Professor Kiedrowicz was vice-president and legal adviser of Polonia Consulting, a Polish-Danish joint venture, and is currently a partner in a Polish-German law firm specializing in international business transactions. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the First National Investment Fund in Warsaw and is considered a well-known authority in the area of joint ventures.
PROFESSOR ROBERT A. DESTRO is a professor of law at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., where, in addition to his teaching duties, he serves as the Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law and Religion. From 1983 to 1989 he served as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and led the Commission's discussions in the areas of discrimination on the basis of disability, national origin and religion. He served as General Counsel to the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights from 1977 to 1982. Professor Destro was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Marquette University from 1978 to 1982, and from 1975 to 1977 was engaged in the private practice of law with the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland, Ohio. Professor Destro was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1972 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his law degree (JD) in 1975 from the University of California at Berkeley. He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, Brenda, and their two children, Gina (11) and Mark (8).
PROFESSOR MARSHALL J. BREGER is a professor of law at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 1995 he was Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation specializing in regulatory and trade policy (including NAFTA). During the Bush Administration, he served as Solicitor of Labor, the chief lawyer of the Labor Department with a staff of over 800 attorneys, and in 1992 he served concurrently by Presidential designation as Assistant Secretary for Labor Management Standards. From 1985 to 1991, Professor Breger was Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, an independent federal agency, and from 1987 to 1989 he also served as Alternate Delegate of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva. From 1982 to 1984 he served as Special Assistant to President Reagan and was the President's liaison to the Jewish Community. In addition to being a contributing columnist to Moment magazine, he writes and speaks regularly on a variety of legal issues, has published over 25 law review articles and has written for periodicals such as The Middle East Quarterly, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Professor Breger has testified over thirty times before the United States Congress. His subjects of specialty include Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), administrative law and international law.
PROFESSOR ANNA LUDWIKOWSKI is an international consultant at the law offices of Levine & Yates in Arlington, Virginia and holds a doctoral degree in law from University of Szczecin. In the fall of 1997, Dr. Ludwikowski was a guest lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland, and in 1996, she contributed to the evaluation of the draft constitutions of the Ukraine and Belarus for the American Bar Association. In 1993, she participated in the Program in Commercial Law organized by the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI) of the ABA in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ludwikowski is the author of Judicial Review in East-Central Europe in the Period of Democratic Transition (1997) and has authored several articles related to constitutional law. She is currently completing a book on the legal system of the United States.
Each year the Summer Law Program in Cracow has been privileged to present a number of distinguished speakers to address and interact with students and faculty. They have offered their expertise through special presentations, offering a real-life perspective to daily class lectures. In previous years, the program has hosted such distinguished guests as Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Dr. Stanley Glod, Vice President of the Polish-American Congress; Dr. Kazimierz Jaskowski, Justice of the Supreme Court of Poland; Mr. Roman Rewald, Vice Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland, and an attorney at the Warsaw law firm of Wiel, Gotshal and Manges; Professor Wojciech Katner, Vice Minister of the Economy of the Republic of Poland; Timothy E. Moreland, Jr., Manager for International Business Development, The Boeing Company; and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Edward Derwiński. Each summer, Professor Andrzej Świątkowski, Chair of the Jagiellonian University's Labor Law Division, escorts all participants to the Cracow Appellate Court to observe the Polish legal system in action.
Over the years, the International Business and Trade Summer Law Program has been fortunate to receive the financial support of several American and Polish companies and organizations. The Columbus School of Law and the Summer Law Program recognize and extend their sincere appreciation to the following organizations for providing scholarships to American and Polish students, alike: The Kościuszko Foundation, The Batory Foundation (Fundacja Batorego), The Boeing Company, (scholarships originally provided under the name of McDonnell Douglas Aerospace), The Catholic University of America, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of Cracow (Bank Przemysłowo-Handlowy) and the Educational Enterprise Foundation of Łódź, (Fundacja Edukacyjna Przedsiębiorczości).
Without the generosity of these organizations, the Summer Law Program would not be able to continually provide the valuable education and unique experience to the more than 300 students across the world who have participated in the program over the past seven years.
Students will not spend their entire time at Cracow in the classroom. Several excursions are planned to introduce all participants to the culture and history of Poland. The cost of all planned day trips is included in the flat change for housing and breakfast. The program's activities commence with a walking tour of historic Cracow and of the Jewish region of Kazimierz (where much of Shindler's List was filmed). Other planned program excursions include a riverboat tour on the Dunajec River through the Pieniny Mountains, a visit to Lancut, Poland's best-known aristocratic residence and home to one of the most diverse and extensive collections of art, and a tour of the underground craftsmanship and geological wonders of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Interested students can also take advantage of the scheduled trip to the former concentration camp at Oświęcim (Auschwitz). The magnificent foothills of the Carpathian Mountains are within close distance to Cracow, and a one day trip to Zakopane, a popular mountain resort at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, is included in the program's activities. Accommodations can be arranged at a reasonable cost for those students who wish to stay overnight in Zakopane.
The summer's planned activities are wrapped up with a bonfire and cookout on the beautiful grounds of the university's agricultural facility in the countryside of Cracow.
Students and faculty are encouraged to use their free time exploring Cracow and the surrounding region and to share meals with students from other schools and countries to learn from each other and build relationships that will last far beyond the dates of the Summer Law Program. The Collegium Maius of the Jagiellonian University, which houses the extensive and impressive Nicholas Copernicus Museum, is located across the cobblestone walkway from the classrooms where students will study. The Wolski Forest, home to one of the few hermitages for Camaldolese Monks left in the world, and the impressive 17th-century Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec are located in the outskirts of Cracow, and can be easily reached by bus from the city's center.
Students will be responsible for their own travel arrangements between the United States and Cracow, Poland. There are regular flights to Warsaw from the U.S. and ground transportation from Warsaw to Cracow is inexpensive. There is an international airport in Cracow with regular flights from selected U.S. and European cities, and ground transportation from other European cities to and from Cracow is also available at reasonable prices. American passport holders do not need visas to enter Poland. All students will live in the Bratniak Dormitory, a student hotel less than one block from the Jagiellonian University. The Bratniak offers students a comfortable and secure place to live and study, and will provide breakfast to students and faculty members every weekday. In addition to 24-hour security, comfort and proximity to the University, the Bratniak is only two blocks from "Rynek Główny," the city's center. The Bratniak is not accessible to persons with disabilities.
Students have some choice in the type of accommodations at the Bratniak, based on availability at time of registration. Each hotel suite consists of a double room, a single room and a private bathroom. The dormitory section of the Bratniak consists of double rooms and a community bathroom. The program arranges housing, weekday breakfasts and extracurricular field trips and excursions for one flat rate, depending on type of accommodation:
Single Room in Hotel Suite: $1500/person
Double Room in Hotel Suite: $1300/person
Double Dormitory Room: $1000/person
Single rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the first non-refundable deposit of $300.00. Students are advised that the dormitory rooms will become available only after all spaces in the hotel have been filled. Preferences can be specified on the attached application form, and will be assigned, based on availability. Students are responsible for their own lunches, dinners and all weekend meals. Prices in Poland are still very reasonable by Western standards and are subject to modest fluctuation, depending on changes in the Polish economy. Students can enjoy a hearty lunch or dinner for the equivalent of $5-$7.00. Elaborate meals are more expensive, but a student can savor the wide expanse of Polish cuisine without taxing the pocketbook.
The deadline to apply to the Summer Law Program in Cracow is March 15, 1999.
Students must arrive in Cracow on Saturday, June 12, at which time they may check into the Bratniak. Participants should note that the Bratniak cannot accommodate students before June 12. The program will officially begin on Sunday morning, June 13, with the Program orientation and a walking tour of Cracow. Classes will begin on Monday morning, June 14, and end with final exams and a Closing Ceremony on Saturday, July 24, at approximately 5:00 p.m. Students are expected to stay in Cracow through the conclusion of the program, and must check out of the Bratniak by noon on Sunday, July 25. Specific dates and times for weekend excursions have yet to be determined.
| Tuition per credit hour | $450 (students take 5-7 credits) |
| Room & Board* | |
| Hotel (double & single suite w/private bathroom) | $1500/person - Single room |
| $1300/person - Double room | |
| Dormitory (double room w/common bathroom) | $1000/person |
| *This flat rate includes the cost of all planned Program excursions and weekday breakfasts. | |
| Airfare (approximate R/T fare from U.S. to Warsaw) | $700-$1000 |
| Textbooks (1998 average) | $200 |
| Personal Expenses** | $1000 |
| **Personal expenses will vary according to individual spending habits and include meals, telephone use, personal entertainment and other incidentals. | |
| Estimated Total Cost | $5000-$7000 |
[For U.S. and Canadian applicants only] Student loans are generally available for summer programs, and the Summer Law Program in Cracow is no exception. Each student is responsible for determining their own school's policy on financial aid for the summer and must complete all necessary paperwork in order to pay their bill in full or provide confirmation of their loans for the Summer Law Program to CUA by May 3, 1999. This means that all aid forms will likely need to be completed on or before April 1.
The program is open to U.S., Polish and Canadian law students who are presently enrolled and in good standing at accredited law schools and who have completed at least 20 semester hours of law study. Graduates of accredited law schools may also participate in the Summer Law Program but will not earn academic credit. Applications are now being accepted and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applicants to the 1999 Summer Law Program in Cracow must submit the following materials no later than MARCH 15, 1999:
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law reserves the right to change or cancel the program at any time prior to May 1, 1999. Cancellation at a later date will occur only if necessary for reasons beyond the control of the law school. If the law school cancels the program, all tuition and deposit charges will be returned and applicants will be assisted in locating and gaining admission to another international summer law program.
Joanne Lytle Miller
Program Coordinator
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
THE COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW
Suite 312
Cardinal Station
Washington, D.C. 20064
Phone: 1-800-787-0300 or 202-319-6255
Fax: 202-319-4459
E-mail: poland@law.edu,
Website: http://www.law.edu/
Polish students may write:
Administrator Kursu Letniego Prawa
INSTYTUT NAUK POLITYCZNYCH
UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLOŃSKI
ul. Jabłonowskich 5
31-114 Krakow, POLAND