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The 2008 China Study Abroad Program

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law Center for Global Legal Studies, in cooperation with one of the most prestigious universities in China, Zhejiang University College of Law, presents a three-week International and Comparative Law Study Abroad Program in Hangzhou, China. The theme for the 2008 China Program is “International Business Law: Theory and Practice.” Special guest speakers in 2008 will include the Honorable Jiang Huiling of the Supreme Court of China and Dr. Chen Ke, Esq., a Chinese attorney for leading Shanghai law firm.

The China Summer Program runs from May 18, 2008 to June 7, 2008 and offers 4 credits in international law courses taught by Thomas Jefferson professors. These credits count toward the TJSL Certificate in International Law from the Center in Global Legal Studies.

The program director is Professor Susan Tiefenbrun: susant@tjsl.edu.

Classes are held mornings only, Monday through Friday, in the Zhejiang University College of Law. Centrally situated in one of the most beautiful cities in China and within walking distance of the famous West Lake, Zhejiang University College of Law offers an ideal environment for learning international and comparative law. The China Program is designed to encourage students to experience international law in a truly international setting, to exchange ideas with students from a different land, and to explore cultural differences that influence international business and legal transactions. Students in this program are drawn from law schools across the United States and the world. Chinese students fluent in English and studying law at the Zhejiang University College of Law will participate actively in the program.

China Program activities include a Welcoming Reception for students and faculty, an Orientation, a day in Chinese court with discussions about the differences between Chinese and U.S. court procedures, a brown-bag lecture series featuring law professors, judges, practitioners, and experts in international law, optional weekend trips to other cities in China, optional half-day trips to neighboring scenic sites, and other events.

The China Program has been approved by the ABA.

Read: A Letter From Hangzhou, China
by Thomas Jefferson School of Law Professor Aaron Schwabach,
a Fulbright Scholar in Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

See Professor Schwabach's Hangzhou Photo Gallery