Notre Dame London Law Centre

International Law and the London Law Centre
Notre Dame law students who wish to add an international dimension to their legal education can participate in one of two programs offered by the Law School at the University's London, England, campus. Students may elect to spend either a summer session or their full second year at the London Law Centre. In both programs, students learn from distinguished American, British and European scholars and practitioners, and can select from a curriculum that includes a wealth of international and comparative law courses, as well as some of the courses that are required of all J.D. candidates.

Beyond the academic experience, students in either of the London programs have the opportunity to observe and visit the Old Bailey, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. Students also may study and perform research at the library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, one of the finest legal research facilities in Europe.

The Notre Dame London Law Centre is located at 1 Suffolk Street on the northwest corner of Trafalgar Square in central London. The Law Centre is next to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, on the edge of theatreland and only ten minutes walk from Buckingham Palace and Downing Street to the west and legal London to the east. Public open areas such as St. James' Park, Waterloo Gardens, Embankment Gardens and the River Thames are less than five minutes walk, while King's College, the London School of Economics and the Royal Courts of Justice are nearby along the Strand.

For more information regarding these programs, please select from the following:

• Academic Calendar - London Law Centre
• 2nd Year in London Program
  
• Summer London Program
• International Law Courses on the Home Campus
  
• LL.M. in International and Comparative Law
  

Notre Dame law students placed second overall in the U.K. Jessup International Moot Court Competition in spring 2001

2nd Year Study Program (Concannon Program In International Law)
Distinctive among U.S. law schools is Notre Dame's Concannon Program in International Law, the only full academic-year program approved by the American Bar Association. In addition to choosing from an extensive array of international law and comparative law courses, Concannon Program participants may earn credit for an internship with British barristers, solicitors, multinational corporations, and law firms.

After spending a full academic year in London, students return to the home campus with greater insights into the origins and history of American law, as well as with a deeper understanding of international law issues and practice.

The Concannon Program is available only to Notre Dame students who are in good academic standing. Each year, some 30 Notre Dame law students elect to participate in the Concannon Program, though there is no limit or space restrictions for Notre Dame students who may wish to participate. Law students from other ABA-approved law schools are not permitted to participate in the Concannon Program.

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Summer Study in London
Notre Dame law students, as well as students from other law schools in the US and other continents, who wish to study international and comparative law in the summer may enroll in the Law School's Summer Program in London.

Notre Dame's program is the oldest American summer law program conducted in London. In the summer of 2001, seventy-six students enrolled. Approximately half of those students were from Notre Dame Law School; almost a quarter were from Australia (from Notre Dame Australia and the University of Queensland); the remainder were from some forty different law schools in the United States.

The curriculum of the Summer London program emphasizes courses in the comparative and international law fields taught largely by British faculty. Students have found that the opportunity to study law in such a program not only facilitates their obtaining a law degree but enables them to learn about and enjoy the rich legal and cultural heritage of Britain.

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International Law Courses on the Home Campus
Notre Dame law students with an interest in international law also may choose from a rich selection of courses taught on the home campus. These course offerings range from the general International Law course to courses that focus on international business law, international environmental law, international labor law, and international criminal law. Additionally, the Law School's Center for Civil and Human Rights offers a range of courses relating to international human rights law, such as: Humanitarian Law, Universal Protection of Human Rights, and Human Rights Practice.

Refer to the following web pages for faculty who teach international law courses on the home campus:

• Paolo Carozza
  
• Doug Cassel
  
• Barbara Fick
  
• Jimmy Gurule
  
• Michael Kirsch
  
• Donald Kommers
  
• Mary Ellen O'Connell