Law Registrar
Summer Overseas Program
Valparaiso Law Cambridge / London Program
Students can enhance their worldview of the law by spending a summer semester at the Valparaiso University Cambridge Center in Cambridge, England. You'll be taught by Valparaiso Law professors, distinguished alumni, guest lecturers from the host community, and even members of the U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Past faculty have included United States Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
In the summer of 2008, the program will run from June 23 through July 29. The courses offered are:
495-C1 Legal London - 1 cr. (required course)
Prof. Edward Gaffney, Jr.
This course comprises the London portion of the program and provides students with a basic introduction to the process of lawmaking in Parliamentary government and the adjudication of civil and criminal cases in England, both at the trial and appellate levels. The course includes readings, lectures, and visits to important sites in legal London.
495-C2 Comparative Criminal Law & Juvenile Justice Law - 2 cr.
Prof. Geneva Brown
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of International Criminal Law. The course will explore individual and state responsibility for international crimes. The course will explore what constitutes a war crime, genocide and crime against humanity.
International prosecutorial efforts and the formations of tribunals will be studied. This will include the jurisdiction, scope, enforcement and powers of international courts. Efficacy, results, and political limitations and considerations will be examined.
495-C3 Consumer Protection and Privacy in the US and the European Union - 2 cr.
Prof. Alan White
The European Union and US legal systems face considerable challenges in protecting consumers from unfair and deceptive marketing practices, safeguarding the privacy of consumer information, and effectively resolving consumer disputes in order to promote justice and inspire consumer confidence in integrated markets. The course will cover the similarities and differences between European Union and US consumer protection laws, including regulation of advertising and marketing practices, consumer credit disclosure and terms, and nonenforcement of unfair terms. Emerging issues in the law of privacy and e-commerce include:
- formation of electronic contracts and digital signatures
- protection of consumers and redress systems in distance sales
- liability of Internet service providers and other intermediaries
- electronic payment systems, and
- credit reporting and privacy of consumer information.
The comparison will include discussions of whether European Union or US laws are more or less protective of consumers, more or less burdensome on business, how each system deals with federalism and preemption issues, and whether approaches in one system might be applied in the other.
If you are interested in this program, contact Debbie Gleason at 219-465-7840.
Cambridge Evaluation Survey - to be completed after the program when you return to the states.