July 2, 2012 – July 26, 2012

The Summer program in Vienna is open to Wake Forest law students, as well as law students from other U.S. law schools.

This program runs for approximately four weeks, typically during the month of July. The 2012 program will take place from July 2, 2012 to July 26, 2012. Two comparative law courses are usually offered, each for three credit hours. Some introduction to civil law and EU law will be provided, as needed. Classes are taught at the University of Vienna. The courses will be fully comprehensible to students who have completed their first year of law school. Since the courses will be taught concurrently, students may sign up for only one of the two courses offered.

The Vienna summer program builds upon strong relationships between the Wake Forest School of Law and the University of Vienna. English-speaking Austrian students (and students from other European countries who attend the University of Vienna) enroll in classes and participate in all aspects of the program. Moreover, professors from the University of Vienna participate in the teaching of the classes, along with various guest lecturers.

Since classes take place only four days out of a week, there will be ample time to enjoy Vienna, as well as other locations in Austria, and cities and countries nearby, such as Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, and Ljubljana. Program field trips in the past have included visits to the Vienna Bar, the Supreme Court of Austria, a steel plant, a wind farm, a hospital, and sites around Vienna — all according to the content of the courses taught.

For more information about the program, please check out the links to the left. Questions? Please contact the International Graduate Programs office.

Announcing for Summer 2012…

Guest lecturer U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses with Josie Patane ('10) during the 2008 Venice Program.

We are excited to announce that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return to both the Vienna and Venice summer programs in 2012! For more information, read this article.

Interested law students at the University of Vienna should contact Professor Richard Gamauf at the Institute of Roman Law.