INTRODUCTION

Dear Prospective Student,

Touro Law Center is pleased to announce our sixth summer law program in Germany. This year’s program, run in cooperation with The University of Potsdam Law School, is the only American law school summer school in Potsdam. It will run from May 26 to June 25, 2008. Students will have the opportunity to explore issues in the areas of mediation as a conflict resolution process, international criminal law and international law and human rights.

Since the law school at The University of Potsdam will still be in session during our program, students will have many opportunities to meet with their German law student counterparts.

It looks to be a very exciting program. I hope to see you this summer in Potsdam.

Barbara Swartz
Director

COMPONENTS OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL

The summer school will be held at The University of Potsdam. It will consist of courses, supplemental lectures and tours, including a bus tour of Berlin, a tour of Ceciliahof where the allies decided how to create a German democracy in 1945, and an English speaking tour of the German Parliament. Students can also go on an optional tour of a German concentration camp

One of the goals of the summer school is to afford participants the opportunity to better understand how conflicts and gross mistreatment of individuals and groups arise and develop; and how lawyers and the legal system can protect these individuals, promote justice and work towards preventing and resolving disputes in a peaceful way.

WHY POTSDAM/BERLIN?

Both Potsdam and Berlin are cities of major importance in the history of war and peace. Potsdam is a particularly appropriate city for this summer program dealing with justice and international law. It is the historic site of the Potsdam Conference, where in 1945, the allies set up a new system of rule for Germany aimed at fostering democratic ideals and introducing elective principles of government.

The city of Potsdam, located across a bridge from Berlin, was the capital of the Prussian kings. It is famous for its palaces and parks, gardens and villas, and its many museums.

Berlin is the new capital of Germany and of major importance on the European and world stage. The city is full of art galleries, great museums, theaters, music and new architecture. There is an exciting and vibrant night life. Numerous connections link Potsdam / Berlin to all parts of Europe.