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Touro Law Center is proud to announce its thirteenth summer law
program in India. This is the only ABA-approved summer program in India.We hope
that this brochure will stimulate your interest to join us on this journey.
We begin by traveling to Agra where we have a two-day orientation and explore
such sites as the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort.We then spend a day in Delhi,
touring the Indian Parliament. Next, we travel from the Indian plains up into
the foothills of the Himalayas to the city of Shimla. There we settle into our
classes and activities, against a backdrop of the Himalayas, rising high in the
skies to the north. Our goal is to explore India by studying a rich panoply of
legal, cultural and human rights issues.
Shimla, the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, is perched on a
pine-covered ridge at an altitude of approximately seven thousand feet. During
the middle of the nineteenth century, Shimla became the summer capital of
India, chosen by the British Viceroy as a respite from the heat of Delhi. Its
cool, clean mountain air and breathtaking scenery make it an enviable place to
spend the summer. The location offers many opportunities for spectacular scenic
and educational excursions. From there, we will take an extended excursion to
Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and the residence of
the Dalai Lama, where we will have the opportunity to observe Tibetan culture
and focus on issues of international human rights. A summer law program in
India is very timely given the pressing need to study and understand cultures
and legal systems in other parts of the world, particularly Asia. India, with
close to one-sixth of the world’s population, is a singularly important country
to study, offering a 5,000 year history alongside a modern, boisterous, vibrant
democracy. Understanding its legal, political and cultural progress will also
provide insight into the issues faced by other developing countries around the
world.
India is a vast, majestic country and, to many western eyes, mysterious,
ancient and exotic.Many Americans have only vague impressions of India,
distorted by stereotypes and mythology. Within our law schools, the law of
India has gone unstudied and unexplored.We would like to change that.
We invite you to join us as we travel up into the foothills of the Himalayas
and seek to discover India!
Marianne Artusio, Director
For further details and application information, click below:
The application deadline for India is March 7, 2008. Please note that late
applications will be considered, and qualified applicants would be admitted on
a space-available basis. Please contact Kate Anderson, Summer Abroad Programs
Coordinator, at 631-761-7055, or kanderson@tourolaw.edu.
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