June 21 - July 18, 2009

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in cooperation with the Faculte de Droit de l'Universite de Nice, presents a four week International and Comparative Law Summer Study Abroad Program in Nice, France. While this is a newly-established program under the sponsorship of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, this summer abroad program continues the same Nice Summer Abroad Program that was founded and directed by Professor Susan Tiefenbrun more than l7 years ago.

Classes are held at the University of Nice School of Law. Centrally located in the south of France on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea, the University of Nice School of Law offers an ideal environment for learning international and comparative law in a city that is both beautiful and rich in European culture and history. In the Nice Program, American students study international law together with students from Europe and all parts of the world in a truly international atmosphere.

The program is designed to encourage students to exchange ideas and explore cultural differences that influence international legal transactions. The student body is drawn from law schools across the United States and the world. In 2007, 64 students attended the Nice Program, including 47 American students from 9 different law schools, one student from England, one from Canada, and 15 Europeans from Nice Law School. The participation of students from the University of Nice School of Law in each of the four courses offered is an important feature of this program.

Nice Program activities include a day in French court, distinguished guest lecturers Judge Pierre Leval, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Judge Olivier Dutheillet de Lamothe and Judge Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt of the  French Constitutional Council (French Supreme Court), Judge Roslyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice (World Court), a brown-bag lecture series featuring law professors and practitioners of international law, a French class offered for free to all students, a welcoming reception for students and faculty, and other events.

The Nice Program has been approved by the ABA.

MCLE Credit Now Offered

Alumni and other attorneys will soon be able to experience this exciting international law program and earn MCLE credit at the same time! TJSL's Development & Alumni Relations Office is working with Professor Susan Tiefenbrun to determine the number of MCLE units California attorneys can earn by participating in the 2009 Nice Summer Study Abroad Program.