Public and Private International and Comparative Law
Program Specialty:
International, Comparative
School Term:
Summer Abroad
Program Dates:
May 11 - June 9
Tuition:
3975 (5 credits) + 450 fee
Credits:
5
Admission Requirements:
Students must be in good academic standing at an ABA approved law school & must have completed one year of law school by May 2019
Application Deadlline:
31-Mar
Room & Board:
Housing located at Hotel Omusubi Kyoto. Two stops from the Doshisha campus on the subway and is also walkable. Furnished rooms a kitchen, clothes washing machine, including all utilities, wifi 875 (per person) or 1700 (double room for single use).
There are a number of legal and cultural excursions. Kyoto has a remarkably rich history and cultural excusions include trips to Kiyumizudera, Fushimi Inari, Arishiyama, and Uji (all costs covered by the program). Legal excursions include a visit to, and tour of, Kyoto Prison, a visit to the Kyoto Bar Association, and guest lectures by several leading Japanese lawyers, including Shiki Tomimasu who successfully led the team of lawyers who won a world famous hate speech case before the Japanese Supreme Court, the Osaka High Court and the Kyoto District Court.