Studying in Venice
The law school offers two three-hour courses during the Italy summer program, each on a different comparative law topic.
Classes are held in classrooms at the University of Venice (a 15-minute walk from Casa Artom) four days a week, Monday through Thursday usually from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Because both offered courses are taught at the same time, a student can enroll in only one course during the session. Class times may vary to accommodate guest speakers' schedules and field trips. Past field trips have included visits to courthouses, administrative offices, a notary's office, a lawyer's office and a chemical plant on the Venetian lagoon.
Course materials and reading assignments will be available for you when you arrive in Venice. You should expect daily reading assignments, which students often complete during the afternoon quiet times when many shops and museums are closed.
Italian students are an integral part of the summer program. Italian students, selected on the basis of their English proficiency and interest in comparative law, participate in the courses and all program activities. In the past, Italian students and recent graduates in law and economics have come to the program from the Universities of Venice, Ferrara, Padua, Florence and Bologna.
For many students, the most rewarding aspect of the summer program is the opportunity to meet, study and socialize with students from another country. Both American and Italian students have a chance to share their perspective on their own legal education, as well as their country's law system and legal profession. You are encouraged to seize this opportunity to meet your counterparts and make new friends.
Interested Italian students should contact either of the program's co-directors, Dr. Laura Forlati at the University of Padua or Dr. Fabrizio Marrella at the University of Venice.
