The Curriculum for Summer 2008

Seton Hall Law School offers a four-week summer program focusing on issues relating to European Union policies, intellectual property and international pharmaceutical compliance. The first portion of the program (June 4-13) is held at the Louvain Institute in Leuven, Belgium, where students will study the European Union processes in Brussels, and visit the European Parliament. Students will have an opportunity to learn first-hand about the new forms of governance by the EU and its affiliate organizations. The EU is comprised of the following five institutions: the European Parliament; the Council of the European Union, European Commission, and Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ), and the European Court of Auditors. These work in conjunction with the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Central Bank, European Ombudsman, and the European Investment Bank. Each body plays an important part in EU governance. The following three weeks of instruction will be held at the National University of Galway in Ireland (June 16-July 4.)

Students will have an opportunity to take up to six credits with the three courses being offered. Please verify your home school’s applicable policies on transfer credits and grade point restrictions.

Course selection includes:

• European Union Law (2 credits)
  
  The European Union is the largest trading partner of the U.S., and the growth of multinational and integrated business activities between two continents has a substantial impact on the practice of law in this country.  This course provides a basic foundation for understanding an entire legal system which has been developed in modern times.  It studies the institutions and legal principles which govern this regime, some of which have been borrowed from the American experience and some which are still in the process of formulation.
   
• International Pharmaceutical Compliance (2 credits)
  Description will be forth-coming
   
• Introduction to Intellectual Property Law (2 credits)
  This course will provide a broad-based introduction to U.S. trademark and
  copyright law. Students also will engage the prevailing justifications for each of these forms of protection and analyze recurring themes. The course provides a foundation in the area for those who intend to undertake further training in more specialized areas of proprietary rights.