Cornell University Law School Brochure - (Page 4) Become a Global Leader Modern legal education must train students to succeed in a rapidly evolving transnational environment. Mastery of a single nation’s system of laws is no longer adequate, even if that nation is the United States. Cornell Law School prepares its students to conquer these transnational challenges by acquiring a mastery of international law in a number of ways unique to Cornell Law School. Cornell in Paris Together with the law faculty of Université Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne, Cornell Law School offers a five-week Summer Institute in Paris featuring courses in international and comparative law. The Law School has also established the Cornell Center for Documentation on American Law at the Cour de cassation—France’s highest court—and has initiated the first-ever judicial clerkship with the Conseil constitutionnel. Cornell in China In partnership with Kenneth Wang School of Law, Soochow University, Suzhou, China, and Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany, Cornell Law School offers a three-week Summer Law Institute in Suzhou, China. The Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture This unique program brings an interdisciplinary and humanistic focus to the study of law in East Asia. Through research, teaching, and scholarly dialogue, it seeks to expand the purview of legal scholarship and to develop new ways of thinking about transnational law, politics, and culture. It has supported conferences, professional travel, visiting and adjunct faculty members, scholarships for exceptional students from this region, additional library materials dedicated to East Asia, and speakers who address current legal issues. The Clarke Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies The Clarke Center for International and Comparative Legal Studies provides an infrastructure to support faculty and student initiatives, particularly in Asian legal studies. It also funds international alumni activities and enhancement of the Law Library’s international and comparative collections, furthering the library’s status as an online resource of first resort for lawyers around the world. Clarke Middle East Legal Studies Fund Gifts to the Law School by Jack and Dorothea Clarke have established funds dedicated to legal studies in the Middle East. These funds provide programmatic and curricular resources related to the study of Middle Eastern legal systems. International law: A Cornell Law School tradition Cornell Law School has maintained an international perspective ever since its doors opened in 1887. The required curriculum included lectures in Roman law as well as international law. A student from Japan was among the entering class. The Law School’s faculty and students quickly established a presence in national and international affairs. Cornell Law School commitment: World peace through law The most prominent feature of Myron Taylor Hall is the Peace Tower, a symbol of post–World War I aspirations—world peace through international law. Those aspirations have grown ever more central to Cornell Law School’s mission. Contemporary understanding of the complexities facing the world’s legal and business communities, policymakers, and public-service organizations has resulted in a legal-education program at Cornell Law School devoted to a comprehensive vision that includes multinational economic cooperation and development, 10 human rights, environmental preservation, and increased understanding among the world’s culturally diverse nations and regions. International and Comparative Legal Studies Program The past decade has been a period of remarkable energy and growth in Cornell Law School’s distinctive international and comparative legal studies programs. Supported by generous endowments from loyal alumni, Cornell Law School faculty created some of the foremost international legal programs in the country. The Berger International Legal Studies Program The Berger International Legal Studies Program sponsors dual-degree programs Paris and Berlin; exchange programs with universities across Europe, Asia, Africa, and in Australia; international conferences abroad and at Cornell; and an extensive speaker program at the Law School. Study Abroad Opportunities Australia China England France Germany Hungary Israel Japan South Africa Spain
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