Transatlantic

Degree

Programs

Work

Shop „Law

Schools

Without

Borders“

April 18 –

19, 2008 / Berlin

Musterbild

The

Internationalization

Strategy of the

Law

Department

Dr. Andreas Fijal -

Dean for

Academic Affairs

–

Musterbild

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Freie Universität Berlin – An International Network

University

Excellence initiative by the German federal and state governmentsFreie

Universität

Berlin among 9 Elite Universities in Germany

Henry-Ford-Building, 1954 Philological Library, 2005

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Ankara ∗

Amsterdam ∗

Athens ∗ ∗

Barcelona ∗

Bergen ∗

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Birmingham ∗

Bologna ∗ ∗

Brussels ∗

Copenhagen ∗

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Essex ∗

Fribourg

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Glasgow ∗ ∗ Granada ∗

Grenoble

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Innsbruck ∗

Istanbul ∗ ∗

Komotini

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Lausanne ∗

Liège

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Limerick ∗

Linz

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Lisbon ∗ ∗

Lodz

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Lucerne ∗

Lyon ∗

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Madrid ∗

Milan ∗

Neuchâtel

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Nijmegen

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Paris ∗

Riga ∗

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Rome ∗

Strasbourg ∗ ∗

Stockholm ∗

Thessaloniki

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Versailles ∗

Vienna ∗

Vilnius ∗ ∗

Wroclaw ∗

Life Long Learning-Program: ERASMUS

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LL.M. Program

free course choice

two mandatory courses:

Introduction

to the

German Law

Legal philosophy, sociology, history

or

methodology

four week internship

Master thesis

One year

program

(60 credit

points) in German

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Overseas Cooperation

University of Connecticut School of Law

University of California

Hastings College of the

Law

Nihon

University, Tokyo

Lomonosov

Moscow

State University

Universidad

Católica

Andrés Bello, Caracas

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Themis

Joint Certificate in International and Business LawStudy abroad termInternational internshipJoint seminar

The International Legal Network of ExcellenceUniversità

Commerciale

Luigi Bocconi, Milan

ESADE Business School, BarcelonaUniversité

Paris XII –

Val de Marne

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Classes

in Foreign

Languages

European Contract Law – Recent DevelopmentsLeading Cases in European Law and Public International LawIntroduction to the Anglo-American Law and Legal SystemAmerican Public LawEuropean Consumer LawLaw and Government in the UKCreative Diplomacy

Terminologie juridique françaiseIntroducción al Derecho Español

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Visiting Professors for Anglo-American Law

Professor Angel Oquendo

(University of Connecticut School of Law)

Professor Anthony Sebok

(Brooklyn Law School)

Professor Kurt Strasser

(University of Connecticut School of Law)

Professor Richard Hyland

(Rutgers School of Law)

Professor Stephen Utz

(University of Connecticut School of Law)

Professor Helen Hartnell

(Golden Gate University Law School)

Professor Steven Wilf

(University of Connecticut School of Law)

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Visiting Professors: Classes

The

Five Most Important

Books

in the

Common Law

Introduction

to the

Uniform Commercial Code

Equality

and Non-Discrimination

Law

in the

US

American Constitutional

& Legal History

Basic Torts & Advanced

Torts

Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Contracts

Transnational Litigation

US Property

Law

Tax Policy& International Taxation

Intellectual

Property

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International Moot

Courts

Philip C. Jessup

International Law Moot

Court

Concours Européen

des Droits

de l‘Homme

René

Cassin

European Law

Moot

Court Competition

William C.Vis

International Commercial Arbitration

Moot

Court

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Model United Nations

/ Model European Union

Simulation of UN Security

Council

Sessions, UN Conferences or

EU Summits

Partners

The

German Foreign

Office

UN Association of Germany

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Thank you for your attention.Many happyreturns toBerlin!