LAW-2428 Madrid Seminar
Current Topics in Spanish and European Law This exciting spring semester seminar will take place both in Boston and at the Suffolk University Madrid campus, where students will spend spring break in March. Leading up to the spring break trip to Spain, the class will meet once a week in Boston, with each two-hour lecture-discussion covering different subjects necessary to appreciating the contemporary Spanish and European legal climate. Topics to be covered during the Boston segment of the course include the contrast between our common law system and Spanish civil law; fundamentals of European Union law, and alternative dispute resolution in a European and international context, among others. Spring break week in the beautiful modern capital city of Madrid will be packed with exciting lectures, field trips and other events of both legal and cultural interest. Spanish legal experts will share their knowledge with the group, and students will also venture out to courts and legal offices to obtain a concrete sense of the practice of Spanish law and its policy implications. Visits to the Spanish courts and Parliament, as well as visits to places of more general cultural interest are planned. Students will have chosen subjects of interest to themselves and will have carried out research on these topics throughout the semester. Upon return to Boston, students will present this research to their classmates in the remaining class hours. Assessment of performance will be based on the quality of this presentation and of the final research paper. The paper may be used to fulfill the law school's legal writing credit. The course will be on an acceptance basis, with the online application to be made available in mid-September.