Université Jean Moulin, Lyon, France

English-Language European and International Law Diploma Program

Lyon

The European and International Law Diploma Program at  Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, in Lyon, France, allows BU Law students who are not fluent in French to immerse themselves (for either a fall or spring semester)  in the study of international and comparative law at one the best law faculties in Europe.  Students are enmeshed in the academic and cultural perspective of Europeans who have a direct stake in the development of the European Economic Community -- a perspective that is difficult to obtain in the United States.    Students who complete the Lyon requirements for Diploma program can return to Lyon for an additional semester after their J.D. studies to obtain the LL.M. in European and International Law from Lyon 3. 
      

The Lyon Diploma program consists of: 

  1. An initial mandatory orientation program on “French Language and Culture” and “Introduction to French Law and French Legal Language.”

  2. A minimum number of certain designated compulsory classes, as determined by Lyon 3 for purposes of the Diploma program.  In the past, these have included such classes as:
    • Post Conflict Justice
    • Globalisation and Development
    • International Public Law
    • Comparative Legal Traditions
    • International Business Agreements
    • International Intellectual Property Law
    • Contract Law and Principles: US and UNIDROIT
    • European Law and Policy

  3.  Elective courses which, in the past, have included such topics as:
    • Regulation: Theories and Trends
    • Judicial Review: Comparative and Theoretical Aspects
    • Comparative Constitutional Law

Students may elect to develop a customized study plan instead of  pursing the Diploma program.  All students will receive 12 semester credits from BU Law, whether they pursue the Diploma option or non-Diploma option.

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