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Berlin 2008

4. Internationaler TDP-Workshop

Law Schools Without Borders?
The Case of Transatlantic Cooperation in Law Education

Berlin, 18.-19. April 2008

In Cooperation with the German American Lawyers Association and the Canadian German Lawyers Association

 


Freitag, 18. April 2008

08:45 -
09:00 Uhr

Registration & Refreshments

09:10 Uhr

Welcome

  • Erica Claus, Embassy of Canada
    Ursula Lehmkuhl, Freie Universität Berlin

09:30 Uhr

 
  • Transatlantic Degree Programs: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
    Britta Baron, University of Alberta

10:00 Uhr

Keynote

  • Carl Monk, President, International Association of Law Schools & Vice-President, American Association of Law Schools

11:00 Uhr

Coffee break

11:20 -
13:00 Uhr

Panel 1: Internationalizing Law Education

Chair: Michael Gressmann, German Federal Ministry of Justice

13:00 Uhr

Lunch

14:15 -
15:45 Uhr

Panel 2: Building International Classrooms: Opportunities and Challenges

Chair: Detlef Leenen, Freie Universität Berlin

  • Wendy Perdue, Georgetown University Law School
    Center for Transnational Legal Studies
  • Martin Heger, Humboldt University Berlin
    European Law School [pdf]
  • Morad Eghbal, University of Baltimore
    The European-American Consortium for Legal Education
  • Bram Akkermans, University of Maastricht Law School
    European Law School Maastricht
  • Richard A. Janda, McGill University Faculty of Law

15:45 Uhr

Coffee break

16:00 -
17:45 Uhr

Panel 3: Joint Degree Programs: Opportunities and Challenges

Chair: Stephan Geifes, Franco-German University, Saarbrücken

Case Studies Joint Programs in Law:

  • Wayne Renke, University of Alberta Faculty of Law
  • Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, Université de Sherbrooke Faculté de Droit
  • Eibe Riedel, University of Mannheim Faculty of Law

18.30 Uhr

Dinner, Käfer-Restaurant, German Bundestag (Entrance West C)


Samstag, 19. April 2008

09:15 -
11:00 Uhr

Panel 4: Legal Professions in a Globalized World

Chair: Marie Mercat-Bruns, Sciences Po

11:00 Uhr

Coffee break

11:30 Uhr

Wrap-up and Conclusions

Chair: Ulrich Grothus, DAAD

Panel Rapporteurs:

  • David Marrani, University of Essex

  • Willajeanne McLean, University of Connecticut School of Law

  • Brigitte Oberle, Mainz University

  • Michael Wagner, University of Hannover

  • Marie Mercat-Bruns, Sciences Po

Discussion & Recommendations for Future Steps [pdf]

12:30 Uhr

Lunch, Clubhaus der Freien Universität Berlin

13:30 Uhr

End of Workshop