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European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg

Cathedral, Geneva, Switzerland Canal, Strasbourg, France

May 15 - June 3, 2006

THIS COURSE IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CONSIDER ONE OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS

Week of May 15 –18: Strasbourg, France

Class Location: European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ)

Immersion: EU Parliament (EP) and European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)

Guest Lecturers: Roger Kiska, J.D., Gregor Puppinck, and Members of EP Kathy Sinnot, Miroslav Mikolášik

Subjects: EU law (EP, ECHR, European Constitution)

Week of May 19 – 23: Geneva, Switzerland

Class Location: United Nations and/or other sites

Immersion: Attend and lobby at United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Guest Lecturers: TBA

Subjects: United Nations law, the development of treaties, and international customary law

Weeks of May 24 – June 2: Gaming, Austria

Class Location: Kartause, Gaming (Franciscan University of Steubenville Campus)

Immersion: Side trips to Vienna; Melk (Monastery); Mariazell (Marian Shrine);

Subjects: US human rights law and Catholic Social Teaching

Note: For those students who wish to stay in Europe for the entire summer, there are internship opportunities available with the European Parliament, public interest law firms, non-profit organizations, and ISHRI. Internship credits may be available with student’s home institutions.

Course Development: This course builds upon a human rights class taught by 4 instructors including Scarnecchia and McKeegan in the Fall of 2004 at Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS).

Cost: $2400 (Includes Lodging and 1 meal/day; 3 meals/day in Gaming, as well as all transportation within Europe)

Instructors:

D. Brian Scarnecchia, Esq. (Professor of Humanities and Catholic Social Thought at FUS)

Terrence McKeegan, Esq. (Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies at FUS)

Peter Colosi, Ph.D. (Professor of Philosophy, FUS Ausrian Campus)

Contact: For additional information, please email student@ishri.net