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Paris Summer Institute: June 29 to August 3, 2009

The Patheon

The Panthéon, in Paris's Latin Quarter.

The Paris Summer Institute is a five-week academic program in international and comparative law.  The Institute is cosponsored by Cornell Law School and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Every year, the Institute welcomes a select group of law students from around the world to study law in the heart of Paris.  Students take advantage of our strong international faculty, expansive English-language curriculum, and unique cultural and professional offerings.

Our 2009 Curriculum

Closing Reception, 2006

Students at the closing reception for the 2006 Paris Institute.

  • Comparative Corporate Law and Government
  • Comparative Land Use Law
  • Comparative Legal Systems
  • International and Comparative Refugee Law and Policy
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • International Criminal Law
  • International Human Rights
  • International Trade and Development Law
  • Introduction to French Law
  • Litigation in a Global Context: Selected Issues

Last modified 12/17/2008