STUDYING IN WASHINGTON, DC

There is no better place than Washington, DC to study the American legal system since it is the center of the nation's judicial, legislative and executive branches. Students are able to meet attorneys and visit the institutions shaping American legal process.

Washington is also one of the cultural centers of the United States. The extracurricular program of the Orientation includes a tour of the city and a visit to the artistic, scientific and historical museums comprising the Smithsonian Institution. Other social activities are organized for students to meet each other, the ILI staff, Orientation faculty, and other Washingtonians. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit the US Congress, the Library of Congress and the US Supreme Court.

HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE

In 1955 the late Professor Heinrich Kronstein of Frankfurt University and Georgetown University founded the International Law Institute in Washington and a counterpart in Frankfurt, Germany. Their shared purpose, an urgent one in the post-World War II era, was to provide Western Europe and the United States with a better understanding of the legal problems of international trade. Dr. Wilhelm Schulte zur Hausen of Mülheim, Germany generously contributed funds for the Institute to begin its work. Now an independent educational institution, the Institute is a research, publishing and training center focuding on international legal and economic policy and practice. Over 14,000 lawyers and other professionals from 180 countries have attended ILI courses.