J.D. / Licenciatura en Derecho
University Carlos III (UC3)
Madrid, Spain
ATTENTION:
Students who apply to a Spain program must take the DELE exam (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) and must pass the Intermediate level.
Registration deadline for the DELE: Friday, October 10, 2008.
Date of the exam is: November 22, 2008.
The exam is given at the Spanish Embassy, Consejería de Educación, 2372 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.
For more information about the exam, visit the website of the Instituto Cervantes at www.cervantes.org. You may be eligible for a discount. Please contact Macarena Sáez, Program Director for more information at msaez@wcl.american.edu.
The Program:
This dual degree program is offered jointly by the Washington College of Law and the University Carlos III (UC3) . Each year WCL will select up to two students to study two years at WCL and two years at UC3. Upon successful completion of the course of study students will receive the J.D. degree from WCL and the Licenciatura en Derecho from UC3.
Comparative Legal Education
The study of law in Spain prepares students to understand and work in the continental legal system, which is used in most of Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Students enrolled in this program will be trained both in common law and continental legal traditions and will be immersed in two different cultures. They will gain an understanding of the systems not as outsiders, but as local practitioners who see and practice law. Students will be trained in all traditional areas of the continental legal system, acquiring full knowledge of Civil Law, Procedural Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, among others.
Practical Experience and Learning
As part of the program of study, students in the last year at UC3 will work for one term as interns in a Spanish law firm
Graduates from this program will have full understanding of the law as developed and practiced both in the United States and in Spain, will be prepared to work in different legal areas in both countries, and eventually in other countries of the European Union.
