University of Pittsburgh School of Law,Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center &

University of Zagreb Faculty of Law

In cooperation with the United NationsCommission on International Trade Law

INSTITUTE IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAWAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Summer 20134th Annual

Summer Law Program in CroatiaJuly 7 - August 3, 2013

Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia

Students out

and about in

Zadar

CROAT I AZ A G R E B • Z A D A R

About the Program

In cooperation with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law(UNCITRAL), the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Touro College Jacob D.Fuchsberg Law Center, and the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law are pleased to presentThe Institute in International Commercial Law & Dispute Resolution.

This four-week, five-credit program, taught by leaders in the field, provides a broadintroduction to international business transactions, followed by a focused examination of thelaw governing international sales of goods and international commercial arbitration. Theprogram also highlights a number of key legal instruments arising out of the work ofUNCITRAL. The first three weeks of doctrinal instruction are further enhanced by a finalweek of skills training applying students’ newly acquired legal expertise to a simulated disputearising out of an international sale of goods and subject to arbitration. The Institute offersfocused and innovative legal educational training concentrating on a timely and exciting areaof law – all in a perfect setting.

The program begins with a week in Zagreb, Croatia’s vibrant capital. Zagreb is the culturalcenter of the country, as well as its largest city. Students and faculty then move to Zadar,where they will spend the final three weeks of the program on the Adriatic Sea’s Dalmatiancoast. Zadar is a walled city of fewer than 100,000 people situated on a peninsula steeped inhistory. The third weekend of the program includes a group excursion to a nearbyarchipelago and its surrounding waters.

INSTITUTE IN

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAWAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

JULY 7 - AUGUST 3, 2013

Interested students should contact Kate Anderson at Touro Law Center:kanderson@tourolaw.edu or 631-761-7055.

Applications will be accepted as of November 15, 2012.For the online application and more information, please see:

www.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms.

Participants will be chosen fromlaw schools throughout NorthAmerica, Europe and around theglobe. The enrollment maximum is36 students; it is anticipated thatapproximately half of the studentswill come from the United Statesand the other half from around theglobe. In the past three years theprogram attracted students from sixcontinents and 17 countries. Thisprogram may be of particularinterest and value to studentspreparing to participate in theWillem C. Vis InternationalCommercial Arbitration Moot.The Institute will provide a uniquely international educational experience to studentsfrom multiple legal and educational backgrounds, as participants will be chosen from aninternationally diverse group of law schools.

Zadar boat basin

and citywalls St. Marks Church, Zagreb

The ancient island town of Nin

Sunset in Z

adar Enjoying the Sea Organ and the Adriatic

Cityscape of Zagreb, capital of Croatia

Cover Photo: Aerial view of Zadar, by Velid Jakupovic

Courses/Academic Program

All instruction will be in English. Theeducational content of the program is onefive-credit course that will cover: (1) anoverview of the nature and structure ofinternational business transactions; (2) anoverview of mediation and arbitration asprivate means of resolving internationalcommercial disputes; (3) a brief introductionto private international law and comparativecontract law principles; (4) an in-depth studyof the law governing international sales ofgoods, with a focus on the CISG; (5) an in-depth study of the law governinginternational commercial arbitration andenforcement of arbitration awards, with afocus on the UNCITRAL Model Law andthe New York Convention; and (6) thedevelopment of analytical, research, oraladvocacy, and written advocacy skills in thecontext of a dispute arising out of a practicalproblem based on a fictional internationalsales transaction.

Classes generally meet from 9 a.m. to 12:30p.m. on weekdays. The first week will bespent in Zagreb and will include visits toCroatian courts. During the first weekendthe program will move to Zadar, with a visitto Plitvice Lakes National Park en route.Students are free to travel on their ownduring the second weekend. During thethird weekend, students will enjoy theopportunity of a boat outing through theislands of Kornati National Park. Studentswishing to see more of the region areencouraged to extend their travels before orafter the program.

In Zagreb, students will be housed in acentrally located hotel - a convenient walk ortrolley ride from the University of Zagrebwhere classes will be held. Breakfast will beprovided at the hotel and lunch will beprovided nearby. Students are on their ownfor dinner.

In Zadar, instructional facilities will beprovided at the University of Zadar in aclassroom setting right on the water, andbreakfast and lunch will be available at thenearby student cafeteria. Students will behoused in dorms within reasonable walkingdistance of the cafeteria and classroom locale.All classroom and dormitory facilities willinclude Internet access (computer labs andwireless access for your personal computer).

Any applicant with special needs should contactKate Anderson, kanderson@tourolaw.edu, beforeapplying to this summer program. The housingfacilities in Zadar do not meet U.S. standards forhandicap access.

Accommodations

Excursions andExtra-Curricular Activities

Our boat visits an island beach near Zadar

Program hotel in Zagreb (Jadran on left)

Calendar

Sunday, July 7:Student arrival and registration at theprogram hotel

Monday – Friday, July 8 – 12:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

Introduction to international businesstransactions (with an emphasis ontransactions involving businesses from theUnited States, Southeastern Europe and theEuropean Union), private commercialdispute resolution, private international law,and comparative contract law, as well asvarious commercial law instrumentsdeveloped and promoted by UNCITRAL;visit to Croatian courts and an arbitrationinstitution – instruction by Professor RonaldBrand and Dr. Nina Tepeš

Saturday/Sunday, July 13-14:Weekend transfer from Zagreb to Zadar

Monday – Friday, July 15 – 19:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

International sales of goods – a thoroughexploration of the CISG, along with relatedcommercial law, practices and trade terms –instruction by Professor Harry Flechtner andDr. Nina Tepeš

Saturday/Sunday, July 20-21:Open weekend for travel, study,or relaxation

Monday –Thursday, July 22 - 25:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

International commercial arbitration – athorough exploration of the UNCITRALModel Law and the New York Convention,along with an introduction to variousarbitration rules – instruction by ProfessorJack Graves

Friday, July 26:Exam covering materials addressed in weeksone through three

Saturday/Sunday, July 27-28:Optional day-long boat outing through theislands of Kornati National Park (included intuition cost; day of excursion determined bythe weather)

Monday – Friday, July 29 - August 2:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks). Some days areextended, and Friday’s mock arbitrationhearings will be held throughout the day

Skills practice in applying the doctrinecovered in the first three weeks. Exercises inthe development of analytical, research, andadvocacy skills – students will be providedwith a simulated international salestransaction in which a dispute has arisen andis subject to arbitration and will work intwo-person teams to research and analyze theproblem and, ultimately, to participate in amock arbitration of the dispute. Each studentwill be expected to draft a detailed outline ofa memorandum of law in support of claimantor respondent and to make a number of oralpresentations to the class, in addition toparticipating in the final arbitration hearingsas both an advocate and an arbitrator –instruction by Dr. Davor Babic and ProfessorJanet Walker (students will be split into twosections during this skills portion of thecourse, with each faculty member workingwith one section – sometimes separately andsometimes together)

Friday,August 2:The program ends late afternoon, and aclosing dinner will be held in the evening inthe nearby historic island town of Nin

Saturday,August 3:Program ends in Zadar, and students mustvacate rooms on Saturday morning. Ifplanning to return home from Zagreb onSaturday, please allow additional travel timebetween Zadar and Zagreb, and do not booka flight before mid-afternoon.

Zadar dorms inside and out

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FacultyDr. Davor BabicProfessor of Law,University of ZagrebProfessor Babic teachesPrivate International Law,Arbitration and ADR atthe University of Zagreb.He has published on topicsrelated to international commercialarbitration and mediation, conflict of laws,international jurisdiction and Europeanprivate international law. He served as thesecretary of the Permanent Arbitration Courtand Mediation Centre of the CroatianChamber of Commerce and has substantialexperience as an arbitrator and mediator ininternational commercial cases. Babic is oneof the coaches of the University of Zagrebteam in the Vis Moot Competition.

Ronald A. BrandProfessor of Law and Directorof the Center for InternationalLegal Education, Universityof Pittsburgh School of Law.Professor Brand teachescourses in InternationalBusiness Transactions andPrivate International Law.He has published 14books and more than 70 articles, largelyfocused on issues of dispute resolution andinternational commercial relationships. In2011, he delivered lectures on privateinternational law at the Hague Academy onInternational Law. He regularly coaches thePitt Vis Moot team with Professor HarryFlechtner, and has helped establish Vis teamsat law schools in southeastern Europe andthe Middle East.

Harry M. FlechtnerProfessor of Law,University of PittsburghSchool of LawProfessor Flechtnerjoined the faculty of theUniversity of Pittsburgh

School of Law in 1984. He teaches Contractsand Commercial Transaction in Goods(domestic and international sales and leases)as well as a seminar on International SalesLaw, and he has coached the University ofPittsburgh team in theWillem VisInternational Arbitration Moot 12 times. Heis a four-time winner of the Law School’sExcellence-in-Teaching Award and arecipient of the Chancellor’s TeachingAward. He has published extensively oninternational and domestic commercial law,with particular emphasis on internationalsales law; he edited and updated the 4thedition (2009) of John Honnold’s UniformLaw for International Sales under the 1980United Nations Convention. He speaksfrequently on commercial law topics, and hasbeen cited by the Solicitor General of theUnited States as “one of the leadingacademic authorities on the [United NationsSales] Convention.” Professor Flechtnerserves as a National Correspondent for theUnited States at the United NationsCommission on International Trade Law.He is a graduate of Harvard College, andreceived his J.D. from Harvard Law Schooland an M.A. in literature from HarvardUniversity.

´ Jack GravesProfessor of Law,Touro Law CenterProfessor Graves is amember of the faculty atTouro Law Center,where he teachesContracts, BusinessOrganizations, Arbitration, and InternationalSales Law & Arbitration. Along with avariety of articles in the field, ProfessorGraves co-authored the casebook used in thiscourse: International Sales Law andArbitration: Problems, Cases, andCommentary. He also regularly coachesteams each year in the Willem C. VisInternational Commercial Arbitration Moot(including Stetson – 1st place team orals2005; and Touro – 2nd place team orals2008). Before becoming a lawyer and thenlaw professor, Graves was the President of aninternational business engaged in the design,manufacture and sale of goods.

Dr. Nina TepešProfessor of Law,University of ZagrebDr. Tepeš teachesCommercial andCompany Law. Herinterests also includeinternational disputesettlement and international commercial law.She is one of the coaches of the University ofZagreb team in the Willem C. VisInternational Commercial Arbitration Moot.Prior to her present position, she was anassociate professor at the Department of

Private International Law, where she alsotaught courses in Alternative DisputeResolution and European PrivateInternational Law.

JanetWalkerProfessor of Law,Osgoode Hall Law SchoolProfessor Walker teachesConflict of Laws andInternational Arbitration atOsgoode Hall, and she hastaught as a visitor at manyprestigious institutions around the world. Sheis a prolific author – her works including theleading Canadian text on conflict of laws,Castel and Walker: Canadian Conflict ofLaws and the Halsbury’s Laws of Canadavolume on Conflict of Laws. ProfessorWalker has served as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair in ICC and ICDRarbitrations and she is active with a broadarray of international arbitration institutions.She has been an International Advisor onnumerous transnational law projects and,since 2006, has served as the common lawAdvisor to the Federal Court and FederalCourt of Appeal Rules Committee. In 2012,she was the recipient of the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee Medal.

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Classroom in Zagreb

“The month that I spent participatingin this program was one of the mostinteresting and stimulating periods inmy education.The program wasincredibly interesting and informative,and the professors were extremelyapproachable. Spending a month withstudents from all around the worldwas a particularly interestingexperience. I would highlyrecommend this summer program toanyone seeking an excellentcombination of individual and teamwork, theory and practice, work andfun.”

Ksenija GrejicUniversity of Zagreb - Croatia

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Classrooms in Zadar

U.S.AND CANADIAN STUDENTS:Admission is open to any U.S. or Canadianlaw student who has completed one year offull- or part-time study, and who is in goodstanding at an ABA-approved law school.Students at law schools not approved by theABA Standard 506, and whose admission isconsistent with Standard 501, are alsowelcome to apply. The program is accreditedby the American Bar Association, therebyentitling U.S. law students to course credittoward graduation at their respective homeinstitutions. However, each applicant’sschool still has the discretion whether toaccept the transfer of credits. While mostschools will accept summer credits, eachapplicant should determine the policy of hisor her school in advance. Applicants who areinterested in using this summer credit toaccelerate graduation should check with theirRegistrar’s Office to determine whether thisprogram meets residency requirements. It isunlikely that the credits in a foreign summerprogram can be used to accelerategraduation.

STUDENTS OUTSIDE U.S.AND CANADA

Admission is open to any student who hascompleted a basic course covering the law ofgeneral obligations, as part of a first degree oradvanced degree, in a college or universityaccredited by the appropriate body of theplace in which the college or university islocated. In civil law jurisdictions, this wouldtypically involve completion of a course inCivil Law covering general obligations,while in common law jurisdictions, thiswould typically involve completion of a basiccourse in Contracts. The intent of thisrequirement is simply to ensure that allstudents bring to the program a basicunderstanding of the nature of law governinggeneral private obligations. The program isaccredited by the European Credit TransferSystem (ECTS). Any questions regardingtransferability of credit to your homeinstitution may be submitted by email to theUniversity of Zagreb Faculty of Law at thefollowing address: summer_program@pravo.hr

Admission may also be open to attorneys or otherlaw graduates (from any jurisdiction) on a space-available basis to audit classes or to take classes forcontinuing legal education purposes.

Tuition and Fees

FinancialAssistance/Scholarships

TOTAL PROGRAM FEES:(including 5 credits, housing, half board,travel from Zagreb to Zadar, and programexcursions): US $4,800

APPLICATION FEE:Non-refundable – applied to the total cost ofthe program: US $200

U.S.AND CANADIAN STUDENTS:Each student must make his or her ownarrangements for financial aid. If you plan topay the balance of fees with financial aidproceeds, please contact your Financial AidAdvisor at your “home” institution.Financial aid processing requires considerablelead time, so to ensure that the funds arereceived before you depart on your trip,please start the financial aid process at yourschool as soon as possible. A ConsortiumAgreement will need to be initiated by yourinstitution’s financial aid office, thencompleted by Touro Law Center, andreturned to your school. Touro’s FinancialAid Director is Michele Kaminski and shecan be reached at 631-761-7021 ormkaminski@tourolaw.edu.

STUDENTS OUTSIDE U.S.AND CANADA:Financial aid may be available to studentsfrom certain countries. If you are a qualifiedlaw student from outside the U.S. andCanada, but require financial assistance inorder to attend the program, please contactKate Anderson for more information:

kanderson@tourolaw.edu

Timetable forApplication and PaymentsApply as soon as possible; enrollment islimited to 36 students.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:The application deadline is April 15, 2013.Once 36 students are accepted, additionalapplicants will be placed on a waiting list.

Prospective students must pay a non-refundableapplication fee of $200 in order to be accepted.Applicants on the waiting list are not chargedfor the application fee until a space becomesavailable.

PAYMENT:Applicants must either pay the $4,600 balance offees by April 15th or provide a signedpromissory note by this deadline. Thepromissory note will be sent to the studentupon acceptance to the program.

Nin and the coastal range in the background

Admissions and Credit

The program sponsors reserve the right to modifyor cancel the program for reasonable cause,including but not limited to insufficientenrollment, severe political instability, or anyserious condition that may threaten the safety ofthe students. If the program is cancelled, anymoney paid by an applicant to the sponsoringschools will be fully refunded within 20 days,except for room and board and transportationpayments utilized prior to the cancellation date.The program will endeavor to help each enrolledstudent attend a similar program, if the studentso desires.

“The course was an excellentexperience, not only because of thehighly qualified professors andefficient staff, but also due to thediversity of students coming fromdifferent legal systems.Thisdiversity permitted us to engage ininteresting discussions and to seecompletely different approaches tothe challenges presented by thecourse – each of which I foundessential to the study of theinternational commercial law andarbitration.”

Ana ClaraViola LadeiraFederal University ofMinas Gerais – Brazil

“Now that I am back in Pittsburgh(after a whirlwind tour of Italy) Iwanted to thank you for creatingand executing such a greatprogram in Croatia. I truly enjoyedmy time and experience in Zagreband Zadar, and would do it againin a second.The faculty’s passionfor the program was obvious andyou were always so responsive tous as students. I will definitely berecommending this program tomy fellow students at Pitt and lookforward to seeing how theprogram grows.”

Sarah MileyUniversity of Pittsburgh - USA

“This summer program was theultimate experience for me. Itprovided a great opportunity tolearn about internationalcommercial law and arbitrationand use this knowledge inpractice, to meet andcommunicate with people fromaround the world, and to spend asummer month in two ofCroatia’s most beautiful cities.”

Anna UdartsovaUniversity of Donetsk - Ukraine

Photo bottom left: Students visiting with theChief Justice of the Croatian Supreme Court

Application ProceduresThere are three methods of applying:

(1) Complete the online application atwww.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms andfulfill all of the Applications Requirements(see below). Once you submit the completedapplication, you will receive a confirmationnotice on the screen. If you include youre-mail address as requested in the applicationform, you will receive a copy of thecompleted application in your e-mail inbox.

(2) Download and print a PDF file of theapplication from the Touro website, andmail the completed form to the address atright, along with the ApplicationRequirements (see below).

(3) Fill out the attached application on thefollowing page. Mail the completed form tothe address at right, along with theApplication Requirements (see below).

Application Requirements:Upon submitting your Online Application,or along with your Printed Application,please send the following to the ApplicationAddress:

1) Non-refundable application fee of $200(to be credited toward the cost of theprogram), payable to ‘Touro Law Center’;

2) U.S. Students: Letter of good standingfrom your law school (please have yourRegistrar send this) orNon-U.S. Students: Letter ofrecommendation from a law schoolfaculty member or dean and confirmationof completion of a basic course coveringthe law of general obligations;

3) Current résumé or curriculum vitae;4) Signed promissory note (sent by Touro

upon acceptance to the program) if theapplicant is responsible for paying theprogram tuition and cannot pay thetuition balance by April 15, 2013.

5) Legible, light photocopy of the first pageof your passport;

6) Proof of health insurance and itsapplicability in Croatia;

7) U.S. Citizens only: Proof of online

registration with United StatesDepartment of State for your travel inCroatia during the program:https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/

Once items 1-3 are received, applicantswill be admitted to the program (if space isavailable). The remaining required items,must be submitted by April 15, 2013, inorder to guarantee the seat in the program.

Application Address:Summer Law Program in CroatiaTouro Law Center, 225 Eastview Drive,Central Islip, NY 11722 U.S.A.Attn: Kate Anderson

Note aboutVisas:U.S. and Canadian students do not need visasfor Croatia. Others must find out if a visa isneeded. If so, notify us as soon as possible sowe can arrange for the required letter ofinvitation. You must then get the visa fromyour local Croatian consulate or embassy.

APPLICATION FORMInstitute in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution

Summer Law Program in Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia • July 7 - August 3, 2013

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(Home)

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Mail your application and otherrequired materials to:Summer Law Program in CroatiaTouro Law Center225 Eastview Drive,Central Islip, NY 11722 U.S.A.Attn: Kate Anderson

“The Institute exceeded all of myexpectations. Mornings were spentlearning from some of the world’smost renowned professors in thefield of International commercial lawand arbitration, followed byafternoons swimming in the AdriaticSea or wandering the cobbled streetsof Zagreb and Zadar. Eveningsinvolved eating amazing food andenjoying the Croatian night life withnew friends from all over the world.Whilst we worked hard and weregiven a taste of what life is like as alegal professional meeting strictdeadlines, we also enjoyedunforgettable excursions to theSupreme and Constitutional Courtsof Croatia, the Kornati Islands andPlitvice National Park.The monthspent in Croatia was one of thegreatest experiences of my life.”

Heidi KeighranVictoria University - Australia

Waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes National Park

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CROAT I AZ A G R E B • Z A D A R

We invite you to join us in Croatia this summer – a country at the crossroads ofWestern Europe and the Balkans and poised for entry into the European Union –

for an unforgettable educational experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:Kate Anderson, Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator,

Touro Law Center: 631-761-7055 (phone), 631-761-7019 (fax),or kanderson@tourolaw.edu (e-mail)