Our International Team of Professors Anglo-American Law Degree

Jules Boquet Olivier Cahn Justice Frederic Carteron Lorraine Koonce Peter Mackinnon LLM/M2 (Cergy-Pontoise School of Law, PhD, maître de conférences, Presiding Judge for the Juvenile Court US Attorney at Law, Solicitor LLB, DLP (Aberdeen University, Scotland), France), JD (Loyola Law School, New université de Cergy-Pontoise within the Superior Court of Pontoise, of the Supreme Court of England Solicitor in Scotland and Wales, Theoretical and Practical Legal Education Orleans, US), D. Min. (Trinity Theological Paris/San Francisco, Associate Professor, & Wales, Associate Professor, Associate Professor, université Seminary, US), US Attorney at Law, Director université de Cergy-Pontoise université de Cergy-Pontoise de Cergy-Pontoise of the Anglo-American Law Degree Program, université de Cergy-Pontoise

Elizabeth Milovidov Rosemary Mulot Annabel Rideau Douglas Yates PhD in International Relations (AGS, Certified Professor of English and Civilisa- PhD, LL.M. in Comparative Law (Paris PhD, M.A. Political Science (Boston France), J.D./M.A., Political Science (UC tion, matrîce in Language and Civilisation Panthéon Sorbonne University), Diploma University, US), B.A. Law and Society Davis, US), MBA / MA in International Studies (Cergy-Pontoise), Cambridge in Legal Studies, Certificate of Law (University of California at Santa Barbara, Trade, Assistant Professor, AGS, Associate Celta since 1986, coordinatrice of the for European Students (University of US), Senior Professor, AGS, maître de Professor, université de Cergy-Pontoise Language and Civilisation Section of the Cambridge, England), Practicing Lawyer conférences, université de Cergy-Pontoise International Legal Training in English Anglo American Law Degree (Paris Bar), Associate Professor, University of Cergy-Pontoise

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Director of Anglo-American Dean of UCP School of Law Coordinator of Studies Law Degree Roxana Family Wren Sellers-Peyrard Jules Boquet University of Cergy-Pontoise [email protected] Associate Professor and U.S. Attorney at Law www.droitucp.fr

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33 boulevard du Port - 95011 Cergy-Pontoise cedex www.u-cergy.fr DR UCP, Service communication UCP - November 2012 Photos: Fotolia/ThorstenSchmitt-bluesun-Beboy, Formation initiale What our students are saying Welcome to the Anglo-American about the Anglo-American Law Program Law Degree at UCP Our Law School has a professional and personal school environment which provides students with the opportunity « The Anglo-American Program taught in English helped me improve « Currently a fourth year student in Business Law and Ethics at the my English and develop skills mixing English and Law. This training University of Cergy-Pontoise, I’ve been following the Anglo-American for a positive legal educational experience. Our classes are small enough to allow our students to know their profes- enables students to learn English and American Law but also law program since my first year of law school. I chose to continue sors. We encourage you to enroll for our unique law degree which will give you theoretical and practical legal training to think and act as American or English lawyers through different with the program in Master 1 because I was interested in the more in Anglo-American Law. We look forward to you becoming a part of our program at UCP Law School. modules such as Moot Court, Legal Methodology or Writing Contracts. practical direction of the courses, such as American civil procedure, Our teachers are well trained and come from varied backgrounds legal writing, moot court and human rights. Three of us who are (America, Australia or Scotland for example), which helps Masters I students at UCP participated recently in an intensive research us have really broad knowledge. Team work, oral presentation program of the European Union, during which we had and writing briefs are for most of us things that are going to be part to perform a moot court. Our experience of mooting at UCP during of our future life, and this program allows us to have a practical law your seminars in the Anglo-American Program was very helpful, experience. » and we were considered to be one of the best teams on the exercise, even though, contrary to most of the others students, English is not Wanda Bellaiche our mother tongue. » (Master I droit des affaires parcours droit anglo-américain) Anglo-American Law Degree Quentin Soavi (Master I student) A World Class Education The Anglo-American Law Degree at UCP School of Law recognizes that a world class attorney needs a world class education. Anglo-American Law is increasingly influential in the fields of law, business, government and political policy around the world. Lawyers, business and political leaders and professionals who wish to advance their career opportunities in the International arena recognize the essential need for training in Anglo-American Law. UCP has designed the Anglo-American Law Degree with this global objective in mind. Program Overview

Licence SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 5 Seminars Seminars Seminars Introduction to British Law Advanced Constitutional Law Criminal Law and Procedure (GB) British Civilisation Contemporary Civilisation (GB-US) Business Law (GB) Practical Legal Skills Practical Legal Skills Practical Legal Skills Constitutional Law (GB) Contracts Argumentation Learn to Think Like a Lawyer Written Expression Written Expression Legal Oral Expression The Anglo-American Law Degree is built upon both a theoretical and practical law experience. Law Professors include Oral Expression Oral Expression Legal Written Expression both academically trained professors and experienced attorneys from a variety of fields and from different countries. SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 4 SEMESTER 6 Those UCP Law Professors who have practiced law bring practical courtroom knowledge and attorney experience Seminars Seminars Seminars into the classroom. This provides UCP students the opportunity to learn how to think like a lawyer and practice being Introduction to US Law Land Law and Property Criminal Law and Procedure (US) a lawyer in a classroom/courtroom setting. This feature of legal education is an especially interesting and beneficial American Civilisation Civilisation in other Common Law Countries Business Law (US) Practical Legal Skills experience to law students who attend UCP School of Law. Practical Legal Skills Practical Legal Skills Constitutional Law (US) Torts Argumentation

Written Expression Written Expression Legal Oral Expression Anglo-American law has become International Legal Training in English Oral Expression Oral Expression Legal Written Expression influential around the world. The Anglo-American Law Degree at UCP is offered in English, which reinforces the English language skills of our Attorneys, governments, businesses students within the context of Anglo-American legal terminology and practice. This gives our students an in-depth and policy-makers are experiencing these legal influences in their countries understanding of the Anglo-American legal profession in preparation for legal careers in International Law Firms. Master 1 Master 2 on a regular basis. Our Law School This also provides educational opportunities to international students from around the world who speak English and SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 1 is here to help international attorneys who desire to obtain a legal education in France. The program offers courses to students at the Licence, Master 1 Seminars Seminars and professionals to become and Master 2 levels. This gives a rich and comprehensive legal training experience to the legal student, regardless of knowledgeable and trained Civil Procedure (GB) Corporate Law (GB) educational level. At UCP School of Law, we are training attorneys for the practice of law anywhere in the world, and in Anglo-American law so that Family Law Capital Markets & Banking (GB-US) they may be able to successfully providing legal knowledge for professional and business careers around the globe. Practical Legal Skills Rules of Evidence (GB-US) manage their transactions in Legal Methodology Practical Legal Skills the ever-increasing global environment. An Ethical Legal Education Combining Law with Ethics Writing Contracts Moot Court and Litigation UCP School of Law is a leader in providing ethical legal education to the global community in the context of being SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 2 one of the highest ranking law schools in France while serving an international student body. UCP School of Law Seminars Seminars Civil Procedure (US) Corporate Law (US) provides rigorous legal education in diverse and distinct legal disciplines which gives students opportunity to choose Civil and Human Rights International Commercial Law from a variety of specializations and continue through post-graduate and International degrees. The focus on ethics Practical Legal Skills International Criminal Law and ethical foundations is a major strength of UCP Law. UCP School of Law is synonymous with progressive and cut- Legal Methodology Practical Legal Skills ting edge legal education which provides strong, ethical and comprehensive foundations for the 21st century lawyer Moot Court Moot Court and Litigation who practices in an increasingly global environment.