Seattle University School of Law and The Mandela Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand
SOUTH AFRICA SUMMER PROGRAM May 26 to June 13, 2014
Sponsored by
Accredited by the American Bar Association
Map of S. Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Quick Facts
• Economic, industrial, cultural and legal center of S. Africa • Constitutional Court • 3.2 million people • Host of 2010 World Cup
Map of Johannesburg
Wits – Campus Map
Wits Campus
Wits Law School
Classroom
Law Library
Law students from the U.S., Southern Africa and Students Australia
Faculty from U.S. and South Africa
Intense Academic Experience
Program • 3 weeks; 5 days a week (May 26 to June 13)
• During the first week, all U.S. students will take a one- credit class: Introduction to South African Law, History and Policy
• During the second two weeks, students will choose one course from the following:
• Cross Cultural Communication • Human Rights in the Marketplace • International Criminal Law
2014 Estimated Program Expenses Tuition $2,775.00 $925/credit Program Fee $ 900.00 Includes all field trips, program meals, airport transportation, course materials, local transfers, medical insurance & orientation Housing $ 1,575.00 3 weeks in B&B (estimate) Meals $ 735.00 $35/day x 21 days TOTAL $ 5,315.00
The program deposit of $250 is due with your application and will be deducted from the total charges.
The total does not include airfare. You can budget approximately $2,250 for a roundtrip ticket to Johannesburg, though if you look early, you can find economical fares from $1,500 (or less).
Payment due March 14, 2014*
*This date does not apply to students on financial aid. If using financial aid, please contact Paula Nagel at 206.398.4288 or email her at [email protected].
Application Deadline: February 21, 2014
Application materials to be completed and submitted before the deadline: 1) Completed application form 2) Letter of good standing. 3) $250 non-refundable deposit to Seattle University School of Law 4) Unofficial transcript 5) An essay of no more than one page indicating why you are interested in attending the program.
Fascinating Local Speakers Past Guest Speakers
Arthur Chaskalson
• Lawyer for Nelson Mandela • Founder of Legal Resources Center • First President of Constitutional Court
Zak Yacoob
• Constitutional Court Justice • Struggle Lawyer • First Blind Member of a Constitutional Court • Author of Major Socio- economic rights jurisprudence
Yasmin Sooka • S. Africa TRC Commissioner • Sierra Leone TRC Commissioner • HR Lawyer • European Foundation for Human Rights
Towanda Moutasah
• Zimbabwean HR Lawyer • Open Society Institute
Field Trips Apartheid Museum
Nelson Mandela
Constitutional Court
Former Prison Inmates • Gandhi • Mandela • Sobukwe
Women’s Prison
Soweto
• “South West Township” • Created by Apartheid • Close to 1 million people • Only street in the world with homes of two Nobel Peace Prize Winners • Mandela • Tutu • 1976 Student Uprising
L O C A L
R E S T A U R A N T S
Desmond Tutu
Socializing at the Guesthouse
On Safari
Pilanesberg
Braai
After-program Party