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,

Quick Facts

• Economic, industrial, cultural and legal center of S. Africa • Constitutional Court • 3.2 million people • Host of 2010 World Cup

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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 • 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