For a variety of reasons, U.S. law not only regulates domestic American affairs, it also has a significant impact on law and business far beyond the borders of the United States. The Introduction to U.S. Law course is designed to introduce non-U.S. students to United States law, legal concepts, and culture.  Topics covered include finding and working with U.S. attorneys, the organization of the legal profession, the structure of the judicial system, the selection of judges, and U.S. trial procedure.

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This course analyses the specific areas of European law, e.g. merger control, state aid, public procurement and customs law, focussing on the role of law in creating a single European market. What safeguards does EU law provide for to control member state interests in law enforcement? What is the role of the European Court of Justice? 

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This course provides an overview of the fundamental issues of taxation implicated by international transactions. Topics include the bases of jurisdiction for taxation, including residency and source; various mechanisms to relieve double taxation; permanent establishments and business profits; income tax treaties; and transfer pricing. The course focuses on business transactions, but also touches on individual issues in the context of cross-border compensation and pension issues.

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The great majority of international business transactions are performed by the parties pursuant to agreement. However, when difficulties arise, parties often still seek redress through national courts. The International Litigation I course addresses the sources of international litigation law, jurisdiction to prescribe, personal and subject-matter jurisdiction concepts, and international service of process and production of evidence.

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This course on International Sales Contracts addresses the law applicable to such contracts, which form the backbone of the globalized economy. It focuses on the CISG, the United Nations Convention on International Sales, which is applicable in more than 65 countries representing approximately 70 % of the world trade in goods.

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This course builds upon the course ‘Introduction to Intellectual Property Law ' and is designed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of copyright law in an international context. Again, selected aspects govern the structure of the course: the creation and the enforcement of copyright. Participants will gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge regarding contentious issues in the creation of copyright law in the international arena. Furthermore, questions of enforcement through traditional civil litigation and through ADR are discussed. The course features an intensive workshop on licensing covering negotiation skills, relevant legal knowledge and a case scenario requiring active participation by the students.

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