ELSA UMinho 2nd Summer Law

School

International Business Law

14th – 19th July 2014

Braga, Portugal

About ELSA With 38,000 members, ELSA is the world’s largest independent law students’ association. ELSA provides opportunities for international exchange, diversified legal education and personal professional development for law students and young lawyers. Our members are law students and recent graduates who have an academic focus and have demonstrated commitment to international issues.

ELSA operates primarily through its Local Groups, which are located at nearly 300 law faculties in universities throughout 41 countries in Europe.

Our Philosophy Vision: A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity

Purpose: To contribute to legal education, to foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility of law students and young lawyers.

Means: - Providing opportunities for law students and young lawyers to learn

about other cultures and legal systems in a spirit of critical dialogue and scientific co-operation.

- Assisting law students and young lawyers to be internationally minded and professionally skilled.

- Encouraging law students and young lawyers to act for the good of society.

Our network ELSA currently has members and observers in: Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and The United Kingdom.

Our team

ELSA allows you to travel at an international level, meeting new legal perspectives and experiencing new things. ELSA UMinho wants to give you this opportunity as well with its Summer Law School for 2014. Visit us and deepen your knowledge on International Business Law – the European Capital of Youth 2012 waits for you!

Fi l ipa Longras

Head of OC SLS 2014 VP S&C ELSA UMinho

Part of the OC SLS 2013  

One of the best experiences a law student can have is a Summer Law School. Come to Braga and meet people from several countries, attend lectures from interesting and engaging speakers, defy your knowledge with our Moot Arbitration and enjoy what we have prepared for you. Prepare yourself to end the week feeling part of a big family!

Adriana Moças

Director for Law School SLS 2014 VPAA ELSA Portugal

Part of the OC SLS 2013  

As President of ELSA UMinho I would like to invite you to participate in our big summer event - Braga Summer Law School. Our big ELSA family would be very pleased to welcome you in our country and present you our superb city. Our academic programme is very exciting with very interesting speakers, but you must see for yourself!

Soraia Fernandes Ribeiro

President of ELSA UMinho Part of the OC SLS 2013  

Academic Programme

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09:30

Business Law in Comparative Legal

Perspective (Patrícia Jerónimo)

International Tax Law (João

Sérgio Ribeiro)

Maritime Law (William

Sheehy)

Banking Law (Luís Graça Moura)

Moot Arbitration

10:30 Discussion

11:00 Coffee-break

11:30 International

Economic Law (Peter Van den Bossche)

European Competition Law (Gonçalo

Borges)

Space Law (Pedro

Ferreira)

Eletronic Commerce (Francisco

Andrade) and Contract

Drafting (Daniel Alegria Reis)

12:30 Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:30

European Union Law and Business

Activities (Allan Tatham)

Intellectual Property

Law (Maria Miguel)

Energy Law (Suzana Tavares da

Silva)

International Investement

Arbitration (Tiago Duarte)

15:30 Discussion

Speakers: Patricia Jerónimo (Law Faculty, University of Minho)

Peter L. H. Van Den Bossche (Law Faculty, Maastricht University)

Allan Tatham (Law Faculty, CEU San Pablo University)

João Sérgio Ribeiro (Law Faculty, University of Minho)

Gonçalo Borges (Senior Lawyer at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares Silva & Associados Sociedade de Advogados)

Maria Miguel Carvalho (Law Faculty, University of Minho)

William Sheehy (Law Faculty, Nova University, and Católica Global School of Law)

Pedro Ferreira (ANACOM)

Suzana Tavares da Silva (Law Faculty, University of Coimbra)

Francisco Andrade (Law Faculty, University of Minho)

Luís Graça Moura (Director of BPI - Investment Portuguese Bank)

Daniel Alegria Reis (Partner at PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados RL)

Tiago Duarte (Law Faculty, Nova University, and Partner Lawyer at PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados, RL)

Fees DAILY FEE

(Includes accommodation, academic programmme, social programme all the meals)

ELSA Members Favoured Countries – 29€ per night Non Favoured Countries – 33€ per night

Non ELSA Members 40€ per night

ELSA Alumni and ALSA Members 35€ per night

Non Student 45€ per night

Extra Night (only accommodation)

45€

Transportation Fee (both ways from Airport-Hotel)

25€

Gala Ball (yet to be determined)

Application Procedure

Online application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ftOFJ54HPeCGkRHNZA3uhtyGic3tsDG8hjFt

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Deadline for applications: 15th of May. Numerus clausus: 35 participants.

Miscellaneous - All participants must have valid insurance during his/her stay. - All participants take part in the event on his/her own risk. - All damages caused by his/her negligence or intent must be paid by the

participant. Further info at http://internationalsummerschoolbraga.wordpress.com

Testimonials SLS 2013 on Intellectual Property Law

Participating in the ELSA UMinho Law School on Intellectual Property was a truly enriching and inspiring experience. The insightful and demanding lectures provided strong foundational knowledge as well as the latest thinking in intellectual property. The instructors were outstanding leaders in their fields and were willing to discuss participants’ own research face-to-face. What I would like to point out specifically and in addition to the high academic standards applied is the extraordinary dedication and outstanding commitment of both the academic and administrative staff involved: they would always go the extra mile to accommodate all our requests with great enthusiasm.

Angela Cataldi

It was really a great experience! It was all well organized, the lessons and the social program. We had enough time to learn and to have fun together with the others. The amazing ELSA Braga team has made it an unforgettable experience.

Claudia Peluso

Summer Law School in Braga? A combination of great experts, excellent people and beautiful beach just one hour away from the city! To be honest, I have to say that the Summer Law School 2013 in Braga was an inspiration for me. It was one of the best events I have ever attended, and also one of reasons why I am Head of OC for the Summer school in Bratislava. Don´t waste this opportunity, apply and enjoy those moments too!

Matej Sadlon

It's hard to describe in few sentences SLS in Braga. Whatever I have written seems to be an advertising folder - great people from all over Europe, an excellent academic program and ... fun. But there is no other way to say – because it is the truth. In the Gala Ball I was almost awarded with the prize “24/7”. Almost, because one day I was absent in body and spirit - it was a long day after an even longer night! But well, I managed to win the prize for best dancer and some other prizes! I personally had the opportunity to spend an unforgettable week of vacation full of new experiences and challenges and meet people with whom I keep in contact after SLS. There are many SLS in Europe, but such a climate and people like the SLS in Braga there is nowhere – and because of this magic, it is worth the visit.

Karol Koziel

It's pretty amazing the things I’ve learnt and the extraordinary people I met in just something less than a week. ELSA UMinho Summer School has been the best first experience of ELSA summer schooling. The organizing team was absolutely fantastic, the quality of the taught program of unexpected high standard and the city...well, that you just have to find out for yourselves...and believe me when I say that I'm not exaggerating!

Ourania Vrondou

Summer law school in Braga was an amazing experience! This event was enriching academically and socially, the lecturers were inspiring and the program was perfectly organised. It was the week to remember!

Renata Kamaleeva

I applied for ELSA UMinho’s SLS to enhance my knowledge in an area that attracts me, but for which I have no diploma. Good choice! Speakers provided us with high quality presentations, especially regarding the international dimension of IP aspects of contracts that we may face in our career. As soon as I arrived I understood it would be more than a Summer Law School! The extra program was very stimulating. The OC brought us in beautiful and timeless places. Nights were priceless too, as the funny bench of international students that we were got quickly used with Braga’s best night places. The class became close-knit. We are still in touch and try to meet up sometimes somewhere in Europe.

Gabriel le Lenfant Pierre

It is clear that a Summer Law School gives you the possibility to learn something new within a field of legal studies! More important, it seems that you have a special benefit you will never have attending a class in the same field at your university. At the Summer School, people from different jurisdictions attend, giving you new perspectives as of how the legal situation is in other countries! And the parties are just awesome, believe me!

Sebastian Ochalek

Visit us

And we promise you an

unforgettable experience!

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