University of Pittsburgh School of Law,Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and

University of Zagreb Faculty of Law

In cooperation with the United NationsCommission on International Trade Law

INSTITUTE IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAWAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Summer 20123rd Annual

Summer Law Program in CroatiaJuly 15 - August 11, 2012

Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia

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Zagreb

CROAT I AZ A G R E B • Z A D A R

About the Program

In cooperation with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law(UNCITRAL), the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Touro College Jacob D.Fuchsberg Law Center, and the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law are pleased to presentThe Institute in International Commercial Law & Dispute Resolution.

This four-week, five-credit program, taught by leaders in the field, provides a broadintroduction to international business transactions, followed by a focused examination of thelaw governing international sales of goods and international commercial arbitration. Theprogram also highlights a number of key legal instruments arising out of the work ofUNCITRAL. The first three weeks of doctrinal instruction are further enhanced by a finalweek of skills training applying students’ newly acquired legal expertise to a simulated disputearising out of an international sale of goods and subject to arbitration. The Institute offersfocused and innovative legal educational training concentrating on a timely and exciting areaof law – all in a perfect setting.

The program begins with a week in Zagreb, Croatia’s vibrant capital. Zagreb is the culturalcenter of the country, as well as its largest city. Students and faculty then move to Zadar,where they will spend the final three weeks of the program on the Adriatic Sea’s Dalmatiancoast. Zadar is a walled city of less than 100,000 people situated on a peninsula steeped inhistory. The third weekend of the program includes a group excursion to a nearbyarchipelago and its surrounding waters.

INSTITUTE ININTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW

AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONJULY 15 - AUGUST 11, 2012

Interested students should contact Kate Anderson at Touro Law Center:kanderson@tourolaw.edu or 631-761-7055.

Applications will be accepted as of November 15, 2011.For the online application and more information, please see:

www.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms.

Participants will be chosen fromlaw schools throughout NorthAmerica, Europe and around theglobe. The enrollment maximum is36 students; it is anticipated thatapproximately half of the studentswill come from the United Statesand the other half from around theglobe. In 2011 and 2012, theprogram attracted students from sixcontinents. This program may be ofparticular interest and value tostudents preparing to participate inthe Willem C. Vis InternationalCommercial Arbitration Moot.The Institute will provide auniquely international educational experience to students from multiple legal andeducational backgrounds, as participants will be chosen from an internationally diversegroup of law schools.

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Cityscape of Zagreb, capital of Croatia

Courses/Academic Program

All instruction will be in English. Theeducational content of the program is onefive-credit course that will cover: (1) anoverview of the nature and structure ofinternational business transactions; (2) anoverview of mediation and arbitration asprivate means of resolving internationalcommercial disputes; (3) a brief introductionto private international law and comparativecontract law principles; (4) an in-depth studyof the law governing international sales ofgoods, with a focus on the CISG; (5) anin-depth study of the law governinginternational commercial arbitration andenforcement of arbitration awards, with afocus on the UNCITRAL Model Law andthe New York Convention; and (6) thedevelopment of analytical, research, oraladvocacy, and written advocacy skills in thecontext of a dispute arising out of a practicalproblem based on a fictional internationalsales transaction.

Classes generally meet from 9 a.m. to 12:30p.m. on weekdays. The first week will bespent in Zagreb and will include visits toCroatian courts. During the first weekendthe program will move to Zadar, with a visitto Plitvice Lakes National Park en route.Students are free to travel on their ownduring the second weekend. During thethird weekend, students will enjoy theopportunity of a boat outing through theislands of Kornati National Park. Studentswishing to see more of the region areencouraged to extend their travels before orafter the program.

In Zagreb, students will be housed in acentrally located hotel - a convenient walk ortrolley ride from the University of Zagrebwhere classes will be held. Breakfast will beprovided at the hotel and lunch will beprovided nearby. Students are on their ownfor dinner.

In Zadar, instructional facilities will beprovided at the University of Zadar in aclassroom setting right on the water, andbreakfast and lunch will be available at thenearby student cafeteria. Students will behoused in dorms within reasonable walkingdistance of the cafeteria and classroom locale.All classroom and dormitory facilities willinclude Internet access (computer labs andwireless access for your personal computer).

Any applicant with special needs should contactKate Anderson, kanderson@tourolaw.edu, beforeapplying to this summer program. The housingfacilities in Zadar do not meet U.S. standards forhandicap access.

Accommodations

Excursions andExtra-Curricular Activities

Our boat visits an island beach near Zadar

Program hotel in Zagreb (Jadran on left)

Calendar

Sunday, July 15:Student arrival and registration at theprogram hotel

Monday – Friday, July 16 – 20:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

Introduction to international businesstransactions (with an emphasis ontransactions involving businesses from theUnited States, Southeastern Europe and theEuropean Union), private commercialdispute resolution, private internationallaw, and comparative contract law, as wellas various commercial law instrumentsdeveloped and promoted by UNCITRAL;visit to Croatian courts and an arbitrationinstitution – instruction by Dr. SinišaPetrovic, Professor Ronald Brand and Dr.Nina Tepeš

Sunday, July 22:Transfer from Zagreb to Zadar, with astopover at Plitvice Lakes National Park

Monday – Friday, July 23 – 27:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

International sales of goods – a thoroughexploration of the CISG, along with relatedcommercial law, practices and trade terms –instruction by Professor Franco Ferrari andDr. Nina Tepeš

Monday – Thursday, July 30 –August 2:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks)

International commercial arbitration – athorough exploration of the UNCITRALModel Law and the New YorkConvention, along with an introduction tovarious arbitration rules – instruction byProfessor Jack Graves

Friday,August 3:Exam covering materials addressed inweeks one through three

Sunday,August 5:Optional boat outing through the islands ofKornati National Park (included in tuitioncost)

Monday – Friday,August 6 – 10:Class is generally from 9:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. (including breaks), though somedays are extended, and Friday’s mockarbitration hearings will be held throughoutthe day

Skills practice in applying the doctrinecovered in the first three weeks. Exercisesin the development of analytical, research,and advocacy skills – students will beprovided with a simulated internationalsales transaction in which a dispute hasarisen and is subject to arbitration and willwork in two-person teams to research andanalyze the problem and, ultimately, toparticipate in a mock arbitration of thedispute. Each student will be expected todraft a detailed outline of a memorandumof law in support of claimant or respondentand to make a number of oral presentationsto the class, in addition to participating inthe final arbitration hearings as both anadvocate and an arbitrator – instruction byDr. Davor Babic and Professor MargaretMoses (students will be split into twosections during this skills portion of thecourse, with each faculty member workingwith one section – sometimes separatelyand sometimes together)

Friday,August 10:The program ends late afternoon, and aclosing dinner will be held in the eveningin the nearby historic island town of Nin

Saturday,August 11:Bus transportation will be provided fromZadar to Zagreb, or to any other locationwithin Croatia

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Zadar dorms inside and out

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FacultyDr. Davor BabicProfessor of Law,University of ZagrebProfessor Babic teachesPrivate InternationalLaw, Arbitration andADR at the Universityof Zagreb. He haspublished on topics related to internationalcommercial arbitration and mediation,conflict of laws, international jurisdiction andEuropean private international law. Heserved as the secretary of the PermanentArbitration Court and Mediation Centre ofthe Croatian Chamber of Commerce and hassubstantial experience as an arbitrator andmediator in international commercial cases.Babic is one of the coaches of the Universityof Zagreb team in the Vis MootCompetition.

Ronald A. BrandProfessor of Law and Directorof the Center for InternationalLegal Education, Universityof Pittsburgh School of Law.Professor Brand teachescourses in InternationalBusiness Transactionsand Transnational Litigation, and anIntroduction to American Law course forforeign law students. He has published14 books and more than 70 articles, largelyfocused on issues of dispute resolution andinternational commercial relationships. He

regularly coaches the Pitt Vis Moot teamwith Professor Harry Flechtner, and hashelped establish Vis teams at law schoolsin southeastern Europe and the Persian Gulf.

Franco FerrariProfessor of Law at NYUSchool of Law (and Professorof Law at Verona University- on leave)Previously, ProfessorFerrari was ChairedProfessor of ComparativeLaw at Tilburg University(the Netherlands) and Bologna University(Italy). After serving as member of the ItalianDelegation to various sessions ofUNCITRAL from 1995 to 2000, he servedas Legal Officer at the UN Office of LegalAffairs, International Trade Law Branch from2000-2002, including preparation of theUNCITRAL Digest on the application ofthe CISG (2004 edition). Professor Ferrarihas published more than 210 law reviewarticles and 12 books in the areas ofinternational commercial law, conflictof laws, comparative law and internationalcommercial arbitration. He is on the editorialboard of various peer-reviewed Europeanlaw journals (Internationales Handelsrecht,European Review of Private Law, Contrattoe impresa/Europa, Revue de droit desaffaires internationales). Professor Ferrarialso acts as an international arbitrator.

Jack GravesProfessor of Law,Touro Law CenterProfessor Graves is amember of the faculty atTouro Law Center,where he teachesContracts, BusinessOrganizations, Arbitration, and InternationalSales Law & Arbitration. Along with avariety of articles in the field, ProfessorGraves co-authored the casebookused in this course: International Sales Lawand Arbitration: Problems, Cases, and

´ Commentary. He also regularly coachesteams each year in the Willem C. VisInternational Commercial Arbitration Moot(including Stetson – 1st place team orals2005; and Touro – 2nd place team orals2008). Before becoming a lawyer and thenlaw professor, Graves was the President of aninternational business engaged in the design,manufacture and sale of goods.

Margaret L. MosesProfessor of Law and Directorof International Programs,Loyola University ChicagoProfessor Moses isProfessor of Law andDirector of InternationalPrograms, LoyolaUniversity Chicago. A scholar in the field ofinternational commercial arbitration, thesecond edition of her treatise on internationalcommercial arbitration will be published inFebruary 2012 by Cambridge UniversityPress. She has participated as an arbitrator oradvocate in arbitrations under the auspices ofthe ICC Court of Arbitration and the AAAInt’l Centre for Dispute Resolution, as wellas in ad hoc arbitrations. Additional areas ofinterest and research include internationalletters of credit, international businesstransactions, international trade finance andthe right to a jury trial. Professor Mosesheads Loyola’s Vis Moot program, whichsends students to compete in both Viennaand Hong Kong.

Dr. Siniša PetrovicProfessor of Law,University of ZagrebDr. Petrovic graduatedand obtained his Ph.D.degree at the Universityof Zagreb. He is theauthor of numerouspapers in the field ofcommercial law, company law, competitionlaw, foreign investments and sports law. Hewas also the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Lawfrom 1999-2001. From 1998 to 2003, he

was a member and vice president of theCroatian Competition Council, and in 1995,was a member of the delegation of theRepublic of Croatia during the ProximityPeace Talks in Bosnia and Herzegovina inDayton, Ohio. He has been an arbitrator inseveral international commercial disputes anda member of the negotiating team fornegotiations on accession of the Republic ofCroatia to the EU.

Dr. Nina TepešAssociate Professor of Law,University of ZagrebDr. Tepeš teachesCommercial andCompany Law. Herinterests also includeinternational disputesettlement and international commercial law.She is one of the coaches of the University ofZagreb team in the Willem C. VisInternational Commercial Arbitration Moot.Prior to her present position, she was anassociate professor at the Department ofPrivate International Law, where she alsotaught courses in Alternative DisputeResolution and European PrivateInternational Law.

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“The month that I spent participatingin this program was one of the mostinteresting and stimulating periods inmy education.The program wasincredibly interesting and informative,and the professors were extremelyapproachable. Spending a month withstudents from all around the worldwas a particularly interestingexperience. I would highlyrecommend this summer program toanyone seeking an excellentcombination of individual and teamwork, theory and practice, work andfun.”

Ksenija GrejicUniversity of Zagreb - Croatia

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U.S.AND CANADIAN STUDENTS:Admission is open to any U.S. or Canadianlaw student who has completed one year offull- or part-time study, and who is in goodstanding at an ABA-approved law school.Students at law schools not approved by theABA Standard 506, and whose admission isconsistent with Standard 501, are alsowelcome to apply. The program is accreditedby the American Bar Association, therebyentitling U.S. law students to course credittoward graduation at their respective homeinstitutions. However, each applicant’sschool still has the discretion whether toaccept the transfer of summer credits. Whilemost schools will accept summer credits,each applicant should determine the policy ofhis or her school in advance. Applicants whoare interested in using this summer credit toaccelerate graduation should check with theirRegistrar’s Office to determine whether thisprogram meets residency requirements. It isunlikely that the credits in a foreign summerprogram can be used to accelerate graduation.

STUDENTS OUTSIDE U.S.AND CANADAAdmission is open to any student who hascompleted a basic course covering the law ofgeneral obligations, as part of a first degree oradvanced degree, in a college or universityaccredited by the appropriate body of theplace in which the college or university islocated. In civil law jurisdictions, this wouldtypically involve completion of a course inCivil Law covering general obligations,while in common law jurisdictions, thiswould typically involve completion of a basiccourse in Contracts. The intent of thisrequirement is simply to ensure that allstudents bring to the program a basicunderstanding of the nature of law governinggeneral private obligations. The program isaccredited by the European Credit TransferSystem (ECTS). Any questions regardingtransferability of credit to your homeinstitution may be submitted by email to theUniversity of Zagreb Faculty of Law at thefollowing address: summer_program@pravo.hr

Admission may also be open to attorneys or otherlaw graduates (from any jurisdiction) on a space-available basis to audit classes or to take classes forcontinuing legal education purposes.

Tuition and Fees

FinancialAssistance/Scholarships

APPLICATION FEE:Non-refundable – applied to the cost of theprogram: US $150

TOTAL PROGRAM FEES:(including 5 credits, housing, half board,round-trip bus travel from Zagreb to Zadar,and program excursions): US $5,000

U.S.AND CANADIAN STUDENTS:Each student must make his or her ownarrangements for financial aid. If you plan topay the balance of fees with financial aidproceeds, please contact your Financial AidAdvisor at your “home” institution.Financial aid processing requires considerablelead time, so to ensure that the funds arereceived before you depart on your trip,please start the financial aid process at yourschool as soon as possible. A ConsortiumAgreement will need to be initiated by yourinstitution’s financial aid office, thencompleted by Touro Law Center, andreturned to your school. Touro’s FinancialAid Director is Michele Kaminski and shecan be reached at 631-761-7021 ormkaminski@tourolaw.edu.

STUDENTS OUTSIDE U.S.AND CANADA:Financial aid may be available to studentsfrom certain countries. If you are a qualifiedlaw student from outside the U.S. andCanada, but require financial assistance inorder to attend the program, please contactKate Anderson for more information:kanderson@tourolaw.edu

Timetable forApplication and PaymentsApply as soon as possible; enrollment islimited to 36 students.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:The application deadline is April 15, 2012.Once 36 students are accepted, additionalapplicants will be placed on a waiting list.

Prospective students must pay a non-refundableapplication fee of $150 in order to be accepted.Applicants on the waiting list are not chargedfor the application fee until a space becomesavailable.

PAYMENT:Applicants must either pay the $4,850 balance offees by April 15th or provide a signedpromissory note by this deadline. Thepromissory note will be sent to the studentupon receipt of the application.

Nin and the coastal range in the background

Admissions and Credit

The program sponsors reserve the right to modifyor cancel the program for reasonable cause,including but not limited to insufficientenrollment, severe political instability, or anyserious condition that may threaten the safety ofthe students. If the program is cancelled, anymoney paid by an applicant to the sponsoringschools will be fully refunded within 20 days,except for room and board and transportationpayments utilized prior to the cancellation date.The program will endeavor to help each enrolledstudent attend a similar program, if the studentso desires.

“The course was an excellentexperience, not only because of thehighly qualified professors andefficient staff, but also due to thediversity of students coming fromdifferent legal systems.Thisdiversity permitted us to engage ininteresting discussions and to seecompletely different approaches tothe challenges presented by thecourse – each of which I foundessential to the study of theinternational commercial law andarbitration.”

Ana ClaraViola LadeiraFederal University ofMinas Gerais – Brazil

“Now that I am back in Pittsburgh(after a whirlwind tour of Italy) Iwanted to thank you for creatingand executing such a greatprogram in Croatia. I truly enjoyedmy time and experience in Zagreband Zadar, and would do it againin a second.The faculty’s passionfor the program was obvious andyou were always so responsive tous as students. I will definitely berecommending this program tomy fellow students at Pitt and lookforward to seeing how theprogram grows.”

Sarah MileyUniversity of Pittsburgh - USA

“This summer program was theultimate experience for me. Itprovided a great opportunity tolearn about internationalcommercial law and arbitrationand use this knowledge inpractice, to meet andcommunicate with people fromaround the world, and to spend asummer month in two ofCroatia’s most beautiful cities.”

Anna UdartsovaUniversity of Donetsk - Ukraine

Photo bottom left: Students visiting with theChief Justice of the Croatian Supreme Court

Application ProceduresThere are three methods of applying:

(1) Complete the online application atwww.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms andfulfill all of the Applications Requirements(see below). Once you transmit thecompleted application form, you will receivea confirmation notice on the screen. If youinclude your e-mail address as requested inthe application form, you will receive a copyof the completed application in your e-mailinbox.

(2) Download and print a PDF file of theapplication from the Touro website, andmail the completed form to the address atright, along with the ApplicationRequirements (see below).

(3) Fill out the attached application on thefollowing page. Mail the completed form tothe address at right, along with theApplication Requirements (see below).

Application Requirements:Upon submitting your Online Application,or along with your Printed Application,please send the following to the ApplicationAddress:

1) Non-refundable application fee of $150(to be credited toward the cost of theprogram), payable to ‘Touro Law Center’;

2) U.S. Students: Letter of good standingfrom your law school (please have yourRegistrar send this) orNon-U.S. Students: Letter ofrecommendation from a law schoolfaculty member or dean and confirmationof completion of a basic course coveringthe law of general obligations;

3) Current résumé or curriculum vitae;4) Signed promissory note (sent by Touro

upon receipt of application) if theapplicant is responsible for paying theprogram tuition and cannot pay thetuition balance by April 15, 2012.

5) Legible, light photocopy of the first pageof your passport;

6) Proof of health insurance and itsapplicability in Croatia;

7) U.S. Citizens only: Proof of onlineregistration with United StatesDepartment of State for your travel inCroatia during the program:https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/

Once items 1-4 are received, applicantswill be admitted to the program (if space isavailable). The remaining required items,must be submitted by April 15, 2012, inorder to guarantee the seat in the program.

Application Address:Summer Law Program in CroatiaTouro Law Center, 225 Eastview Drive,Central Islip, NY 11722 U.S.A.Attn: Kate Anderson

APPLICATION FORMInstitute in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution

Summer Law Program in Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia • July 15 - August 11, 2012

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Mail your application and otherrequired materials to:Summer Law Program in CroatiaTouro Law Center225 Eastview Drive,Central Islip, NY 11722 U.S.A.Attn: Kate Anderson

“The Institute exceeded all of myexpectations. Mornings were spentlearning from some of the world’smost renowned professors in thefield of International commercial lawand arbitration, followed byafternoons swimming in the AdriaticSea or wandering the cobbled streetsof Zagreb and Zadar. Eveningsinvolved eating amazing food andenjoying the Croatian night life withnew friends from all over the world.Whilst we worked hard and weregiven a taste of what life is like as alegal professional meeting strictdeadlines, we also enjoyedunforgettable excursions to theSupreme and Constitutional Courtsof Croatia, the Kornati Islands andPlitvice National Park.The monthspent in Croatia was one of thegreatest experiences of my life.”

Heidi KeighranVictoria University - Australia

Waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes National Park

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CROAT I AZ A G R E B • Z A D A R

We invite you to join us in Croatia this summer – a country at the crossroads ofWestern Europe and the Balkans and poised for entry into the European Union –

for an unforgettable educational experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:Kate Anderson, Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator,

Touro Law Center: 631-761-7055 (phone), 631-761-7019 (fax),or kanderson@tourolaw.edu (e-mail)