Academic Programs International Programs Heidelberg Summer Law Program About the Program Introduction Georgetown University Law Center presents an exciting opportunity to study law this summer in Heidelberg. The three-week program offers three courses taught by distinguished professors from Germany and the United States.
Enrollment is limited to ensure small class sizes.
The program is organized in cooperation with the University of Heidelberg, the oldest university in Germany, which achieved considerable prestige in the 19th century when it developed its tradition of receptivity to foreign professors and students. The University is world-renowned today for its outstanding faculty in international and constitutional law. While the Program has a strong tradition of academic excellence, students are encouraged to experience the culture of Germany and to develop an appreciation for how law grows from cultural and economic conditions. Germany is now the third largest economy in the world and has the most active constitutional court, after the United States. Major cities of Europe, with their differing cultural traditions, are also accessible by regular train service.