Approximately thirty-five law students from all over the country spend six weeks at the University of Aberdeen, comparing the laws of the United Kingdom with those of the United States. The purpose of the program is to provide students with insight into the laws of another country and a new perspective on the American legal system. Courses are taught by University of Baltimore and Maryland faculty, jointly with members of the University of Aberdeen faculty. Courses offered vary from year to year, but recent offerings have included Comparative Civil Rights, Comparative Criminal Law, and Comparative Environmental Law. The program is open to any student who has completed the entire first-year curriculum.
Financial aid is available.
Residency points are not earned under this program. Each Fall semester an Aberdeen University faculty member visits Baltimore to teach a one credit comparative law course. The University of Baltimore School of Law, in conjunction with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, began sponsoring in the summer of 2000 an annual Summer Program in International and Comparative Law at the University of Haifa Law Faculty in Israel. These students will spend five full weeks at the University of Haifa, taking two 3-credit courses having a substantial international or comparative law focus. Some of the courses will be taught by University of Baltimore and Arkansas faculty, but at least one of the courses will be taught or co-taught by a member of the University of Haifa Law Faculty.