Venice Summer Programin Comparative Law

Summer 2011

Prof. Wilson Parker

Prof. Ahmed Taha

Logistics

Getting ready– Passports, visas, permesso di soggiorno– Air travel reservations– Packing – travel light!!

Imagine!

Sketch of Venice …

Istituto Venetodi Arti

(classes)

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Getting to Casa Artom

011-39-041-522-2709

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Train Station(Ferrovia)

Bus Station(Piazzale

Roma)

Directions from airport

1. Take bus from airport to Piazzale Roma

– blue ATVO airport bus – directly to “Piazzale Roma”

2. Take vaporetto (line 1 or 82) to Accademia stop

3. Walk from Accademia stop to Casa Artom (ring bell)

Directions from train station

1. Take vaporetto (line 1 or 82) to Accademia stop

2. Walk from Accademia stop to Casa Artom (ring bell)

Vaporetto to Accademia

Wake Forest House(Casa Artom)

Accademia(vaporetto stop)

Studying and living in Venice …

• Courses– Prof. Parker:

Comparative Con Law– Prof. Taha: Comparative

Antitrust• Schedule

– Week 1: Civil Law– Week 2: EU Law– Week 3: Small class– Week 4: Small class

• Exam– Administered in Fall

Studying and living in Venice …

Casa Artom– Basics– House rules

• Food– Grocery stores– Restaurants

• Staying connected– Internet (laptop)– Phone

• Money– Bank ATM card– Credit card

• Medical– BYO– WF doctor

Casa Artom

Casa Artom

                                                                       

                                                                         

• “The forms” (return to Sonya Casstevens)– Program participant’s information sheet– Health questionnaire– Assumption of risk and release form– International student ID (insurance)

• Deadline (Friday, April 8, 2011)– Remaining tuition: $2200 (plus $300 deposit )– Housing: $1800 – Forms (see above)

Dire consequences …

Fine